Dorothy will be ten years old next month. is excited. Ten years old is very old. will not be a little kid anymore. A -year-old kid is just a little kid. A ten-year-old is almost an adult. Nine is only one , but 10 is two numbers. Nine is a kid number, but 10 is an adult number. she is ten, she will be an adult . She will be a young woman. She will lipstick. She will wear nail polish. She will a boyfriend. He will be handsome and polite. will open doors for her. He will buy birthday presents. Dorothy can't wait until next month.