Art class was over., , Vashti did not leave the classroom., , Her paper was empty., , Vashti's teacher looked at the empty paper., , "Ah! It's a polar bear in a snowstorm," she said., , "Very funny!" said Vashti. , , I just can't draw., , Her teacher smiled and shook her head., , Just make a mark. It will take you somewhere., , Vashti picked up a pen and poked the paper., , Her teacher picked up the paper and looked at it carefully., , She returned the paper to Vashti and said, "Now sign it.", , Vashti thought for a moment., , Well, maybe I can't draw, but I can sign my name., , Next week, Vashti walked into art class., , She was surprised., , There was a picture above the teacher's desk., , It was her dot in a gold frame., , I can make a better dot than that., , She opened her set of watercolors and started to work., , Vashti painted and painted more to create dots. , , She mixed the blue with the yellow., , She could make a green dot., , She was very happy with herself., , I made lots of little dots., , I guess I can make big ones, too., , Vashti used a bigger brush and bigger paper to make bigger dots., , Vashti even made a dot without painting one., , She painted the whole paper except the round center., , There was a white dot., , A few weeks later, the school art show took place., , Vashti's many dots were a big success!, , Vashti saw a little boy., , He was standing beside her., , You're a great artist., , I want to paint like you, he said., , I'm sure you can. , , Trust yourself, said Vashti., , No, I can't even draw a straight line., , She handed the boy a piece of paper., , The boy's pencil shook while he drew a line., , The line was not straight., , Vashti looked at it carefully and said, "please, sign it.", .

The Dot

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