Victor Dragunsky

tHE AlWEN'lUIII
OF DENNIS
'l'raJllllated from the Ru..ian by "'"in"" G ~

o..,;gned by y .. ri fro"""
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 T HI NGS l UKE, ..
I like t<> lie on my et<>m.oeh, olu ng ove c Daddy 'e k nee . wilh
my a rnul a nd Ieit'! da .lgiing like wllSh on a Ii"" . I like t<> pla y
eh..... chocken a nd domi"""". bul on ly if I win. If I don't , I
don 't .
I like Lo liBten Lo a beetle e<r8uh; ng inaide 8 boa . And on
Sunday. I like Lo cro wl into bed beoide Da ddy .., .... "" n talk
81»nt QUe dog, All """" a ' we ",""ve to a bigg.' apllrtnlent
.... .'" going Lo OOy . dog a nd Inl.;n it. an.d feed il . a nd il1l be
a very intelli gent and bouney dog . a nd it'll oteallump . ugar.
a nd 111 wipe u p . ll ill! puddl • • • a nd it1 1 l ollow me a ro u Dd
like a devoted dog .
[ al oo like Lo wa u ll TV. no mattec wlult the prog"" n '_
about.
I like Lo b",.lhe in Lo Mommy 'a ,,"c. But """,t of all I lika
t<> aing, a nd 1 al wlly_ . i ng very loudly .
I 10'"' oto";... abou t Red Army ,,"v. try me n who a lwa Jlll win
their battl....
I like to atend in lront of the m;t'T(Ir a nd make I.""" like a
Punch and JudJ' Illww. [ a l.., like oardinea.
I like Lo read .tori... a bout Ka nch iL Ka""h il Ie a ama ll •
...... rt. naughty g,....lIe with quick ey,," and tiny ho,",,". a nd
""iny pink hoov.... Whe n we move Lo • higgff a partment
we'll buy a gaze lle••nd ;111 live in the bal.broom.

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 I Ilk" to _im ...1...." if" .... 110'" 00 I can hold onto th"
..Ddy b<>Itom .
At Pl raMo I Iw to wn " • llW" red n., . nd blow. ti..
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• lib to call _ Ie u p on u.. !fIlep!>one.
• like to """"-r . nd ..... end I ca b .~ head. of
w.trion fIDd ~ • . 100 Lo, wood &Y'JUI'O fIDd
• bit ....-. • like to Ii..... .....,.u.1... • maU . way
.. liflfl.
I lib to en- .... - s.... when I .......
I lib """'P"ny.
I Il1too 10..... .... - - . lliardo . DOI frop. ",.,.... . .
qu ick. Who"".", • cmd> _ I <an'7 II -...d ;" . , pcocbt. I
lib to ~ b .... tM !filM whK r .......
Iuch. I lib to hc.r G . . . . , 'Tab ...... t ~ ....
thi... --r." fIDd thea duh out ., lhot kitdMD.
I lib to laue!>. S 'i 1 _ ' ftfIl lib Iaucbi"l" u.n.
lout I .-b ...,...If laue!>. I f ...,...11 to. ud W on. ,...
11_ it, ~ i ... re&1I)'
I lib to bop ud .ol<ip
o.ddy ud I _
w_ _ fu""J'.
rIll leel;'" ..... 0... My
to tM Zoo. ud I _ b •• '.... ud
.ol<ippi... .......,.j him .... u.. .......
"'l/Ihd'" Ihia .n llbou.?'" be Mid.
- " ", .ol<ippinc boa.... yOU .... my cIadd1!"
H" ullden&ood..

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I lik. to ... to lhot Zoo. 11>ere ... WGndflrful . 1fIph... to
there. And • baby elephant, too>. Whe" ........... to • biaer
. ....,...."n....11 bu,. • baby . t.p/tfInl.. 111 build bim • I .'

I lib to lU nd In bacll of ..... ...ht1t the -.oF1 fUMina:

I nd ......11 the p ooH.... fum..
I like IJ> III to . n I"" <:rfI<lm "" r lor I nd ... t I"" ...... m . nd
dri nll ood.o pop. ",., pop ...ndo prickl... up my . - . Ind
ml k.. my "Y'" teAr.

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 When I ru n do",n the h.ll I like 10 . tamp my feet end
make .. "'''''h nome .. I (an.
I Io,e they haY<> .uch kind ..... be.utiful
r_. I lib 00 ny th i"8"!

...AND THINGS I OONT

II u-.'••"ythl. . I hate it·. ...... 10 the deati-.. All .....

_ I _ the ir I feel like _inr DIf 100 thot 0ItJ0er
end 01 thot worW. I hate No 100 ....nd liP .........i •
..... recitCI wftoto _ No _ ..,..
I don't lib u. ti..- w-my .nd O"W'- .... IO the thMter.
I baut • ooIt.-l1ad lhat'. bn>knl i...., • <UP .nd ....
'--d """"' i...., it tloeto I ha.... 100 ... iL
I , lib the ...~ .. wllidI _ _ Allnt Rita w"""
M- .y . nd I .... _ I• • ...Ik. ",.,. olan talkimc ..... I
_ know what 10 " .
I ......' lIb to _ • ...,. .......it,
_ &i lf.
*"'.- it...u. _ 1M!

Wbot.. _ ....y Ra.nd Whitea I .....'t like to bo . Whlte.

I drop _ 01 Lbo p _ if I .111. Wbea I'm. . Ked I don't like 10
bo tab .. priM...... I _II" ...,.....,..
I don't lib to loR.
I , lib 10 p'-r ri............. nMie.t birtftdllr puUea,
*"' I'm not • boby.
I don't like k .llp people.
I ha r.a 10 1wI Oocli.... put on Ill" r....... On lOp of ha .;"' .... t
it in the r... pi....
I " n't li b 10 heol. loud no;'" . ho" I'm tryi"!i' to . 1",pI
I halO boy• • nd si rl. who . poak in KJ'l... n·llp ""kea Ove.
\ho r.dio ,

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 WHEN T WAS LI'I'T LE
When I .... liu h I ..... poor <alei'. I'd lake a _ uhf..l oI
""mothine .nd koep t"" food behind my c:l-k. Then
Moramy'd ..y; · Cho your food prope r ly . nd . .... 110... It/"
M""m7'd ...11 n i.. wh ll. I .tII. o... lII.! ohe told ....
the It<>r)t of Little Red Rld i, . Hood.
~ upon . limo theno wu a Ii.l ""mel! Little Red
RidiJ\i Hood... Cha... you r foodl"
E <blowe<!. Mommy ..... Unue<L
"Her IIIoOlher . ..... her • bulet of food 10 take 10 be.-
Kro rolmother . 81> l.i"l.0 Rad Ridi.,.. H O<>d ""'" _ ... eon.......
chno-r .
I . hewed . nd M, mmy oontinuod.
- And then the ....u 11... 0<1 her ....nd....u.er eo....
on, <he...1 Did ,.... ....110 it? A•.d th.n the wol f 11ow<!d
Wtll. Red Ridi", Hood."
I che.o<I • • ay ci>od~ntly .
-,r. . then _ bWltero eaDM 10 the COl.tI&O>," Mommy
.. id. "C<>_ 00, <ft...r Did you . ...110.. It? Ano! the:/' killed
th. bi. bad wolf. Then (hey . Ii' open tl>e wolr. otom.ch and
thoR w... Liule !ted Rldi"i' llooll . Dd her I""DdIlloOther.
"..,. _ .. both .I....!"
'"nt.I·. beeo.... the wol f d idn~ chew them prupe rly," I
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THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CA N DO ABOUT 11'
G.....nu"" often Mk children . upld q_ ione. You'd think
tho:y _re In i .. _ 11.. _ if 1.lM7'd all 1><11 UlO ..me
q........111 10 10k. r ., 10 uaed 10 tM. by thot I tan tell
you .. het1 1 happen il I'm introduced 10 • i"".... up. Itl1 10
li k. thi..

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 '""" ""n _ ill ri..... _ my will.".a <he~. 'There'l boo
• Iol aI m.. ..w.-;u..t>It' ..-d U- _ ,....a.. p I'¥e _ .
-.. bel..... _on _ i... He'l nih IIiI ha.... IIiI -... hill
. -. Wbno "" rlDll1ly put.o u.-.l:-k _ hell _ ...... .""
'""" thouch .... k..... .n . ....... .... ."" _ ha. Illy
........ ;. he'l gri p my Ibooldet hatd., ahob .......d MY,
· Well. Ilenni•. wh&I'. y",, ' ....mer
II I we <t. I'd MY, "Why'", yo.. u kit,,- me ....,h •
lI .. pid " .. eat if y nu know the . .... e• • ~.y" V.... j ....
aid III,. _ ."
& 1 rill """i~ That' h:y 111 I'"'tead I didIIl ..... ..-d
....ile _rly, . "" _ y ..-d aay. "Det<nia."
n- be ...... !he _ 'I'_ion' "A"" ..... aid an. .,..r
,.. il be .- nl Lell rm _ thirty or
_ hnw bi& I . m . "" obnuld k..,. I'm
f...,. """'
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a ld. H. aa
or .... ybe eijhl
.t th.1DOO'. 00 why u k1 B... he hu hi. a"" i"!wa·up Ida••,
ID he'n go on annoyi "ll me. "Hm? How old are you? Umr
... "" I1l ..,., "SeYell·.""·a·ba.II."
Hio .,.,.11 "" "'11 th.".. ..p bio ba.noda .. If I'd
;... told hi'" I h","",,"..-d om,_ ,-etday. Hell
_ lib all hill tedlI ..-d ny.
"010• ...,.t So¥en-a"" hal!1 OIl. "I)'!" But hal l fi ll. n,.
...... -m... ID" I ......1 ""t"";IllI:, ..ba. wi th f..,li", ID
- . y lor him. a"" an'. 111 ..., it'• • 11 a billioh. n- 1>111
poke Iwo fil\i<'re in'" my lIto"""h ,.,.1 hard a nd uy in a
.... n·"'"man vol.,."
" Be .... d,. for tho • .....,. 1OOIl, _1 ,..,..r
n- bell ....rt opin r....... !he bci....u... Hel l ahaU his
Ioooad a"".y '" _ ,...-d Doddy , ~~ J .... '-'II&!
Whr. ..... . 1" " _ ......~ n h '• ................ r '""'"'
ha1J l.u:rII ta _ ..-d add, -why, I ...-ber .,.. ..bea ,..,..
were otill in c!iapenj And hall hold hio banda I_.y
""nlimeten ap&rt "' .haw '" .... ho... bi&" I .... !he I'd Jib
to MY .hal I k..,. for ""rt.ain I woo fifty..,n. "" a'i,",~

