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ord="I">I’ord="m">m ord="not">not ord="really">really ord="a">a ord="bad">bad ord="person">person. ord="But">But ord="I">I ord="do">do ord="love">love ord="clothes">clothes. ord="It">It ord="is">is ord="always">always ord="fun">fun ord="to">to ord="get">getord="dressed">dressed ord="up">up. ord="I">I ord="look">look ord="great">great ord="in">in ord="my">my ord="best">best ord="clothes">clothes. ord="When">When ord="I">I ord="put">put ord="them">them ord="on">on, ord="I">I ord="feel">feelord="decked">decked ord="out">out. ord="You">You ord="might">might ord="say">say ord="when">when ord="I">I ord="wear">wear ord="my">my ord="best">best ord="clothes">clothes, ord="I">I ord="am">amord="dressed">dressed ord="to">to ord="the">the ord="nines">ninesordressed to the teeth. In fact, my husband says I lookdressed to kill.Of course, I would never kill anyone. But, there is something special about putting on clothes that are pleasing to the eye.
My best clothes are not modern orfashionable. Maybe someday they willcome into fashion. But I really do not care. They certainly look better on me than mybirthday suit. Did you know that everyone has a birthday suit? You wear it when you are wearing no clothes at all. Babies are born wearing their birthday suits.
I am very careful with my clothes. Ihandle them with kid gloves. I try not to get them dirty or torn. Most of my clothesfit like a glove.They fit perfectly. But when I eat too much, I feel like my clothes mightburst at the seams. My clothes feel too restrictive and tight.
Some of the clothes I like best arehand-me-downs.My older sister gave them to me when she no longer wanted them. Hand-me-downs are great because clothes often cost too much money. Ilive on ashoestring. I have a very small budget and little money to spend on clothes. However, my sister has a lot of money to spend on clothes. Maybe somedaythe shoe will be on the other foot. The opposite will be true. I will have a lot of money to buy clothes and my sister will get hand-me-downs from me.
I admit I dream of being rich. I dream that someday I will be able to live like a rich person. I will know what it is like to walkin another person’s shoes.Some of my friends got rich byriding someone else’s coat tails. They are successful today as a result of someone else being successful. But, I believe you should never criticize others for something you would do yourself. What is said about someone else can also be said about you. Remember,if the shoe fits, wear it.
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Jill Moss wrote this VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. I’m Faith Lapidus.
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