Evening had arrived. Olya tidied up her corner, put her doll to sleep, and settled her teddy bear on the soft little sofa. She brushed her teeth, washed her face and, settling comfortably into bed, fell into a deep sleep.
Suddenly, a quiet weeping could be heard. The toys woke up and saw that the coloured pencils lying in a box on the table were crying.
Why are you crying?
Asked the toys.
Olya doesn't love us at all.
How can that be? Olenka loves to draw so much and holds you in her hands every day.
The pencils cried even louder….
She doesn't hold us the right way at all.
Said the red pencil.
She squeezes me tightly in her little fist.
And Olya squeezes me with all four little fingers and from such treatment we all hurt and the drawings don't come out as beautiful…
Said the blue pencil.
Yes, yes. And I'm completely exhausted from being in Olya's hands.
The pen joined in the conversation.
What should we do?
Asked the toys.
We need to help Olya, teach her how to hold a pen and pencils in her hand. I'm ready to explain how to do it.
Said the pen.
You should hold me with three little fingers – the index finger on top, the thumb on the side, bent at an angle, and the middle finger does the most important work, it's like a cushion that keeps me from getting tired. And then I write beautifully, neatly and don't make mistakes.
We will definitely tell and show Olenka how to hold pencils, a pen and a brush correctly.
