fret

Camilla fretted about what other people thought of her.

worry

ointment

The doctor gave the girl ointment to rub on her rash.

cream

contagious

The parents were afraid Camilla’s stripes were contagious, and they didn’t want their child to catch them.

catching

expert

Dr. Gourd was an expert scientist, and knew everything about strange diseases.

skilled person

fungus

When the doctor said the colors might be a fungus, she broke out in moldy spots all over her body.

mold

remedy

Camilla was upset because they couldn’t find a remedy for her disease, and she thought she would be striped forever.

cure

appearanceCamilla wanted her appearance to be like everyone else, so she dressed in just the right clothes.

look

recognize

Camilla turned so many different colors and shapes, she didn’t recognize herself.

know

heap

She loved lima beans so much, she wanted a heaping bowl of them.

pile

vanish

The stripes vanished when Camilla ate her lima beans, and she was thrilled to be rid of those ugly stripes.

disappear