Unseen Passage for Class 3 - Passage 17

Unseen Passage - I went to school in my underwear, and everyone was laughing! I walked up and down the hall, trying to find my classroom, but I couldn't. Then, I found the Lost and Found box and put on some clothes. The principal asked if I was lost, but when I turned around, it was the President of the United States! He invited me to fly on his jet.

While flying, I looked out the window and saw a pterodactyl, even though they are extinct. It smiled and waved goodbye. Suddenly, the airplane turned into a roller coaster, going up and down for hours. Eventually, it stopped, and I was on an island made of chocolate. I ate a whole tree made of fudge! But then someone captured me and put me in a pot of boiling water to make soup. I got hotter and hotter until I woke up and realized I had fallen asleep with my electric blanket on high.

Unseen Passage - In the old American schools, students didn't have fancy pens. They used a quill pen and ink to practice writing letters and numbers. Since they didn't have many supplies, students often had to make their own ink at home. There were different ways to make ink, but one common way was using berries like blackberries, blueberries, cherries, elderberries, or strawberries. The berry choice depended on the color of ink the student wanted.

First, they gathered the berries. Then, they put the berries in a strainer over a bowl. Using the back of a wooden spoon, they crushed the berries. This made the juice go into the bowl. After straining all the berry juice, they added salt and vinegar and stirred it. Finally, they stored the juice in a small jar with a tight lid. Students didn't only make colorful inks; they also made invisible and glow-in-the-dark inks.