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hello i'm Laura and this is my guide dog tai I love reading stories do you I'm blind
so instead of reading words with my eyes I use my fingers to feel raised dots this is called
Braille just like Oscar the boy in tonight's bedtime story it's called the secret code and
it's written by Dana Meachen Rau with pictures by Bari Weissman Oscar can read a secret code
Lucy saw it when Oscar opened his book
Oscar's book is different from Lucy's
Lucy's page has black letters she reads with her eyes
the girl and her dog ran and ran and ran as fast as they could go
Oscar's page is covered with bumps he reads with his fingers
is that a secret code Lucy asks
it's not a secret it's Braille Oscar says I can teach it to you
each set of bumps is a letter together they form words
just like my letters Lucy says
Oscar is blind so he doesn't see the letters he feels them
I can even read in the dark when Lucy learns a b c Oscar learns one dot for a
two dots one on top one underneath for B two dots one across from the other for C
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z now Lucy knows the secret code
Oscar can write notes to Lucy
and Lucy can read the message
isn't reading fun
we can all learn to read Braille class can I touch it too
well wasn't that a wonderful story it just goes to show that reading is for everyone
don't let anything stop you reading and following your dreams
speaking of Dreams it's time for us to say good night say good night tai
I'll see you again soon for another bedtime story good night
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