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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 Barry Wiseman
Oscar can read a secret code in a colourful picture he's white with red hair and touches dots on a page
Lucy saw it when Oscar opened his book Lucy who's black with curly hair and a few tight plaits sits
behind Oscar in a busy classroom Oscar's book is different from Lucy's while the teacher and
other children work Lucy peers over Oscar's shoulder Lucy's page has black letters she
reads with her eyes a picture in her book of a girl and a dog 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 his eyes are closed and he's feeling the bumps across the page with his fingers
is that a secret code Lucy asks they are walking through the school it's not a secret it's Braille
Oscar says I can teach it to you the teacher guides them to the library each set of bumps
is a letter together they form words Oscar shows Lucy a Braille book that also has pictures in it
just like my letters Lucy says her book has the same pictures below the words cat and ball
Oscar is blind so he doesn't see the letters he feels them Oscar and Lucy Read using Braille Oscar
tells another girl I can even read in the dark when Lucy learns ABC Oscar learns one dot for a
two dots one on top one underneath for B two dots one across from the other for C
the Braille alphabet that has the letters underneath
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 in class Lucy
has her eyes closed and is holding an open Braille book Oscar can write notes to Lucy
using a braille writing machine he hands her a note while she's drawing and Lucy can read
the message the note is three lines of raised braille bumps the girl beside Lucy looks at it too
isn't reading fun the whole class crowd around Oscar and his Braille book the teacher says we
can all learn to read Braille class can I touch it too asks a boy 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 Laura Strokes
her guide dog his tail wags I'll see you again soon for another bedtime story good night
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