Loop, swoop, pull it through. Sadie learned to tie her shoe. “I did it!” Sadie said out loud, And smiled wide, she was so proud.
“But why stop there?” Sadie thought. She went ahead and tied her socks. She tied her sleeves, she tied her hair. She tied her brother’s underwear.
Loop, swoop, pull it through. Sadie tied her blankets, too. She tied the curtains, tied the towels. But not the cat, who began to growl.
“Ta-da!” she said, and took a bow. “Tying’s easy, now I know how.” She ran to find a ball of string. “I could tie this house like anything!”
“Sadie,” Mom called. “Slow down, hon, Please watch out. Your shoe's undone.” So Sadie stopped and tied her shoe. Loop, swoop, pull it through.…
