Story 17. Walking Sweater
Jill has a new sweater.
Her grandmother made it for her.
That makes it really special.
Even more special is that her sweater used to walk around on four legs on her grandparents' farm.
How can a sweater walk?
Well, Jill's new sweater is made of wool.
Do you know where wool comes from?
It comes from sheep.
And, of course, sheep walk on four legs.
Jill's grandparents raise sheep.
Once a year, they cut the sheep's fur.
This is called wool.
Jill's grandma washes the wool.
Then she spins it on a machine.
When she is finished, she has wonderful strings of pure wool.
This is called yarn.
She uses special needles to turn the yarn into a sweater.
Jill wore her new sweater to school.
The kids were amazed when she explained how her sweater once walked around on four legs.