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0"i ,.hen 1 .. &1 born. M.".,my h... " p ~ 01 pa per that ..yo And he' lI ll<' On ",hoopl"ll' for h. lf . 11 hou r mo"" . nd
D. II'. ..Iled • birth ..,rt lflca.t.e. Mommy a nd Daddy' l I.UlIh . ...... And I'll be ..... -.1 of
lIu. I don", pt ...... I t him.. ~ all H" lhat. Nat he', '1Ie", .nd or m)'8O! lr. Aad 111 promioe ...,.11 lh.at Ioolt'r .....
\I~ 10 look lib boo'. th inki.... AM he ~. y.... bot ",,,,",, tho "i&htm."," l i... 11)' _ . 11l1...u Mommy . kiao
....... lifo ... doea. He'l <Imp hioa heed .... bia m.t lib he', ",,,,",, u.ddy ...'t Iook inc and DacIdy • ro. "'hen 1010lIl"'1
.1 ~ 't'Iwot' I Uy '" ..,.;gIt .... 01 hill ¥rip. iM't Iooki.... s.a.... I ....... bocJl of u...... That·. the ~
~.d. ; ~ ..... He juot tzTi"I to "'_111'- .. bat _ ."'tlt. I, '. _ IIimpIo! .. lh.at, but lor _ ..,... I'V"'"U"
1'_ ' u-. -.. lyiDc ..-nd in hit po¢UL WbNl he ....., Ii.... tlt.. k illd of ........"". I tried to ........... ~
iMlb' ......11 ~M ,.. I bic _ile .lId ..,.. • <ootIfI'M of Limm.lId . 1",ays.'" how diA l , -" .... tlte7
"'OI>. :r-l What .. ,.. WllD t to be1 H",t WiMot ... ,.... waDl _ . I...... .. i f tlte7 ...,.., . yi me-t..- .All-
• he ..""',... liP'!'" Ill,... • • ~ reply. So "'" Ii_ boc.b equaJlt ,",I•
I . .... 10 be Iunhr. bul l k-. uu.1. ..... m.. oiIly. What • ~ bo7 lie if...
.. ......, ""de '" _ it'. _ t M "' . ' , ri ,'C. ""-t'. ",hy I I.. '""" . , I like the f _ _ eM. pIaJw
...'* Ie .... hi. "II ....r
_ _ _ II. n.en I .... _
I ..,. Ie be an ice M,k"'i[ 'hhl l-I. I. Ii"' tltmI a 1.I"Cb. N N..llwbilo, I oM
f....,ncr.
n.. ......11 \oldl.
I.... It. ' l ola, _
au.> ~ . ,,"
_I M PP7. E....,.u.i.... _'ftC
... <he bod lreal bani) . .... _ , in •
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''7 to
I ~·a
k , _ of ..l' ""'"

q_1on up h.. alee

_ I cI.",. _ i... N o ...
lhuI .lI ", Be.ojc\N. he
but I . u ...11 ..,. hio
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W I _ 'N
..lhe< ly _ , ..,.., '. right! '"'at'. l i...1 GooIIl f~ )'OIl!" -..1"11 to the e nd 1l,I bo the ' - ' q.-t;"" 01 .n. Sott
" - ...... I th ink the pme'. finally 0"'" and try b.ckiDc: of like. q..-tion ' or ~rt. 11. '11 """"'"ly look ....1...1"Od
,wly ll'Om him . bo<:auoe r", in " hurry, I ka"" ho me work to a nd "Y.
10 and • IlK of othe ' lhinlp beooidM. bul h,,11 not"", me ·Why didn' )'Ou W' M )"ll"r f lhl. mo. ";ag'"
ry hll to b,...k l _ " r>d will d uteh "'" hard ", than ever. I wa.hod my f""" like I " 1 )"1 do. bu' I k no", who " .
\'Iat', •• lIed " . Ina brute force. When I fI ""II,
tt\ll!llilne b. 11 u k "'" t he ... ain quo.tion,
,.,tt.ind of . ",,,I" M. Wh" , I do n', kno", i, why ,hey neve. get li..,d of
. lI<h • • a.... 1"Od old II_me. Anyway. to hring tlti np to •
"Now you tell rna th ~ my liW. frie nd ," he11 .. y a nd q uick.,.. e nd 111 d utch my f.... . nd "Y. · WIIe....? Wbe...•• the
,methi", ..... kfl t c:rMp lot<> h.. ¥O..., "Tell .... ",hom )"ll" d, rtr
_ """,,, M...., ,,,y ot Doddi'" 8 ull". e,...! Quid< . . . n .Jl, he'l ""........ W t oW
Thal'a _ '-<tIul u all. ~ a ll y ..... bolh M_ aDd R·<boIp:
llMW, an i" the ........ 111 ""_ to wriale out of iL "What . bout )'<1<1' e~'" ho'l My 10 • _ Io:y .
- y ,kJIuoll TaIll; 111 ..,.. .~ youz _ • bladr.1 Y.... r...... to wuh t t -! Y...
...11 bocill to 100. He -n, ..;o,-. a upid _ _ lib ..... Lloat ri&bt. ."'''''_-
..... A'" ""'11 repMl iI about • bl1llollrtocl t i - . -Yikb.oil
run",. f . _ d.- pb,erl Ha -ha"""l How'a Lloat fot ...
A.... ""'11 li....lly Io:t
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W"IUdo _ r .. f... to ...
........, Wloat 4J- aQ to ...... ,.... ll1Ck.J plIMIUI?" on- on
..... to the to ....
banl _ - . 8<K ...... t

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Un I do? 1t'a a al.q<l all <hHdten h. ,'e La gn thrnugh . · PIe.., pl. y it loudeT."
There·. not/tillll yw u n do . 0000' it. oW. won't be . ble to he. r you then."
"Sure. you .. ill ."
He otarte<l pl.yi ng .... in . I took • dee p breath .nd bepn
A G REAT SINGER'S FAME
to Ii""
I ha ve all · A·. In my repnri <ani aDd only _ " 8" lor A red fIa« ""'....
Wh ich _nil I ha........ ight "A· •. uoopI- I. a
p".......... ip . I.. 'M q ~1 bl , ._
"C" i n lingi..,. Thia io hnw I rot i<-
I..... 01..,.;,. OW" li,.l.., ~. At r.... "'" . Il ...., '11>e I rea lly like thai _ . I .... iuot _ the bricfrt hi"" oky ....
Whita Illido Troe-. It _ncIoocI "«7 nice. but BoriI • hot .., . And the lKwaW ~ .... the ...., ODd their
&, .., •• ich. * I . Ii"';.. . -, kqM win<:inl( ""'" .-p..,; t-utiflll purple ey-.. . .... tha red na, WI";'" iJI the wUId.
. Dro... _ ,..... _ _ I'" I ab ut ...., eym ti¥bl f..-.tha , ....,. If il .11 aDd abouted . 1
W. ou.rud clraw'i... out ..... _ e'" bIl. be "bppad r• ..... lOp If Illy . . . .,
.u.-. ""'" ..Id, "YOU - . I lib <aU r-1iJ>cI 11I . . _ it Wen ... u.,o." off
-..ith ""'" _ If ,.... UHIi·........Uy.· T tlwo _ , Ii~

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,",",t _ at a tima.
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He <allod Miaha. Ii M.... WftlI _ ... tha ... I .... aiJIcUIc .. wftl rill ..... """""" _ 101 - . . _ _
.h...... ~ hUD. n.ea BnrV St, jCju i<h ..
ta pla, ""'" Mdha bop.. to . , . i.D • pipinc _ I ~ III' Iisto iDlo..., .._ .... Thill . . . III, " " ' .
loud I _rIy tw.u.l_
s... tlM _fIaJ- flJdk......
CM 1.100 --'lUte' '""- We're __..... li.loo ......_"".........

H H. _ ...led ~ Iike ki.1eD M .. I .. ~ . bec:o.... 1 WII III parapi red , kMft w....
~ ,",",t wOJ' ... Ii.... You " .,tld baldly hear tre",bli,..
h.ial.. I bIl... out .. uchi
IlorilI So,...,.. id1
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Miaha. ... · A", Ieobd a' ma . ....
.... "'io,.g,."••"idI""kept .... playi..,.
bIlt be w
lYer ..... pi..... ODd hio obouldan .._ "'• • , .
ftC!>ad

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· All rili:hl . my laUjj"hI". lriend, lel"o be.. ,"" ........
·How·. thatr I ..."".
" M- . . - r He'd ......... ..MI ....,h a nka thi"'ll' abnut
I ran up to .he pi...... a nyoee bel....,.
"Wh1t11 you l il\Kr he . Ikod politely. "W• • If""t onng, !lID't itr
"A Civil War _ ng. ' Bl>dyon ny, Lead U. Into B.. tle ,~ · V • He dabbe<l It hia eYfl with Id l h.n.ia.
Bon. Se 'll.y... ich oII.,.,k hi. head . nd bojrln La play. but I -r bad you played it on qui... It would '"" """n<le<l much
lIopped him n iht , wOJ'. bett." if you'd played it loude r ."

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 "I'll bear thot in mind. J);d it strike you , th0"llb, thot I
W illi playing one ",ng and you were l in,ging ..mething
, lightly diffe,..,nt?"
"No. It <loeon't ,..,olly matte•. Bm you otill ohould've pt.yed
it louder."
"Well, lhen , oince you didn) noti"", the diffe""nce, I'll gi""
you 0 'C'. r or offol'\,"
Vou could've lrnocked me ov. r with a f. ather. lie ,,",uldn)
mean i\l A "C" W illi DO mark lor , uch fino oinging. Wo ""uld
borely h....r Mioha singing and he JOt on "A". So [ ..id.
"1'11 reot up a I. w minu",", Bon. Sergeyevich . a nd thon 1"11
l ing it even loude•. Vou'll _ . 1\'0 '-aUJie I didn't ho""
rnl&<h for breaklul. Ot herWi.. I ,,",uld'v. aU Djl" il 80 loud
I'd've m.de everyone deal. I know . not her 8Ong. Whe....v• • I
l ing it.t bome a ll the neighbo.. oome runniD¥ 10 _ what'a
lhe matter."
"And what "'''ll i, th.t?"
"A very .. d ..... ,. I bega n 10 l ing it:
I Iow:d )<>11..
An<! my Iovn may "ill _ ..

But Borio Sergeyevitb ohut ",e up in a minute. "All righ t.

Tharo eM ugh. We'll di"""", il ned lime"
Then the hell rong for rece...
Mom my woo waiting lor me down. tai... We we,.., leuilllf
wh. n Bori. SergeY"vioh cam. up to WI. lie w.. . mili D¥.
"Vour 80n moy grow up to he .. flmona .. Lobachemy or
Mendeleyev. Or Surikov, or Kollaoov. I won) he sull'rioed il
h. become. a famona athlete or bour, but there's one thi ng I
<.n V<Iudl for: he11 never .hare Ivan K""lovaky'o fame .. a
l i0ll"" Neve. " he ..id.
Mommy turned on red and ..id. "Vou n••..,. can tell!"
All the way home I kept wnndering whother Ivan
K..lovoky .... ny . ingo louder thon me.

