why questions · Ages 3-5

Why Does a Mirror Copy My Face?

Light bounces off the face, then bounces off the mirror and into the eyes, making a reflection.

The whole story

1. On a sunny morning, Mina brushed her teeth and faced the bathroom mirror.

2. Mina raised her hand, and the face in the mirror raised its hand.

3. Mina touched her nose, but the reflected face touched its nose too.

4. Mina held a blue towel across the mirror, and her reflection vanished from sight.

5. Mina lowered the towel and squinted at sunlight beside the bathroom window.

6. A sunbeam touched Mina's cheek, and her cheek shone softly.

7. Mina faced the mirror again as light bounced from her face toward the glass.

8. Light bounces off the face, then bounces off the mirror and into the eyes, making a reflection.

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