Vavo, What Did You Do?
Illustration of a boy and a man walking to the beach.

Written by  Lucy Charette,  Mikeline Sullivan, Jan Peixoto, and Mona Maurer-Isaacson from the Osborn Street School in Fall River, MA

Illustrated by Mary Ryder Cullin

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Dedicated To Our Portuguese Ancestors

 

 

Special thanks to the Massachusetts Department of Education whose funding supported teachers and parents in the development of this story.   © CAST, 2006

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Illustration of Jose and Vavo.

“Vavo, can we go to the beach?” said Jose.

 

“Yes, Jose,” said Vavo.  “What do you want to do when we get there?”
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Illustration of Jose showing a pail to Vavo.
Jose said, “I want to build a sandcastle with my pail.”
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Illustration of Jose and Vavo walking to the beach.

“I have never built a sandcastle with a pail,” said Vavo. 

 

“What did you do with your pail when you went to the beach?” asked Jose.
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Illustration of Vavo thinking about collecting periwinkles.
“I used my pail to carry the periwinkles that I picked from the rocks to eat for dinner,” said Vavo.
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Illustration of Vavo and Jose walking toward the beach.

“When we get to the beach I want to find pretty shells for my collection,” said Jose.

 

“I never had a shell collection.  I dug clams and cooked them in their shells for my dinner,” said Vavo.
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Illustration of Vavo and Jose arriving at the beach.

“When we get to the beach, I want to go swimming,” said Jose.

 

“When I was young, I never went swimming.  I went fishing and sold the fish at the market,” said Vavo.
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Illustration of Vavo and Jose walking on the beach.
“When we get to the beach, I want to watch the fishing boats,” said Jose.
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Illustration of Vavo thinking about fishing.
“I used to work on the fishing boats,” said Vavo.  “We would fish all day for our family and friends.”
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Illustration of Vavo hugging Jose.
“Look Jose, we are here.  What will we do?” asked Vavo.
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Illustration of Vavo and Jose taking off their shoes and socks.
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Illustration of Vavo and Jose heading in opposite directions on the beach.

“I want to do something on the beach that you did, Vavo,” said Jose.

 

Vavo replied, “Okay, and I want to do something that you like to do.”
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Illustration of Vavo making a sandcastle.
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Illustration of Vavo and Jose leaving the beach at sunset.

“Vavo, I had fun today picking periwinkles,” said Jose.

 

“I also had fun building a sandcastle,” said Vavo.

 

“Let’s go home and cook the periwinkles for our dinner,” they said together.
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The End!
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