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 WHO E VER HE ARD OF IT? ' Wail a minul<). Wa it till I Hni sh , hi • ."
I . tood "'a tch in g him ee t. lie'. very ok in ny . Th e MWIllgll
Lucy , our Young Pionooc leader. c..me o,..,c to me during looked t hicker than hi o neck . He ...aa biting off pi",,"
t<l<:eIIS and ...id. "D'you think you can oing aornet hiDll" at our inotead of cultil\jj' It up. a nd ' h e ak in cracked 1"",.11 ,· ea ch
next ""hool recitlll? We've decided to ha ve a n umbt!r with time he hit into il. That mode hot. delidous jui"" , .. " nut of
t"'o fi...t.gradel1l ... a romedy team. It'll be a M t i re , II"", it . It "",de me "" hu ngry I ... ked l or a "U"g<l, 100,
abo ut it?'" Th e cook ga "e me one on a plate. I didn't wa n t Mima to
' Su re ! Rut "'hal's a Mti",?" Iin iAh h i, befo... I did. boca"",, it wouldn't be "" Laoty i f I
"Well. you know. the", a re a ll aorta of Ihi"ll" t hat ~ h.d to eal it olone. 1IO I otartcd biting into mine wit houl
imp roving. Like h"y pu pil, and pooc achie'·..... Unde... tand? cutt ing il u p. eit he r . The hot. del jdoU-' ju ice bunt out of my
If we m..k e fun of th em publicly a nd eve ryb<>dy langhs. it l l IOU" g<l. too. We 1 there wa tc hi ng each othec ond omil ing
make th em refonn." . " we che..-ed y. burning our fing<lro on th e hot "'''''''goo.
"The y'", not criminala. They"" j"", laoy " Then I told Mioh o we We'" lr<'iRjj' to be 8 comedy te om . He
' Reform iA ju ", a way of oaying it. Actually. it'll ma ke wao all for it . We could barely ...a it till 8Chool "'''" ou t..
'hem otop and t h ink. They'll feel .., homed of the"...,lv... . Lucy IoU waitiRjj' for no. So lOa. a boy who looked lib h .
and then they' ll impro'.... Unde l'Stond? Anyway. I neo;d your wao probably in the fourth "",de. II. had omall ea nl e nd
a""",ec nnw: y... or nn1'" h uge eyeo,
"All right. Yeo." · H..... (hey a re : Lucy ... id. '"!'hi, i. Andrei Sheetah", nur
"D'you h ave a pa"'ne""" "'hoo! poet."
"No." Mieh. and I .. id he llo e nd th e n lumed away. ao he
"Ynu me..n you don 't have a ny fri end'?'" wouldn'l thin k he was "" opedal.
"Su re , I do. Mish a·. my frie nd. But J don't hava a partner." "A", , he.. th e ooto...?" the poe( aoked Lucy.
She amiled again. "Tha I'. proet ica lly the lame thing. I. he "Yea '-
m""ic..l?" "Couldn~ you find anything bigger?"
"No. he'. onlinary." "11'. ju o( wha( "'e neo;d '"
"Can h e aing?" Ju.( lhen Borie Se rgey.vich come in. lie went otraight to
' You can honlly heac h im. But don 't wony, I' ll kOch him lhe piAnn on d .. t down. "Let'. begi n. Where 0,"" th e
to . ing real loud." ot. n... ?"
Sh e _med pleaaed. Andrei too k a elip of paper from h i. pocke(.. "Her-e , I took
"Bring him along to .....,mbly .. ftor ..hool. We' re haviDll"" lhe rhyme ond metec from Me"'hak '. poem .bo"t th e
"'hea.....l." don key. th e old men a nd h i. gro.ndoon. You kno w. 'W ho eve r
I dashed off to look for Miah o. li e IOU In the ca fe"'ria. hea rd of ur-
eOling 0 IO U_ . Bon' Setgeyevich nodded "R,', d it ol" " d."
"Went to be a romedion. Mioha ?" Andrei reed hi. poem .
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Th.t'. boa 1 .Inai", IhouJd be loud. from . ll the cla&toe• • nd the teach..... too. .... re crowdl",
A ",,"pl. of day. 11,. r th.... ...... I notita on the bIllletln . round it.
hoanl , '!'hi. ia wh i t it ...1.1 : Mioh•• nd I lOOk our pi..,.. by . he pia .
lIoria Sergeyevich ...11 .itdrIll" on the pl bench. Luc)'
A'ITENTIONI I n""" lI<:<ld in . ......1 . nnoullOI!r·. voi,.."
n.e...... illbe • preetnt.li.n · You ...ill DO'W hear . OOI\& .n • topical lubjec:t. TIte .... nlti
. ... by And...i St>.takov. Ou r . i ~ an! the ...orld.llmow
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""mody team 0' Miaha .nd Oennia. Lee'. riv. lbem a hand!'"
Miaha and I took a sup fonranl. Miaha ..... .. pa.1e .. I
A d","'fi~ gbooL I .... ' ....Ii'" fine. ",,"pt tha' Illy -..th f. l, dry and
in . ... iricol I ki. IUD)". like I had • ball of """ton I" iL
Topieal Subjeeu Bonl Se~ bepn"" to pla,y. Miaha ..... IUppoM<! to
EV UYONE WELCOMEI ~n , boca...., be _ the fiM 1_ li. - a lone. n.en I .....
I Uw-d '" ..", the Lut ._ liDM alo ne. A~y , BoriI
My bean akipp..l • _L I ~ 011 t.o n\J'
MiMuo ..... tMre. Ic>oki", out 01 the ...indow.
~II _n. Se'itjeoich ItarUld '" play. Miaha raioed bio lei' I nn like
Lucy had abow<Id him . nd ..... . bout t.o bati... bu' hi .. *'""
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"I don't f....1 ~ .. be mumbled.
hili ....... ",." it ..... my 'IU'U. I mra.n, ...,.,...Ii... '" the
millie. Ilut I <liebl't aina Illy t _ li- . ......... ),liMuo hadn't
I ..... dumbfou H. ",,*ldn't -.on iL Mill" .U. _ '.1 ..... hia.
~ I.... Ioonc. Wha. . hood l....,. .... 80ria ...... •, • bio ann hacIl i ..... place, and Iloria
Selp)'.. idI? And Andrei? And ...hat .bout .11 the tida? Se'IM.rich bqan fl1lllll the 1Jocinninc, aIowly and 1owodI,. H.
T1>q'd . u _ the _ loa .... tMy'd .11 lie __ I.e _ . baJl&oed on the kayo th_ t i - . • hi .... au.. ' 10, and
-Are you. cnu:y? How ClIlD ,..... let .. e"bod)r ......n1'" _ the fClOlrth . . . . Niaho l"Illaeol bio left _ ....in and
"I t.bint r I"l. • - . d l ..toe.- H. _ nded .wful. fiuUy bqan '" a:inc:
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MaNd .n the kida """"'" I.e the _ bly hall. I .... rich' _ .... and - .t.od:
IWha and I InIodpoI ..... btlIlnd tha.., ........ _ 1 W1MI Ioe<ud of if. ..... ...... ...... . of it?
<liebl't feal hq ..,.n,. np in f _ tI .... ,bod) . either. Fation _ , diU. _~ p4<1to1
.1_ thoftI Ltoq . . - _ , pabDooI tI .. by
the hand and drqpIl • tlf the boll y kepi Etu)bud) hunt ..t Io..p.it:rc. 1'Il:a1 lifted ....... f....
bodIi.... I .._ .... ..uchl MiMuo'l I adoe.. JlfJ1 <hoot. n-. Iloria Setp)'e1m ........ _ the u,. u....
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limeo again and On the fourth Misha ....i3ed hi. left ann Iloria Sergoyevich beglln to play. Mi. bll looked bolder. He
"" ....fully and, lor BOrne ....allOn or oth er, began from the ....ioed hia left e rm aga in and, an tbe 1""l"Ih bang, yOwled ...
beginning again: if nothing we re wrong:
Va.i1y', f alh.. '" rood ,,' odlh"'OIic, V60ily'. f.lIMr io grx>d " I "rith...lic,
1/e ..".. 10 ", "",,'a """'cworlt for hi", ..,eh ""y, He""" It", ..,no """""""rio for hi'" ....10 day.
I gu...-I right "If that he'd mad e a mistalr.e, hut [decided The kid. were aqu""ling and obrieking. Then I nOl;icod
to oing the ...,.t of the otanza while we we.... at it, and then And,..,i, He l""ked mi...rable . L""Y 10,," all red in the fa""
"",ybe everything would go right afte r that. So I anng my and di'hevelled and woo m.uing heT way through the """"d
two lilK." towa!"da WI. Mioba atood the ... with hi, moulJl hanging opcn
aa if he'd outpri oed hi""",lf. Meanwhile, I wOO belti ng out my
Who e."" h..,nl of ii, ","" eoer d_mad of it? •
1"0l!ler <10<, ho... wo,~ whil< O<In n ~ pla".1 half .1 the litem :
Luokily, ""hody "",de any noi , bocauaa t!l.ey probahly all Who t'VOr ~rd of [,, w"" .... r d...a .. ed of it?
ll""""'"' that Miaha'd made a mi h a nd were now sayin g
to the""",lvea, "Oh, well, thi ngo like thio happen. We'll jWlt
~'o,h., do<a """'ewarlt whil< aonn,.boy ploy, 1

It'a hard to d""';b<! what waa happening. While everyone

wait lor the nen otanza." woo laughiDl> "" ham, !t1l sha', fa"" turned fro'" V""n to
Mellnwhile, the mu sic wa.o banging on and on. Nioba putple. Luq gr a _ hill hand and d ~ bim off, shouting
looked 80rt of green under the gilla. When 'he musk ....ached to me over her Moulder.
t he pia... whe.... he 10 ,," . uJlP"'l"d to start he threw out hi . ' You oing it alone , Deoni.! Don't let WI downl Go on!"
lell ann again and belran to .ing lik e a record when the [. IltOOd there hy the piano and docided not to let t~e'"
noedle gela " uoIr. in a groove, lor the third time now: down. [ IoU very ... lm, and at my cua I . ud<k!nly threw ""t
my left ann, like N ioba had, and b<!lIowed , really amni RK
Va.ily', f alh.. io good 0' orill....' ic,
my...lf:
He do<o hio ..,n', ""..."",rIo fa' hi'" ....10 day,
[ fell lilr.e craoking him If<>o><l end ha!"d with oomething Va.ily ', fo'~", i. ~ ot orilhmelic,
heavy, ... I ahouted angri ly:
He do<a hio ao n ~ ~o .. ew<,,~for hi", <od. ooy.
I don't ,..,ally ,..,member what happened oftl!r that , It w..
Who t'VOr ~rd of it, wit.» ....' d .......<d of it?
1"01"'" data ""me"",,* whil< ..,nny.boy pj01"! ",,"'",hiRK like an earthquab . I waa SU'" I'd drop through
the noor , but it woo joot everybody,. 11 the kid , a nd e ll the
"You're nulal Wby d'yOu keep aiogi nlf the earn. lJling? tl!Oehe.., keeling over.
Siug the IOOCOnd , ,,,....1" [ hiSBed. I'm . utpTioed I didn 't die. I probebly wouid've, if not 10'
"Nobody uked yOu!" he anapped end , hen ani.! ve.ry the bell.
politl!ly to Bori. Sergeyevieh, "I'm ready, Bori. Sergeyevich" I'm never lfOing to be a ""median again.

