¹     Kendra ran to her room. She was crying. It wasn't fair! Kaylee always got to do things first. Now she was going to Grandma's house first. It just wasn't fair.
 
²     Kendra flopped on her bed. She cried for a long time. Then she got up from the bed. She sat down at her desk. She made a list of all the times Kaylee had been first. This is the list she made:
• Kaylee was born first.
• Kaylee got the first tooth.
• Kaylee talked first.
• Kaylee learned to write her name first.
• Kaylee went to school first. • Kaylee learned to read first.
• Kaylee took swimming lessons first.
• Kaylee learned to sing first.
• Kaylee found the first four-leafed clover.
• Kaylee made a cake first.
• Kaylee learned to tell time first.
• Kaylee spent the night at Grandma's first.
• Kaylee went to the circus first.
 
³     And now Kaylee was going to Grandma's house first! It just wasn't fair! The tears made little lines down Kendra's face.
 
⁴     I wish I could be first just one time, Kendra thought. Just one time. It won't ever happen, though. Kaylee is always before me! She started to cry again.
 
⁵     Kendra's father came into her room.
 
⁶     "Kendra, I know you want to go to Grandma's house. You will go next week. Why are you crying?"
 
⁷     "Because Kaylee is always before me," she said. "She is always first. Just look at all the times she has been first!" She gave the list to her father.
 
⁸     Kendra's father read the list. "Kendra," he said, "go wash your face and brush your teeth. When you come back, we will talk."
 
⁹     Kendra went into the bathroom. She washed her face and brushed her teeth. She went back to her room.

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