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Curly Girl's Adventure

Once upon a time, in a little town in America, lived a girl named Mia. She had thick, curly Samoan hair that she adored, but sometimes felt a little insecure about. Every day at school, she noticed that all the other girls had thin, straight hair that they could easily style in different ways. Mia wished her hair could look like theirs too.

The story takes place in a sunny town, where Sweet girl with brown skin, radiant smile, and beautiful curly hair attends school surrounded by other girls with thin hair. Sweet girl with brown skin, radiant smile, and beautiful curly hair has beautiful curly brown hair, and she often wears it in a ponytail.

One day, Mia decided to try something different. She tried combing her hair flat to make it look thin like the other girls. But no matter how hard she tried, her curls would always bounce back. Mia realized that her hair was special and meant to be curly.

Sweet girl with brown skin, radiant smile, and beautiful curly hair is in front of a mirror, trying to flatten her hair with a comb. Her curly hair keeps springing up, reminding her of its uniqueness.

Next, Mia attempted to straighten her hair with a special tool she found in the bathroom. But as soon as she tried it, her hair got burned and became even curlier than before! Mia cried and realized she didn't need to change herself to fit in.

Sweet girl with brown skin, radiant smile, and beautiful curly hair is holding a hair straightener, but her misshaped hair reveals her disappointment and realization of self-acceptance.

Feeling determined, Mia asked her mom for help. They both went to a hair salon where the stylist showed Mia how to style her curly hair in beautiful ways. Mia left the salon feeling proud and confident, knowing that her hair was unique and amazing.

Sweet girl with brown skin, radiant smile, and beautiful curly hair and her mom are happily walking into a modern hair salon, where a friendly stylist with curly hair greets them. The stylist demonstrates different hairstyles on Sweet girl with brown skin, radiant smile, and beautiful curly hair's hair, making her feel proud and happy.

Reflection Questions

  • How do you think Mia felt when she couldn't make her hair look like the other girls'?
  • What did Mia realize when her hair got burned from trying to straighten it?
  • How did Mia feel after leaving the hair salon?

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