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 LEOPARD SPOTS "0. whe n you'.., promoled to.he npt grade a nd hava 'A'.
in your repart oan! : I ... id.
Mioha . a~ Lena and I we,.., play ing in the ...ndbox We ' 1 don't g<-t p....nto i>=Iu"", I', . go( • p"ok 01 'C'.:
~e,.., bUlld' ng a roc k.t la u nehi ng pad . We made a hole· and Mioha Mid . "And you don>t get any "",I good p.--nto when
h~ " wlth bricb a nd hils 01 g la... le a ving a "1"''-'" i n th. you hav. the me asle. , be<:awoe everything you play with h.!uI to
muM). foe t he ,-""ke•. I brou g ht down a pail a nd we nut the be burned in the incinerator after. The measles aren 'l any
"" tmmen to In ll , F
fnn."
"We've got to mak e a aide t unnel foe the erlIa u.ot whe n t he
rod ero la unch«l : MI' h , M id. ' 10 any othee kind of . ick . - lun?" K""ty o ...ued.
We .tarted di~ng ag a in , but 800n got t ired hec.au"" th · SU....: I ... id. "Chicken 1'"0, roe instan... I.'. a fina
we ,.., .. mony .to n.. in tho ...nd, ' e,.., . iok ".,... Wh.n I had it Mommy dohhed green medicine an
''' Le.., ta ke a bro ok ." Lona .. id . overy po~ , a ll a vee me. I look ed ju .~ like a l"Opon! . It wall
" LeI" : Mi>lha .. Id. !PO.t."
So w• • 01 down 10 .... . "It IIOUndo ni..: Koetya Raid .
J . ~en KORly a came outoide , lie Wa" .. , ki nny and pa le we
"Hives are n;"", too. Thcy're pretty," Lena ..id Rnd looked
uldn I re<:<>gn ... him, Ife la id h e llo. a t me. That made Mi.ha laugh .
"He llo, K""tya : we "" id, "Wha ~'. $0 pretty a bou t them? JUM plain old bumpo, Hi....
He ...t down Deot to "", a re n't a ny fun. I lih t he grippe boot, When yon h a ve the
"Why' re yau "" . kinnv? Vou
"I ha d the mea ole.," '
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~ • elelon," 1 M id.
grippa ye u get ~ . and ra,pberry jam, You can ea'"--' much
jam •• you wa nl . a nd nobodyll ..y • wan!. Once I ha d a
"A,.., ya u ai l well now?" Lena asked whola jar of ja m . My Mommy couldn't believe it. wha t ..ith
:V... I:v." ~u""rated ro mpl.te ly" .
[ bel '( 0 oIi ll cal<h ing " Mioha Mid and
having suoh 0 high fev.. a nd . uch • good appetite. My
grandma ...id th. ... wore all k inda of grippe and that mine
_, " "..... . ' mo.._...., a way w"' . aew kind. Sh e ..id I .hauld havo a o much a' 1 wa a ted ,
' 0, 1 ,on . LOUnt worry, Y"~rday th. d<><tor ... id r 've
ee<u""'" ted oompJeUly and can play wit h oth.. child,.,n " 'cau"", my sy "u.m ~ ed it, And Mommy gave me mo"', but
M .. h" moved back again. . [ rouldn't ...1 it. What 8 shame! It we. probahly be<:a""" a f
" Oid it hurt?" I "' ked . lhe grippe," He ....ated h ia cheek on hill fiot a n d though~ it
"Na. h w"--' j""t awfully bori ng . All the li me I was · bed a "ee $Orne _ ..,.
?v.ry body kept giving me d..",1iI a nd I kept PO'hng'~hem '"J'he grippe'. a good kind 01 . iclr.neM, but tonoil. ia mud>
' n ~ ~ ' ,,,,opt -k. I wa , bore<! oliff, ' bet~r : [ aoid.
[to fun to he . ick : Len a >.a id. "Y"" alwa v. ,., - ~,.r
when you"" .ick ," J P......n ls "Beca u.. when you ha"" your tonai '" aut yon bave loto o[
. ·'You ~'Ol p.....ntJI wh en you'.., w. ll. too . Like on fmit ju i.. a nd puddingo, Tha t 's beuer t ba n jam ,"
h1l1 hday or at Ne w Year'. ," Mi.ha Raid, youe "How do you get tonai ",r Lena as k ed.
 "From a runnine ...-. They /l""W in y<>W" . . . - lib
mut.hnH>...., bo,aolU<l it'a domp th. .... .~
Mill>a aill"h<ld and .. id, "A running . - 1. DO run, You g. t
..-drop" r<>c it and th<!y only malr.e it run 11'0 ......"
"You ..n drink broeell<l," I ..id. "And it won't ma.k. your
breath omell."
"Why'd you w.nt to drink u rooene?"
"Not ""ally .wallow it, but hold it in your mouth. A
maaidan'UlI"et a mouthfull of il and then blow the b.--ll<l
oul on a nami ne atick . It m.k"" the atitk flame up lik . a
IOroh . It'. beautiful. But the magician ImoWll how to do it.
Th"....'• • triok to it. If you don't kno w how to do it you
mill"ht ell DOl: It'y. You ....on't do it r41;ht anyw.y,"
"I mon ....110.. froga in the oirona," I.e"" .. id
u.... peotedly.
"And ....UI, tool Juat r<>c I.nght," K""lya ..id.
"And """"""n""t" Mill>a add<ld.
I nearl)' fell over. What • li.1 Every body know. cro<:<><Iilea
..... mode oul or toull"h orococIil. leathe., an how t8.D you ... t
them? "You muet be cruyl You t8.D't ••t . crocodile, it' l too
toull"h. You'd neve' be able to che.... it."
-SU.. you could, if it 'a _ k<ld, ·
"Huhl You'd ne"", get a cro<:<><Iil. to let iUIIlf lI"et cooked!"
I . houted .
"[1'11101 ..,ob big teeth," Lena oaid and 11>. looked ooared,
"Crooodil"" • • t their trai..... every day, · Koelya oaid.
'"I'hey do?" Lena'. ey,,"lrot .. round .. buttono, · W. ....e..
ta lkin.g aboul moe thin,ge lik. biv"" and now we',.., 1tI1kin.g
. bout crocodil... I IUlIe th.m."
· W.'"" talked a bout .io t o - e"""ll"h," Mioha sa id.
"What'. the noe 01 a ""ugb, rOt instan",,? The only aood thitlll"
.bout it ill you .. n Itay out of ..hoo!."
'"I'hat'. better than nothin.g," Koatya ..id. ' But you'..

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_ ." tnlinil\lt. AI IOOD .. ... decided th ie I " ent ..... ilfhl homo
· And they pot)'tIU . nd oay n "", wnrdI: 101.... oaid. "When
yOU're oi<k,... "'n gri aDyth..... you ... nt. A pme.
pn .. . . 1cIeri.., i......•
0.- ._ . nd otol1e<l Inini ,,&,.
I ltCJl in... the ~ . nd turned on !he . .t.or, fi........
.... !hell coId_ I ........ ...... it ....,u,. pod _ I olooo<WoM I
~I·. rich'" Tbe....m thmc .. to ",lch -..chi..... n,. .~ .. well rret ~ aDd tur....r. 011 tho
__ 11 ,..... __k • lee .. ,....... .-It ,... "'" ..... wheu-..
,.... . . . .' I Mid. . . - . d .-itIo _ pi..,.
hot . .Ier oIlCC ' ....., ..... n..,- III iq ........ Boy oh bo,l I
ill • _ _ _
tJ.",n, u. tho iq """'-r for ......1 h.M t-.. 00"
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-Y... _ , ...... bike if ,...... ..... . ....... lee: Koot,.. fi i...- and rail,. . . ',"Ie'" auf. Whilo J
dr-.:II 10m I ,ocI tho _ Cnoll _
.w....
r-.I _ ahout •
"It11 pow ...,.u- qai.... I M id . ...,. .no. ... ohi-u. .... bNe f.- tho ...w..
"Will itr Koot,.. MbIl Aller Iutldl ...,. _ bopn to "'" aDd I r I a -.pie

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Mioho 1IOCIeIool. 1'hro Lr... pullM her d_ ....... _ her · 111 1Ji.... ,.... . n upiri.. V... t1 be a ll richt J.,. ...... , _ .
k_ . .... M loI, "H il ,..., bum _ _ If .... rret • Get inlo t...I,. 101""""" _101.
bump or • h1..k ·bl yOU gri ~od 'I1uot ....... me feel 1.. l u l. I rl ,. b<pn ... bo... l. but ; -
on top of il? H_ r u.en /lliolul ohouled I ...... dow i...
"""",fl '"" I. ir!'" I ..id . nd k",kod lhe poil. n.. ."" ..ith "' .ogle ! H")', Eag lel Cl n )'tIU Mo ' ...., Eqler
our i_....mento in it. I ran ... the ...indow .nd lnokod oot. · Whot d)olo ....nt.
"Wh. t'. tho pei1 fo..... Kootyl ..10«1. ... Icon'!""
"We're mlki"g • _ ket I.o""hi"ll' pAd." "Come on ""t inf.<l orbiti It. moant out inlo the y.rd .
· Why didn\ you uy 101 Stop t.lk i"ll . nd 1. 1'.1f<lt do.. " ... "My mothor oron't let me. I', . lot a mId."
..or kl" Mommy pulJi"ll a' my 10ffII, .. yi "&,, · Oon't Ie.n _
So ... It"l'fI'O'I tolkiIlfl' . nd ,IlOl do .. n ... ......10. lho ...; IHI lik. tho t! V....11 r.n .... t. Wlw>',,")'tIU \.Ilk;",
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"My r....nd. )ly ...... brot' -. Y<lU 'Te bothori.... _ r
US, TOO - Don't lnan out lllu wtI" led.
· N y -ner _n'! let _ I _t.•
AI - . . .. Miebo IlDIi I f....... 0IlI thot t.... ef ..... ....... tJ-Jcb. thio ""'" ItId then ....,Ied a nd M id , "SM'.
= .010 ..IW otheF F Eqle " e ........... ~ , 1111 be a __ <II .... 't.-Ieo.-i-t,.r
thot ..d he Eocle he'd be F boco &IIi. Bul I Itaaod out ....,...,. and . . . . . wh'-'"d, "Goo,
to ... , "lito aD,...,., IlDIi Fu..:-
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Wert woiti.., 10 ...pi....,.
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 "So what? Yau Cll.a bo !Jl traini .... Shut YOU' "Ytla and lla
!till u if yau·.., in an iooLatum chamber."
"111 ••tab!i4h conton by phan. thio . " omng: I u id.
"All right. Yau ...tabllah coataet with me and m ""tabllah
contact orith you." And he 101t.
I lay ""..n an lb . cou.h . • 1....... my er" a nd atarted
p. eeti.i... "'" talki.... 'nl. n I got up ond did .......
••liotheni",. Th. n I ahaerved tho On1<""...n through tho
porthal• . • nd then Doddy ""10. halltO .nd I had • 10081 al
Mtural produoto. I .... feeli... fi..... 'nl.n I bqran undu.i""
far bed .
"H.,.. co"", you'.. g<>ing ta bed 00 oa. ly?" Daddy wand.red .
"Yau Clin otay up .. late OJ yau wan' "' , ['10 going to>
, Ieep."
Mammy f.lt my laroh ""d and ..id, '"!'h••bild ill ill."
I di dn ~ u y . nythi... , If thoy couldn·t .... I .... in training
to> bo a ,-",""",oout, ..hat .... tho .... explaining? They'd read
it .n in the pape"" 10"" ..ben the counl ry than1r.ed them la,
bovi brought up ou.h 0 fine oon.
Qui 0 lot 01 ti"'" had g<>n. by ..hil e I'd ~n thin1r.ing all
thi s and I decided it .... tim e to> eetabliol! contact by phane
..itb Mioha. I ..ent aut'" lhe hall . nd di oled, Mioha pi<1r.ed
up the ,..,.,iv•• right . ...y. Hi. vaieo oounded 0<1" af fuzzy.
' Hella: ho ..id.
"It th.t you, Falcon?"
"What'd yau oay?"
' La th.t you, Fa lcon? Thi. i. Eaglo. H.,..'.. thinge?"
110 I.ughed, breothed inu> the ph. ... and &aid. '"!'hat'o vory
lun ny. Quit kidding, I. th. t )'<lU. $onyo?"
"Sonya? Thio i, Eagler What'. the mat te. orith yau?"
"Wha? Whol d'y"" me.n? Who', . peakina'!'"
"N<>body'. apeaki...!" I ..id and hung up. It muat hava
'-n a """ng numbo•.
Daddy rolled me and r ... nt bock to> my room, got

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~ and In\(l bod "i"in. J uat u I "'u drilti ~ off 1 I bruahed my tee. h .nd lIot into bod b'" eou ld n't ran
!loan:! a ri~"lI . It "'.. the telephone. o.ddy wen t \(I pt il-. ..leep. be<a .... I kept thi nki~ about . ha. w 'd Mid . nd
"''hilt I "'.. Iooki~ I.... nly alippen I could he.u hi... ..,.i~. ..<>ndering how- the tnlth """ld ""I-. I _ ldn" f. n uleep for
"Ett;1o! Wh ich €"IIo! The...·• l>Obody he... II,- that ....... . • 1o~ ti ..... 11>en....!>en I woke "P. it . .. ..-..i ~ . Daddy
Y... h !-he • ....., n"nlbet." had roDe to work . M "'y . nd I . . - . Lon.o. I _ ...y
It
"I.'.
iloIl.
N ioluol 1I. ·d _ blW>od ""ntad.! I n.n out 10 !-he
r.... _ f Ill E"IIe!'"
7 .u-.? Th. io EecIeJ Ilapr . rJd cnoerl"
t... th .... i . aDd _
Fint. I had an Olft"- I
ha ..,. ,,""kfut.
, . . bfld . .......... I ;..a had
the J"llk. , aumblnd u p the . bite ~ wi th the _II ..
"What·... )'OU cleillil?'" .t _ Idn' be --"'-hie. n.ea N. ......., oet. boWI"l of f.ri...
"Sleep;.,.r' in f "",t of me.
'110, IaOI I _ rty roll ....... aDd thno bered "I ..... . )'OU to .... it al l. II.... _r
'"-dIilll: Yerf illlpona.... Liotn. Eae\e! W. · lOtIO eilll: ., bate f. ri...!"
.....
'"-dIu.- beI_ _ ao 10 ' " T~. Sa it ll be • .....,.

