Linus was a very proud horizontal line. He loved to stretch out from left to right, reaching as far as the eye could see. Lola was a tall, elegant vertical line who loved to reach for the stars and point down to the grass.
But they were both moving too fast to stop. They didn't break, though. Instead, they crossed right over each other. Linus was a very proud horizontal line
They liked their new point so much that they decided to stay that way for a while, showing all the students in the 1st grade that whenever two lines cross, they always share exactly . But they were both moving too fast to stop
At the exact spot where they met, a tiny, bright red spark appeared."What is that?" Lola asked, looking down at her middle."It’s a !" Linus exclaimed. They liked their new point so much that
From that day on, whenever you see an "X" or a "+" on your paper, you’ll know that Linus and Lola (or their friends) are having a meeting at their favorite spot: the .
Once upon a time in the land of , two straight lines named Linus and Lola lived on a giant, smooth white board.