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story: Suki's Kimono
by Chieri Uegaki

On the first day of school, Suki wanted to wear her kimono. Her sisters did not approve.

"You can't wear that," said Mari. "People will think you're weird."

"You can't wear that," said Yumi. "Everyone will laugh, and no one will play with you."

"You need something new, Suki."

"You need something cool."

But Suki shook her head. She didn't care for new. She didn't care for cool. She wanted to wear her favorite thing. And her favorite thing was her kimono.

Suki's obachan had given her the kimono. The first time Suki wore it, her obachan took her to a street festival where they slurped bowls of slippery, cold somen noodles and shared a cone of crunchy, shaved ice topped with sweet red bean sauce. . . .

Later, Suki sat so close to the stage that when the taiko drummers performed, bom-bom-bom-bom, she felt like she'd swallowed a ball of thunder, and her whole insides quaked and quivered. . . .

The three sisters made their way down the block to their school. Mari and Yumi stayed several paces ahead of Suki and pretended they didn't know her.

But Suki didn't mind.

She turned and waved to her mother before she clip-clopped along in her shiny red geta, feeling very pleased in her fan-patterned blue kimono. . . .

When they reached the school, Mari and Yumi hurried across the yard to a group of their friends. Suki stopped and looked around. Some of the children turned and stared at her, and others giggled and pointed at her kimono.

But Suki ignored them.

She took a seat on a swing to wait for the bell. A girl dressed in overalls just like a pair Suki had at home sat on the swing beside her.

"Hi Suki," said the girl.

"Hi Penny," said Suki. . . .

Once they were finally taken to their new classroom, Suki chose a desk near the window. Penny chose a desk next to Suki. . . .

"Welcome to the first grade," said the teacher. "My name is Mrs. Paggio." She smiled. "Let's introduce ourselves and tell everyone what we did this summer."

When it was her turn to speak, Suki stood up and told the teacher her name.

"Hello, Suki," said Mrs. Paggio. "What did you do this summer?"

"My grandma visited us," she said, straightening her sleeves.

"She brought me my kimono and my geta." Suki raised her foot to show the teacher her wooden clog.

Somewhere in the classroom, someone laughed, but Suki took a deep breath and continued. "The best thing was that she took me to a festival. And there were dancing girls, dressed like me, and they danced like this." She took a few steps and swayed her arms sideways. . . .

Mrs. Paggio said, "That was wonderful, Suki." And she started to clap.

Then, so did Penny.

And after a moment, so did the entire class.

After school, as the three sisters walked home together, Mari and Yumi grumbled about their first day.

"No one even noticed my new sweater," said Mari.

"No one even noticed my cool shoes," said Yumi.

But Suki just smiled. . . .

And in her blue cotton kimono and in her shiny red geta, Suki danced all the way home.
Question: What is a central, or important, message of Suki's Kimono? Write a brief essay to answer this question. Describe the message and include key details from the passage that support this idea. Remember to begin by introducing the topic, to group related ideas, and to end with a concluding statement. Be sure to link related ideas using words such as but and also. Finally, read your essay carefully for mistakes in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling, and make corrections as necessary.