Wlw. idM.!
"r-/t at ywuneill Y
""-ted. -V....'... lOt 10
" It makm _ Pll'."
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Me 01 -..r" M.......,

"C.oooI I )'OU, f . 1cGa. LeI'. oi"I: the _

. , . . 10 '"III:. I eilll: Yerf ....u. b<a_ I
-or .u- kill . t ahooI . ~ _ .. I otan<d
_ ." I

,N_
tloe..
'"""" N _ . ' ......
. nd . id, "'Let'. ... to _
It . , I ' ' -1. I
.,r
. port ber . . . .""""" _
tha K" ....Ii• . W'luot .r,.....
, tliliolt 01 .If)' ...... tIIM.'. becl..-
" - .....,.;. . but Doodcb' . t..... the Kremli.a. been 10 tha Hall 01 F _ ODd the
"h'. lbe two _ ..... F aDd EqIo, ....... beI_ ~ ••nd I _ ... the Tar-c.n_ and 1Y1lD
u..,. ao to oleep."
You.bi.., N......nd I wen> ~

QIo tloo . . , polllo '"

0.., t-priau IIIUl ~; _
diotoal .... n
.... Terrible'. th-. ",.,.. .n
to _ thera. Sa I aaid, -sw..l LeI'
Theft Noon..,. .... iJo,l and .. W. "Fi
,.... firtiob ,...... _
1"
We1' .....
I. nl liclr "p _ nwhile. Doa' f......
O"Yef)'thing ...... ... the _ - ' ut -
_n.
If)' ifl' • " t i thi_

I . .. alone .t the ..bin . ith tltoo _ 1 ttari". . t _ . I

THE MYSTERY CLEARS alo wed the owf...., -.ritb my apoo... 11>en I . JteoI i L 11>en I
taot-ed it. It WM ru l. "Then I cIeciclod 10 add _ lUll"'.
I heard 101'-"'.1" ..,. 10 _ no. '"Ibe tnlth ",ill OUI-." I M. ybe that .-oukI k. ;t wte bette• . I aprinkJed ......
.....<0:1 ""'" what i. ...... 1-. ' ''. 8r .... it . nd ...1<><1 i..... in. It .... otill "'_ . [ ..id J
"It me. ... that il oomeo... ~ .....,e' hing di oho. -. peopl.
-"ill lind 0'" about i• ..,ne. or late•. lIe11 be uhamed of
luI ted ""...,.1.
a.ei..... it ..... very thick . II it h.d bee. th in""r. I'd ....""
~j """l f and ha'll be p"nillhod. Undenl.and? It'• • int<! for bod
"". . h" t rnl eyeo lisht a nd . ipped it. So I added """'" hot " ater
r,'o m th e ket tle . It ..... . ti ll ol\pP"OY . nd , ' ioky• • nd

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di oguat i ~. [ ui«l In 1... 110.. I . """nful. but my Lh_ t lrOI
I II cl>okecI up.nd l !.oWN the "",..,11 bad. up. It .... terribl• .
And I ,..,. Ib' ,,"nted In p In Lhl Kre mlin.
'!'hJ,t'1 ...hen I ""... mhertel the jar of bono red ieh. I
dtridId .nythi~ W<lU1cI P down . .ie< .nth hone rad ilh 110
I J"l'IUW! the .. hole jAr '"In ID,J' cereal. When I tutod it ID,J'
_ popped out. I IiI<IppId breool.hinc. I lDUIl've bMft
" """"..-i UI, boa... I .... bbecl tbI bowl. >sa _ In the
wiJ>dow """ dlutUd the _lout. n.e.. I _ t ' -k In the
table a nd oal ........
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J _ .... M""""y i _ the k it<:fIH.. She i0oi<..
I I ID,J' . .I aDd "CoooI lor ytJU! No< I <Imp Iolt. Get

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up, dNr. Get ""-cI aDd . .'U II UI the KNtIIIlia." Sbt

n.e cIo>o>rbeIl ....... It. 1Di,,~ Ie_ I mililiema"

He ..a!bd t!Ir'oqh tbI kikbeB. Ioobd out tbI
....... &I tbI 'T~ _ be.., belirnd ~.-101
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.....
.... _ I l.hinc.- be _ .
"What'N ,... tllkUrc abo,"r W......,. dem. I I
-You __101 be 1+lmod '" ,.......If!'" He ......,j In be
_ncli". at 11_"",. "You Ii.., ill a r.......... -... with IU
__.,. .......,<Lie Ulrh>cli.... ID iDciDuIol«. b7 tbI "-:r.
8uI ,... l.tII'oor III Jr. 01 _ out tbI ..-iDcIo..!'"
· H_ IIIIn you ..,. _ I tbinc1' I .... _ !'"
"Oh, you don'lr H. ami...., but didn 'l loc>l< frieDdly I I ell.
........
HI ....nl t.dt In tbI ' ",nl door. ope<>ed il ..... oaid, "Como ' n•

It. .... n en!erod. Tho m'nule I .... him I kne .. .... ...... n·1
goi~ In go to the Kre mli n after aU.
The man had on I felt h. t. My ..real ..... Ip,...d ,II _
h iol hot . TheN ... . . bi&: puddle of it in the dent in 1M
middie , lOme on the brim. OIl"'" on hiol eon. r. OIl"'. On hi.
, bou lder and OIl"'" on hil left I........ leg_ He ..... barely

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in'ide ...hen h. begin , peaking In , nnl<hel_
 "r .... ",i"lf to h."" "'J' pictUrfl to k.." ... . nd then tJ>ia ... Sl>o CClUW ... Dn like tho, . 11 day. beeo ..... .... r .......... ......
""....1. F.,;...... Pipil\ll hot. Dum. my head th""""" Illy ka1..• w.let'eII. An, bod, eou ld _ thol. So I ooid to DodcIy.
11_ ean I ..nd Illy piotRrfl _. when ['m l uJi of f . ';...,.. "Wha' did you think oI?"
M"",,,,y looked ., _ . Her _ JOt .. paeD .. r I .. o.ddy looked ......,. II.em .nd a id to MomatJ. -V....' v,o p i
n... n.., .... . ...... lIip ..... .... howi . to .............. t.e . nd ;"wn, -.ec.hillC thatll let ,.... kaep
"rm .. ..., ...,.- abe oaid in . 1ow
d",.. it up.·
P\eaa let.- '-k of ,..,. _
...., -.nI to
w he'. outdooro. 1
tho _ _. ..... ,....
e:on' -.iIy
.
",., tJ>tee '" _ left the ~ _ a _&1 _ I ~ ,....11 1U<a!ed. V V'O . . . . . . .
WMa 101_
' -. I r.... 11y _ _
"You __
.,_If
.._ b.::k
_
I"\Pl. .......,. ",.,
I .... IOit -..... to InnIl ••
I<t ' -.
tnItJ> wi U
tJ>oouch.
.
'-'1 .. ,....._
o.o.cw, _ I
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to hio ... drawer I. oddo ...............
. . .... • Iarp - - . . • _11 ..... with • eh.ipped
Sha _ otnipl '" ""'..,...nd _ IoonkiBoJ I.... _ _• _ aailor., ........... . nd • few at.t- ....-. ,1& ....
bd_ ,....'1
•the •nd thoto . . a id. "Will ,....
of ,..... lif",..
1'eInem..... tl1ia r.... _ aut . . the labia
...... See ....... ,.... <:a" do.'
h«. 4iere. n" " all

·v..- N ' .. w hi. to tho .... .._ bad< ...... oaid I ....Id
llO toide aDd p loy . When Dod<l:Jr . nd I rut batlt i" u_ f.
lun<h 1 101......,... hando ....... loill '" dry JlIUI&.
THE SPYGI.ASS n.e", ftw.Jonkj...- bir b1 ... pa.per .uhe .... the tobla.
Mom"" pickod. it u p . nd ..id:
r .... . itti On the ...indo waill wi.h "'J' ahirt pulled <Iown " I""'k. [)eM;'"
Dve. "'J' k beco.""" MDmmy ... . pot<hing my ponto. "Wh61 10 it..
'"!lI i. i. In. lin,it,· Mommy ooid . r.d otDwed oIit<hing. "It·• • • pygl..... My own ..... ilfTt.·
" IIi. d ot heo jw, .... 1• • way ." "'1'0 ..,. what '. for . w. yr'
"Y.... Il. ddy ooid . nd fDIM<! hio newtpoper. '"n><y do. She . mile<! . "Not . t . n. T D h"p On eye 0" you.'
H. '. fD"'Wr cli mbi.... Ie...... . nd l reeo . • nd """•. I eon"t
_ Ill to kee1> h im in do>thH." Daddy Woo tilen. IDr . whi"'.
""_r'
· 1,'. ....lIy very tilIl' '''. 1 deoirned . nd made. If'YIIaa for
He ...,..., lui.... I t _ a nd the" ooW. · 0.., lYe fi"" II, ... ",nll. Like the kind ..i\ore kaYe. """"PI W . mi. . . .
tJ>oueht of ..onethiq tho.'1 1"" ." e nd to tJ>;... m ..... better.·
". did"'t do it .... PU"-.~ • a id. "You think I "'"' <hem "Wi",.... p\eaa ~ i n tha pritoeipK. of....-nt<tioa, the
_ pu ~t I. ;ua ha ~ . ·
"'Of ......... " ;u.t ...--..... 101_ 111, _ ppM. · Your
...... . ... .. - " tl>oy bep thiBkillC '" w.,. 10 Ft eaucht
fundioon'" et eecera" o.dd, ..it!.
M_ lttJ otood by tho table. lik . ~
~. utd oaid i. . .... . - like • ~'o:
_.ndi.
b1 tha

on - , . ... il. iuot to u ~ ,..,. _ _. What t«rible...- · Now. __ = ... I ba"" to lea"" tha _ 1 .....Iwa,.
, . . Ioa-el I. iuot ... ...."..e ~...r k..... . .. .". .. ,... o....nio. E...... if r ... .. far .. tl&l>t

