Short Stories · Section 9

I am clumsy

My mother says that I am clumsy. My father says that I am clumsy.

Level: A2 · 30 sentences

Transcript

1. My mother says that I am clumsy.
2. My father says that I am clumsy.
3. I know that I am clumsy.
4. I do things all the time that are clumsy.
5. I fall down for no reason at all.
6. If there is a crack in the sidewalk,
7. I will be sure to trip on it and fall down.
8. If I carry a plate of food in the cafeteria,
9. I almost always either drop it or bump into someone with it.
10. I don't try to do these things, it just happens.
11. When I drink juice, I miss my mouth and get juice all over my shirt.
12. I always have something spilled on my clothes.
13. Last week I opened a jar of peanut butter.
14. The jar flew out of my hands and landed upside down on the floor.
15. There was a big glob of peanut butter on the floor.
16. Yesterday I knocked over the sugar bowl.
17. There was a big sticky mess on the floor.
18. I bump my head when I get into the car.
19. I rip my pants on things.
20. I lose my money out of my pockets.
21. I step on the cat's tail.
22. I always feel bad when I do that because the cat thinks I don't love her.
23. I don't mean to do these things.
24. I am just a clumsy person.
25. My parents tell me to slow down.
26. I am always in a hurry;
27. maybe that's why I'm so clumsy.
28. Maybe it's just a stage that I am going through.
29. If it is, I hope it is over soon.
30. Being clumsy is no fun at all.