Once upon a time, there was a group of letters who lived in a kingdom called "Text Land." The letters all had different personalities and unique shapes, but they all shared one common goal: to be the most impressive and attractive words on the page.

One day, the letter "B" decided that he wanted to stand out above the rest. He thought and thought about what he could do to make himself different and finally, he had an idea!

"I know," he exclaimed, "I'll become a bullet point!"

So, "B" transformed himself into a shiny, round bullet point and was very proud of his new look. But, when he went to take his place among the other letters, he found that he was now shorter than the rest of them.

"How will I ever be able to center myself among these tall letters?" he thought. "I need to find a way to make myself taller."

Just then, the letter "D" approached "B" and noticed his problem. "Why don't you try changing your color?" he suggested.

"B" loved this idea! He turned himself into a bright, bold red and was now definitely the center of attention. But, as he looked at himself, he realized that his ascender was still shorter than the other letters.

"What can I do?" he asked "D."

"Why don't you try making yourself bold?" "D" suggested.

So "B" made himself bold and was now even more noticeable than before. But, as he looked at himself, he noticed that his baseline was still shorter than the other letters.

"I need to find a way to make my baseline longer," he said, feeling frustrated.

Just then, the letter "L" walked by and heard "B's" problem. "Why don't you try aligning yourself with the other letters?" she said.

"B" was hesitant at first, but he decided to give it a try. And, to his surprise, when he aligned himself with the other letters, he found that his body was now the same height as theirs!

"B" was so happy that he decided to have a big party to celebrate his newfound confidence. All the letters in Text Land came to the party and "B" was finally able to show off his unique character without feeling self-conscious.

From that day on, "B" was known as the most creative and adventurous letter in Text Land, and all the other letters looked up to him (literally!). And they all lived happily ever after, with "B" always making sure to align himself with the rest of the letters and to never let his shorter ascender and baseline get him down.

Reflections

1. What was "B's" initial problem in the story?
2. What did "D" suggest "B" do to stand out among the other letters?
3. How did "B" finally feel confident among the other letters?
4. What did "B" do to show off his unique character?
5. What was the lesson learned by "B" in the story?
6. How do you think "B" felt when he was first shorter than the other letters?
7. Do you think it's important to embrace your unique qualities and individuality? Why or why not?
8. If you were "B," how would you have solved your height problem?
9. How did "B" make the other letters look up to him?
10. Can you think of a time when you felt self-conscious about something? How did you handle it?