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ki lo""'t"' w.y ,"" minute I de<ido I haven't leen you for
• l0"l!l ti and w.nt to know what your. <!o'''l!I. I tum it
on. bold il up in Lht di...-tion of our hou8e and, ~ wh.'?
I can _ 1"" .. Ioir .. life."
"E.lcella,,11 II'I Lht Cu il lOl-Buour Effect" Daddy ..id.
I w.. teaklOll abKk, I _ drumed Momm, -.1<1 illftn t
...cb • \hi.... N_ my w.. _ Iii I nd 1"""ll, but Ioolt It
what Ibo'd illwentMl ",. CUIHt-B EffeetJ
"Bul how d 'Jou k _ wboo.. O\IT ' - .... I aabd.
Tbl didll 't . "... p her. -r.e I'Jl • ..-ial ~
.-.pa_ i..... that poiIlta <IirwtIy to our ' - -.-
'1bat'. Iha N.....,.(l......, .. ..ti.... ~ Daddy . id.
.L.tlt.. " ' _ ...-. "$1> ,.... _ , DnuUa, . ", ti_
you dial> • ~ .. ... ~'_ ,.., at-Idn'l. ",", nl
~ all lbout it, Riebt .w.,.·
"What'" you pc iIlaido it? A TV _ l""
"01 - . . . . Room ..... Iha mirTor? II u..-.. baclt •
mle<tiooo '" you ript i$o ..., -.L So I <:aD ~ -tMther
)'O'IIA footi..- _ lid with • ali ...... _ ... juat doowdli..-
;1_ ·
"11'. Iha &-W.WilWlpipe 1..-. in octioD, 1<1 "'"
....-ua.. Daddy ",uml>hd &lid Ibea ~ "I'd like
to i..trrn.pt 1""t f... I ... illUloa, if I....,.. 'Jbrr.'• • q rd
like 101 .
-Vea, '" Ge ripl . -; Nnmm, ..ill.
~ ,....r ""rta- run on e lectrir:ity . ... whalr
"'Eledrieity .-
"Be ""'l' ..... Iul 0-: Daddy A id. -y Iloo\ ...nt to
haft • ahor\ .i"",it. If you do, you11 ha bIow1>ut in your
brai •
'"J'h on'! be . ny abort cin:uit, b<oea..... tho..'•• f......•
'"J'h.r• • diff. rent ttory. But be on the lookout . nyw.y.
You ..,,', fool .round with . Iodrici ty,"
 -c. .. )'9<1
..... k. 0111 like it fo, "",r I u ked. "80>'. I .... onuld _ Mommy had n', "'"'" it in " lona 'ime. Sl>e'd
keep .n ey<l On )'9<1 ,.
"Wh . t forT I ....... 1"" I don't i n<eDd to elimb • ..,. bee.n lokinf; it . port to _ .Iul,
prOOebly fOryoCten .n "bout it , I ll""bbed the IPJICIuo . nd
w... i ""l&o . nd Ii",... out
ho-.. It _ . ked_H..-t to rood _ , the"" ... nothl.... i""ido .
Ie.....•
"Who k- .? Well, y""'
)'OIl _ ' t climb • fe....., bul It w... "",ply!
,..., ....y e..- richl ~ .... <:or. Or _)'be 7"".... . 'fho.t'. when I Iiz,ed tboY" lr\eklld me. M""""y hadll'l
jo)'W.lker.· In nyt.h i SM'" j uot....t the .... J<..beI..... opYcJuo
~ ,... ,..., pidt fipto .. it!! the jo.nitan, • • ..,... .. it!! to "" ad I , lib • •iII, 1001, hod beliewd ber. I . ....
he opn_
tho ili • DMd y """I0oI ."" . . - . "Too bM _ ....,
lib _ to k_ . 11 ~ _ ,.....•
lI__y ....... • f _ . , ... aad aid. "I,'. .. IIriarUwoI
_ .-lid of il I'd hoeD beho vi... like ,
n... ...... _ .. ""'" . , tho
oad o.doI:y. too, <bet I ...,...
ncel.
0II"1d OIId .t M.... my
~ .nd ........ rJPIm.c
........"" u.. IOIll)r _ of ill k ilOd• • tbon!'" ".", . . KOIIY. , U- IlDdrei oad theto Lena. £.- tbouch tho thno
........ h.nI . , _ ."" ->01, "Don' f~ 111 he" . y oichlo of them p _ _ • aood -tint;, I .... 1>0."",. Afkr.e quit
_ ,..., all tho ti_ f __• r",t>ti.... _ ....... up 10 tho .,tie .....r flll ....10 tho roof. ""."
n... .... ~ to ..aU .,. lif. PNUy . . cli mbed • <Mljlio of ...... ".", we .. ent ...... iDto IN

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•..tw. but I didn' .,. uyW
Whno I • ....u tho _ -..iac
I juol ......wecJ &Dol _ to

.oDd -.ruoI I'...... .,.

..nor .....r tho baiJn- . - - . "" f ..... . ........ ill tho -.I bUt
lill _ -.., bleo<Ur than _ . 1 fell .. If rd...-ted wUIp
.nd ...ld fly.
.... lif. I ...101 _ thete·" be DIIthi.... but bIeck ,. eheM.
We .... "'".... _ , UwoJIU to Mammy' tiooo. F.
i _ _• . fl*r r" ofericleol Lb.l x-y.'" beta ,..n.,.. 101 RIDING THE DEATH WALL
IftOl.IJ' .oDd .... dIM for • lieki.,., I otoppo<I in .,. tnd.a,
beal.,.. I N_bered W I
011 '!'" bock. How ..... Id I
Y. opn'" .... tni",""
~ • liWnc? T• .,.
po""
._Ier.
W!Mra I .... .....,. litt.lo m, po.renlo IIoucbt
I eat "do' .... it .....r podollecl off . nd
f _
't • loU

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DIIthi.,. of the fld. lh.It ..,,"'-" "'
.....k lor tMIJ1O)lto. M.1 I>o.PPf, mn/r

Dull. InY doY!' d""aed On ..... 0"- I w. .

to the ia the
lif..... ..... ou' of

_iii.,. ....
y
-.ed. Vou'd think 1''' bMD ridi.... . bi ke .11 my life.
. Why, ",,'. " bono "",rUmen," M"",,,,, .. ill.
· He lonb .U hwoebo<l up," DMd y ..id.
Bu' I "'.rned to rido ..ell . nd ........ n do'''' trieb lib
lib . . .nell, . "" .I.o..r- f.1I C" unpy. I .... J>I'Oho.blJ' . I_ no do in the rimIa. I eouJd rldo hoek• • "," or ly;n, on
neorillll' . n uah.H Y . "". the ... t end peda Ui", with my he...., or ItbOrillll with """
Bu' !.hen 0111 "OJ' .hen Mommy 10" ""I . nd I • • • hend .\ • time.
rum .....(i "¥ in my junk d""we>. looking for my oid in....r
l u be, I . uddenly . poIted MODlmy ·••pygl.... II • • • Iyl"ll on I <'<lU ld rido eidewey. wl t!! my fHl in tl>o. .ir.
Ole Ix>tVlm 0/ th e dro w.,. . nd Inoked ra ther hotte~. Vou

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'1111 . h ut .
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I ,",uld rido . itt;1\lf on t he hend lel>ero. I ,",ul" ri d. wiOl my
 I could rldo holdilli . full .. tau of .... ter, In . wonl" I could . pi" . Jo'edy• • 1 "070 '~ ' 10111 ti...., ........ .... """" 111 ....
ride eve" ..h lch 10. ' . lit.... gl _ _ of ,". eo... on!"
Tho" U",,1e ZheIlJ'. th.o.DJed the ,wo rea' .. htela for OM Mloha _ d ied the bib ..hlle I IOl on. I cou ld reach u..
and ..... verttd I, inlO • t ....... hee""". I leamod lO rido • edlre of the podol wi th m1 toe if I otreW>ecI. bul t.luo, "'""'"
........"""1« jua .. quickly .. I'd IM.mod to rida ...y IIIJ' othe. lei daDffIe lib • pi... of roni. I ohov«l off
mr-..."""Jer. Soon . 11 the kida ..ere n lli oe ..... Clwnp. from the ..i .. """'" wi th lit)' da li .....--..rU.... and
I plIdalleci .WllJl ti ll rtl1 kneea _ IUd bumpi.., .pinal the Nl.oha ttoUed . Ionpido ahoutl.....
h a ~. whid! _nO I"d ~ ~ bib . I .... -e- ...... otart the -..r!"'
..aitinc lor u.. do,. l>adcb'd buJ -. I had to oIide """ .... , oI f u.. _ t to ...... ....... on the
0... da1 bir}'da i" to our 1 ard, bnt Jw .......\ "..t.I. Mioba ........ -.elhillfl did: on the bandleOuo. '"""
plIdalli.... 11 .,..uori and _ ... lib. ~. I _ to oprt1er. I _ .m
.... I"M1I7 I'd _ • bike ridiDC by ulf I roIli... ...... ... .... _ padal1inlr, beea.... I
bef_. Mot ') ' " -.old cars, ..... """"'. but .... _w..' . - the podalo I..,...y, but all I had '" .. .....
lIOq . .... I -..1dD\ bel ...,. .,.... u., ..,. IIalP>co-
Tho -... .... up to _ _ ..... I&Opped n. t.....od aut Tha wUod whiatW In ~ . .... £~"C tIoaIoecI by itl •
'" ba • bir boy. H. lea hir. lOr apu. the ..i" ~

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drdr. the """'" tIN . . -, the betocft. thoo - ' - ..... tho
........... ;...-.. M I lItood 1ocIlti... at hir. bib. III..iolYo .._ ......-.... on- u.. JII'II, tho psa. the betocft. the
rrinp . nd the .pia, ."" .... .pi.. the paat and all
"What".. ,.... ........ iIIr 1M .-.. I nd ....nd . dll&dlUlJ the b.nd" ban.,
· h ...... by u lf, ~ .......... ~ botoind.
"It'. IIl1 -...i,,'. bi b . It'•• _
H.'. ha
.... it
tel with ....
to rida • -..biker
bib. ,.. '. . . .ti..... Aft« the thitd eirdo Iw .......... ...... tired1" .........
opl_ u.. .......
I thou. him. I ..... feeli". .... t. I m d t I....
"11'1 _ v ....... dow .. on the podaI __ . nd I deo.lb n ~lioI 1iu the dari". """ rider r d
lAM IIIo rtl u.. _ . ",."..,.• ."....h ..... itl the link to co I - . . i .. the .,......_ parlt.

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hundred ki1olnoelerl. 11.1 opoad'. twenl)L' ~ ill half . ..

"Gee! I wiIh I -..Id rida it."

'""" JM*. Mioluo . u.. ""';np l lId the rai.. - " bpi.
f!uhillfl by timo IlDd .... in. I 10" on t.op 01 the WOI'ld. AM
• ..hila. though. I bopn reel lllfl .. if then! went pi .ltld
"F~ it. Fedy. ' 1 munloo. you. Medleoo in m7 f-.. ",... I ...... n ftell". funny . n oY My
· 1 know.· lutlldo ....... d.amp. I .... nted to otop. Who.. I ..... __ to
Then Miah. looked 1/"O\IIId . nd .. id, -r1>en'1 nobody Millt l . g.in I ohouted , "I'm \i.....1 Stop it!"
looki ...., ..... you'.. lb e th.o.mp. Go on, Iry' 1,1 111 holp you pi.
it _rted. po.- down h.nI. That'•• n you h to do. Circl. ,..,
Ml",,", tn>ltecl . rter me. ohoUl lnj, "Wh. t? I u n't ......

.",und , .... Ylrd . """pl. of Ii...... I nd t....n 11 por k It h...

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"Whol" the m81\.e. ? Are you dHf?" I ohouted .
 Ilut by th en Miiolul IuId dropped behind, When I came
" ",un" aga in. I yelled .
"Stop the hike . Mi. ha!"
li e grabbed hold of the handleba... 'i'h<o hike lurched and
knocked him over. I kept on roitljf. He was wait iag for me by
d,. I'<"'t ogoin. "S["m down on tho b,.,.ke!" he ""reamed,
I whlued past ond otart«l lookitljf for the brake. but I
<'<Iu l d o ~ find it, 1 tried every ACrew 00 the hondlebon .
Noth ing wor ked. The motor bu'wd a way, By oow I felt u if
th ere we", a millioo noodle. ", uok into my foot and ler.
"Where 'a th e b,.,.ke'"
" I forwo<f'
"Come 0 0 , remembed"
"I' m tryitljf to! K""p on roiog!"
"Uurry up and remembed"
I kepI on circling aod drcliog, I wao "" dizJ:y [ wanted to
throw up. The ""11 ti me a<'<lund Mioha MOUted.
"[ oo n't rememberl J ump'"
- I'm Koing to throw upl"
If I'd known it'd be like !his I'd ""v.r·.... rotten on! I'd
,athor . pend the "",t of my life ...alk iag!
Miaho woo . h""ting . ~ i n. "We need a matt"""" off. bed!
V" u could ride into it and atop, D'ynu have a '1""""
maU ",.. ?"
"h 'a pIlrt of lhe couch'"
"Then k""p on going till you 1'Ull out of gaa!"
I waa "" mad I nea,ly non him over. Why. if I had to wait
til l I wu oul 01 gaa I might hav e to ride around for two mOre
woeka. a nd we had tic keta to • puppet ohow on Sunday ,
l""' im.. , my leg waa about to fall off. "Go gel ~' edy a!" I
yell,,".
- II,,'. having tea!"
" fle cao h"'e it lawr!"
. ),I i..... misuJlMntood . ..........IM, "H. 11 ...ul"lkT 7""
...,-
",.,.., they _ . na.hiDc by ...ia: the peel. the ..Ie. the
beBdI . the - ' - the ..ill - ' - on- bo<k-nnk the no..iB
.nd eo
-se..
th i
budi
- . I hopped I nd p ipped and ......ted.
_ _ I" Aunt Mila lOki.
It w . . dark wbeD _ read>od thrir~ . W. were pi",
~ haM 1M . . the lefnee. A cup just . . bic II • •• , _
_I. the rori-. the beao::h. the pte. the peel. A.... lheoo ell . . ........... beI..... _ .
....mWed: the
' '>8W the . nd
the ...... the beDc:h. the ..ill
.-r.
Suddenly _De I"'bbod bold of the bib . 'The motor
J
..,.,,,,_.;t!> ...
· You k _ : Uncle AIu: aid til o.dcl:y. "Kharitoa wiU bo

_ .oa
and will ..,. t ill
day. He'l a m";", M ", W1nit!' 1 toaIcbt
nighl ."
etoppfd IPutteri..... .nd eo......ne p "" me '" cuff , [ Dacldy looked ,",,"'lad. "W.II . Dennill, my """;n Khari ton
lfIlMHd It ..as MI"'a'. rou.ln Fedy.. ..ho·d fi 111 fini.hed .. Ill be here tonight. Il l " t-n ... nti.... to meet y<lU for a
hill IU. T tried to """ pO! but oouldn', ''In . bece my lol'lg time,"
maca roni.1ea: buclcled . Still. 1 heel . nougb ...... to hop y " Ilow ....... I donl know him?"
f""" Fedy. . . f Ql. . . I
I w.... 't n>ad at him f
H. didn 't <hue me.
hevi... hil me. boca... if he _ W
_"
4'ha1'1 beta... he li_ tn the F.r North and hardly .....
til Allnt Wila replied.

,....
had,,'t ~ _ rd ~bly . ,ill be ltiftli", -...l the "Who ia her I 1Ilid,
-n.. m pt.ai.. 01 a bq: ....... UlIIode Alu aid u. a """1
~....-...-
TELL ME ALL ABOUT S lN GAPOR£ A .... i _ _ t down tlIJ' bad<. 1ndoed1 n..IdYo -..i" ...
.....1. UM c:aptaitl of .....1 obip ...... I ",,","""" III
On &'unb;r Daddy and 1 _ t .;,.;Ii.... ou r ..llIli_ who T1\at wee juat ~b Daddy: two a lw.,. _ .... til . . n>ember the
live In a . uburl> of M-..w. It wee on/:r a II>on lrip by . . - Impol1ant thinp by acridenl.
. Ioetric: t",l n. UntIl Ale. and Aunt Miill "'. ... "'. Iti.... fo. ... "Why dtdn't you t. lI m. obout him before. Daddy1' I . on't
at the ""tioo. oIIine yo .. . I h_for yo .. . ny m Ot"O, ·

ill the t.Iket1'"

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"Why. Dennill ill all JfO..n upl" Uncle Ai,"" .. Id.
A.... Aunt Wila "Come. w. lk with me, O.n"l. What'.
Aun t Mila la"ihed . I noticed thaI abe I. ugh«! 0 lot ond
. - . .hen the w. . DO " - n to. Th ia w. . one of the ti_
wba1l the no . . -n 10.
"WodolIi", dal • .,...,...... ..... IOQ' CU_ " "I taoW you aU abaolt hi.. two ,...,.. . . . wba1l he 1'01 bad<
She -.lied- W• ........t the Inoo:b, ~ the ...... I. - stnppote: Doddy .id, "bul you WWft otill """1 little
...... and ...1.... -.... a dirt . . with .... ...-. . . lheoo a Dd ,.-t.Iy f......,e.. Never IBind. Go to - . V...11_
bath ...... I tool< off ...,. I t - a Dd -so ..... waIbd hi.. _ ' ow .-
boref- . Tbe . . li<kled "'y Ieee. just .. il hold the 1M' Aunt Mila took ...,. hand and led .... int.o the ....... Wo
bt,.... . hen 1 _nl baref_ lor the ' in!. ti..... . tte. the k>DIr wolked th.....1h n """" a Dd lhen inlO onot.her
winte • • nd .pri....' 0'" juat Ilk. il. '!lie WI I 0 nanow h in the _ . A
Th. ro. d turned toward . t ho ri •••. I oould """'lI the ..ate. lo'll" nOWO""'" oc_a ' tood by the .. indo.. ,

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 4'hill illy"" , bold . Get undreued. 111 put yOW" ba.ket .rod
pioWl. on tho floor here."
"Where11 o.ddy IIlHpr
"Probobly on the ~ . You 10 ....... he·o . f.-h·. ir fiend .
Don', lell .... )"OII're frillille nodi
"Nat • bn." I 10' u....u-d . nd ducked into bed.
"G<> to oIeep. dear. Wel l '" In tho .... ot roo...; 01>& Mid and
liptoed out.
I puIJed the quil l up to ...y cbin- 1 .... Iyi.. there,
liMeni.. to tho lJI'OW'Iupe.... the lernCO tol k;.. h. ""'
...... and lIl""'i.., . nd ..... n thouIl> I .... o~ I . . .
thi of tho .. pIOi...
I -NI ki nd of • '-n1 he bad. Did it. _11y _
rich< of bio "'""' lib rd _n .... pOclure 1 And
..bot kind III • pipe did hot .....,u1 Did il hI. ....
_ or • cur-...I _ 1 A'" wbot .boon bio""'" W 1d il
be i-=ribed or _ 1 1 hew lha ptoiDr; - . . often 11-
u-ribed cUpen for valor. N.I
u.e,-... 1_ enabi. . ;_ labe
IJy. DuriDc their
or h>lYi,. to I
'OJ".
.....
..boleo or polo . bMte. or e" u.e,- ha.., to oIli...
..re<Ud oIlipe and :
0lherwi8e the copuin .nd tha ='" _ 101 pen.h .nd tha
ohip ...... 1<1 be ..... Whol .......... if • obip lib the
ica-breabr .. nil..
._;r
.... L AU lhio ealla lor nAIrOp..

'n>efI OC"ln , " pIOi... doa~ .1w.Y" .. II .,.ound i n tha

<>ortherll _ . Somo .. pIOi.....il to Africa . nd keep pet
.......ker- or .......,.,...., Iho kind lhat kill ....I.e.. Daddy'o
t:O\IlIin Khari ton had _n to Sinppore. Whot , myaterioua
,..me: Si....•.......1 I ..... 101 u k hi'" '" ten rna . 11 .bout
Singapore.• bout 1M people .. ho 1i ,~ ~re, and the boyl.
and the kind of boola they ..lkld. Th inking ' bout an th i. , I
didn~ noli"" whl n I dropped off to . leep.
J .. u a..akl ned in thl midd l. of the night by , terribl.
If,,,.. ling and d' <lded • d"ll .. u in the room a nd dldn', lik'

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tho lcIeI or ",. bel". tho"" ...... II ... irO.lillill' lie ly "",.-the ll. I -.Jd hear it land 0fI the ... with • plop. It
bobind \he; ~ _ a. I ~t I 0>Uld _ iu _ I i.... . hotnpod . nd ~ p"l inc.
f
be
ia tho dutt. I .&oted I<> ..U o.doly,
• I''''' f.., ". "7 em tho-.-. n.... 1_bend
1
"'t.. .-"""'" "'Good bo,. Now 10 to
h.. fI".... _ _ but U it
Thia mi n ute!'" .. . . . m• • I....
'1 ,.....Ii .. """ - . I
.... ....m ololop, .door.
rd _
....m 01 u.e. _ , withn-.
"Go u ...... Spotr I ......ted.
After .. n. I
_
'*"'" eicht-
"' be ""lied tho ""ilt __ .7 "-d
Bricbt
....1 oJ bed . nd
1. 11 MIaq>.
"" tho nom
I<> tho 1ftTace. Daoddy, U
........u.. I j<uapooI.
Alex .nd
The doc ~ 1JOW1i,.. Aunt Mila _ re "I tho ubla. Tbore _ I . f rod

.....ldn't _ . nyU>i.., oul of tho .i""".,

I ... l)'inc the.. in the dark .ith m7 .,.. .ide open. I
beeo u.. It . .. g ill
dark . All I oould m.lte oul .... . b....nch that looked lib ..
....isbea On tho .hite elot.h . It IooUd Yer7 beaut.il.d. Seoinc
....1)'0... Ioolr.illill' .., 1mb . nd &biny .....de "'" feel ,....t. 1
.... n down the atepl "nd .round I<> the . IIady l ide 01 the
..mel ellti.., back on II.e MUnch.. lllte • doc. I _de .. fold howe, .he... the outdoor Iln lr. . ... The ground w.. <old
ia tho qu ilt I<> block "'J" 'O'iew 01 tho wi ndow "nd bopn doi.., the re . nd the " "te r thoot .. m. out of !be . Jcot . .. ky. 1
the _ " " in the multiplicetion u bi., beeo .... that'. . ,. , - ......nd ti D I .... f Then 1 ........ '-" '" the
- ' o i... thel ,,1_,. pule . . u oJeep. SU.. ........,
by tho 1ft'rM:e. While _itinc' lor braakf I ..... nd>ed .- .-..IiIl:a

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u-I pi 1<>_ ~ _ I
fell eaIeep. but juot u- the
the .................." ... ..,w.. Db,
in tho
I_ line _
behind
it ....lIdllt ...
"" .... thno .lo.ood _ blIdr. bf....t that 1 ..Ited. I
I <OUloI'Ye . _ rediaI>eo .. II day. n.e.. 1 r.c= t ad the
_ imporUoU thin&.
...,..,.

.. hWldnd timoa _ _ .....,. dwo .. bed bee.. bef_ .

&-thine lurehed iMide of _. but I ...... tool lIpin,
~Bu t .-heft'. the .. pt.-in! Wen> ,.... '....w.cr
Aunt Mit. Ia"fl:l>ed, but U.... AIeJ: Mid,
·Lie "'ill, Spot! 00 I<> Ileep thil min uter' "I_ linel V....... oIuo.-.d • mom .. ith him I_ n;,hl . Dd
It ItOpped gro.l il\l for . . . .nd. Thl t'l .. hln r ..,,,,,,m· did,, 't ..... n Ir.now it. W. i t " mi nu te . I'll • • k. h im up or h. 11
bered IlIJ' hoke! on tho nOllr .-nd the pirni c luncll Mommy . I ~ p the dey . ...y. II. '. Ii.-.d after 1111 long trip.·
had pUI in it lor .... , I decidood u..t il I pv.- the doc J uot then • h ~ m.n with .- weotherbe.-ten r.... I nd
......o.inc I<> ... t il mipl not 1ft! • meo a .-nd Id ""'" (>'eOn.yeo ....... ou, ....'" the terTaca. It. bed no t-rr.I .-t ..tl.
,....Iinc "t 1M.. So I _t up in bed .Dd pobd nd in DlJI The ....." .._ _ '" .... nd M id in .- IelTibly .
....... . I ..........'1 _ ~ in tho darll , but I loom<! .- "'Good ...unc! Who'. <hilt V _ " thia ia De r
_the" .. nd t_ hard hoi I _ ' t the __ bit He bed ..... .- _ _ iDC I . I red II-
...,. to part with theta. I """" _ """'7. All Ir.qIt ...
_ .. the ... IUt\Ood line .,.u. I t-.d tho __ to .. "Va. thia haDdfui 01 IreelJoa Ie Dornaia. lMra'. ,...
....... tho - . .. .............ited .. pt.i" , De.......• Daddy Mid.
"00 oa, eat thom! 00 to aleepr' I jwnped up .
II aIIut up lor • • hile . nd then . l>ddenly ....rM. So I "lienor' tho ..ptain Mid . nd off. red ..... hia 1r.anr.I. I aholoIr.
lil"ftd thl dol! didn't HI.. .- egp, ,"thor. Then r Ih..,. it tho it. It . .. . . hud •• " _ k.

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 n.e ...ptaio Yery o io&-lonll l. .. eYen thou,gb he di d A PERSON SHOU L D HA VE
ha
h
hoe
a_
_ ..... in hiol alede a nd
p;po~ I did.., Oft .._
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But .here ... hiol <buft1 l1e .tIO<l1d.. ~
ohin. And . _ abou'
Jr.ind 01 a pipe It .... I juot One clay M;an. and I
A SENSE OF H UMOR
bI Wlti. _
......... he bod-. ...... ....,"" .... . . . . . . - inIo _ I ol. l telli..,
·DId ,.... olHp _II . Khtti_r AIIOI N ib ........ Miaha all about I told him about their huca ,...,.
· No. I ~ r.- .. ha. i....... Somoone kept ohou 'ing a' _ that
","UN of _
biJ: a.cal . . . tha' I'd
holdi,,&, • l lWlin pon. '"'" lemur w
a
,
me all nith " .... .. I'd ""'" " rl IOmebody"d .......c 'Go
to . lI!epl lmmed.ia. elyr Out tha. only ......e ma up again. [ . man a nd v"'Y <ute.
w.. an ti roo aI ",r fivo dayo' tra volling thot I'd dTif, of! - oa )'OtI oopy it 011 outr Mi. h•••ked.
aK. I" . hu, jU8t .. I'd be a bout '" lall .. I..,p lllfain. ·Y"..·
· N.....
chtck my ....... book and I'll <hKJr. ,.........
.."",budy'd ohoul; 'Lie Mill' Go to . leepf To
....n.ecI droppi... on ...._ I think II "'.. _
... ""TO! I alUld _11 IDNL I alUldn'
it all, food
li , . nd then I
ke _ 01 the
Wa ucha""'"
)'OtI
-..booIr.a.
1-"'" _ i.. aDd bopn to bough. M;an. .... lauch'ac,
........L It _ ..... like ....,' .• ~.

4t .... 'Spot'•• , • •.• 'Spoc', not ' , '. I ~ tbrre ~"haI'o .. "may!" I ..w..
.... a . . in t:..dt 01 .... Ia'Mft.
_ hi,. .wful.~
it ..at ..-Ii,. "1"... bluclW!c
WIlT.. you bughiq?"
at the way ,.... _ _ 01 ........
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-,"'..n' ....,..Ii..,. I ..._ .... bee" - - '....-
It "" 0 tenible. I . ne", w" <oUld nev" r be f. iond. now. I
-r'hat'a ",hy 1m ....pine, ...... I ...... n the way J'O'l .......
.It;e. L.ioten: .",. foM ..t in.' Wha t'a It ~ to _ nr
ot-.l . , attenlioo a M ..id.•" "'a. j ll4t like grn", ling . And I Mioha t.. ..-I rod . · 1 me.nt "The f .... t in.' Ou' Ioolt at
muot'va boon .. Ih U ~ .• what you ..."",,1 ·It .... . . . itee.' V"" ohould'"" w. ilto n
·winter·. Wa'd bot..". ropy it out again. [t', a ll tha I. mu,,"'
·AI ... .... Si, do " ," the oaptal" ..id. fault."
I At down. My ~ itu/W. I <'OUldn't IooIl II him . Nobody Aft« _ 'd <epied 1M ~nl''''''' Gut apin I . id. "Let'•
• • a wont. n..... he ..id. think up problenq: to aol_-
. , ....no ,..,., to Jr._ 1"", not a..,.,. at all." "All rich<-.
SoUl . I ........., faee him. no... he laid, T'haI'....... Doddy . . - ' - - Ha Inokod in ...... _
'"! - - ..,. Illy ............. ....,....• ..• . "Hall.. odootaro..
Ha . 1ocI it ill .ouch a fnn.llJr ....... that I .......... a ..,.. . Doddy, l*an to the ,bh .. 1' ""' ' up , N ioha:
\ao.kod at hi... and . r... ~ applea. but tru- of H can diYWa
· WlII )'OtI tell all about Si...apo",:'" them ..... "Iy'r
Daddy pu lled up • <hai •.
Mi.ho frowned. H. .... . thinking ""rd. D.ddy d i d n~

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' ..... n, but he .... th ink i,,¥ h.rd. t.oo. They kept th lnki,,¥ lor
• 10).." timo.
"Gi"" up, MWl . r I Mid.
•y .
· y ·ve lot \(> mab .ppIau.... if,..,.. ••n. ... di..ide tMm
evenIJ.· I bun& .... t Lo.... i"¥. · Aune MiLo lold _ Ohio ......-
/llialuo _<edt Then DMdy "'l.uin<ed n oll oUoI,
"11 ,.... _rt. DeftDia, 111 ... ,.... - _.
"Go
Oooddr _I"".

.ho'.
up . .... ....... n.e.. hoe aid, ·Uow..
....." ..u,.. ,",,",,'a • boy i .. l B. Hio fllllrilr ..... ;ot· '"
'i..,
".;.. _
Hio -"'or reto up . ' 7 . . . . .nd _ """ ' "
Hio f "UO ti _ _ "' ..... hio
___ llio .... t ' " t!>Il and io . _r lor
_ ...... .. it ..uo hio -"'or '" d..- and hill I.u- '"
bnuIo hio -a. Hio ........, ""per
....... .
t!>Il for - ....
_ hio ~ i o ' ;; · miD.. tM ~ hio
~
•...n ...,0- lhoy tty ... _ ke t!>Il boy up Do ~ for
.moot ...-,. ....-..i 'T1Iio oak.- ,.....u......
r-'o the ""per . nd ""-hu _ aboppi .
-whom t!>Il boy ;.. 1B fiDllI, _ru. up he ,.. . . .nd
. . . . . - for .. 10"1 .. it u.k.. Ioio _ _ to d..- .nd hili
I. ..... Ie bnaab h1lI lIleth. I. Wn ...ru. him .. 100"1"' .....
up .. il ...k. hill ndf. . . III ...ad the Jl"J"'I' , diYidecl by
the lilDll b.iIl ~ ,.,. ohoppiDfr. He' _ "1
...in Ia... r '-I .. M " """nt ,..wni.." I!t'ftd>i...,
pI uhhlfl up, in... hio mother'. geu.in,a: " P. mulliplied
by hio r......·• bnlohlnc hi. "",th.
""'e q_ ion Ia: who i. tM boy in 18 anti whal '. in .......
for him if he doHn't eh.1Ill" h i . wayll"
Daddy . ",pped in the middle 01 the room anti looked at .....
Mi. h.. bum ou\ lau, hi"ll. Soon they w et'< both looki ng .1
me and l.u,M..".

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 "i ell,,'t ooive It . tr. I, h' o/f 'coo"",, w. did,,', otudy lN' "It .... . fUnD.J proble m. ..u n·1 It? Go on, let'. .... y....
kind "r . ri thmet.\( ~,.' il.ft the room and ...nt out into t.M
hall. " d JU-.d .. h., ,he . ....... r was.: i. " u a luy boy
..ho'd 000" be • • pelled from ad>ooI . In the h.oll I hid behind
Iou,h.·
...nd I bopn \.0 Iough. ...nd he d ld. too , ... nd then .... _ nt
_ k \.0 the Ii";..., room.
the ....1& on t.M .... t n ek. I "u thinkinr that if ,he problem
wu.lI .bou, 11>0 it ..u n\ tnle. b<al... I tIoo"rn.lIy dawdl.
in .... _rninp. A.... then I doaridotd tho, if Daddy ..u.."t OC
w ma ke "" otoria li ke lNt . ....., me I _Idn\ he . bu.tdool
w tMm 'IIY \oQrer ontl would leo " ' - for rood.
I .-aid ... off w _ Iowa far y. 'nIeft .. ~ ..... of
I nearl)' died • f_ daY".' 1
.... _ ... ... " iaba.
_n
C HICKIE.BRICJ< IE
died Io.....inc. It .....

ial- ~ thaN In the wilolu o..td)' . id., '"W.'", plnc to p.- on.... . +..
ftj>OnIllly J'OUnc peopIo. rd he _
a nti the,. -.ded poopJe.
....... the wi - =. IOIOWA . _, o..n.... _"'3',"" .......... W...Id 7'"' Jik., to
and _ ...,. DodoI,. _Id _ ..... thoeft with ... in'Oite • . . . - a\oaf!'"
and he'd _ _ I'd f.- . min.... alld _y · Hd la. "9Ion. Jlliaba.·
Droddy .' And t rd --nil&- . "Will hia ......... ""' him !'" " -...y ___
"w_.y bet he 'd . )'.
A.... r d MJ' . -n.onb. 11_ ia ...!'" _." "9Ion they ..ill if hi· ..-ith .... nl ;"m. hinl rieM

_. Alld M 'd _ )'. •... n riehL'

...~ rd _)'. "Sho'. .......bIy ta.p<.....1I ......t bet only

...ntI he'd _)'. "Sho """ _ I g",,' thilt)'_n kiloo

I 4uheoI "potain to "iaha'.~. Wl>aoo 1 . . - i:a I Mid
hello. Hia IIIO>ther didD\ .)' aaytllinc to _ . but ... did
..,...J< w .........
~ ..hat
f.~ .
aloe ........... Oonnlo """? I ...... OIl. _ had
tho .._ ,.... .wI.
.....,.,nc1 y........\ i.....,;...
haw ..u-
JO'I." I toW. the'III .. e ..... ; nrit.... Miaha tot to tM ....."try
I bod no ti_ W th ink of • rood . . - . 0 6 W IN. boa_
j. . tJ..n _
out W the ha l l.
of ''''' ....
1& fell OIl me. ....... u....
naddy .._
'lfith ... f... the <by. ",.,. P " hi'"
I"""",,la tely.
1. "",,,,'-iooD

We ... oul tho ani ........"inc·

" So thot'.' whan J(lU . ..1 Whor . WfWli: with fOIl' .,...? I !<>TO to ride in el«tric t .. i....
();d JOU th'nk I ..... nt you!'" He p;"ked uP'he ....1. hu.., it Fi..- 01 an. there'. ..... lleamlnc ehnNaa. Secondly, the red
_k up . .oin ond .. ie!.••, d. that up. n...... no . m.......,. bn.ke lev.. 01. . . you n,ht in ..... r.... . No
. ",,11. boy, Not in J(lUr 01 nd no pl'n! .loe in the mOiteT how long the tri p ia, I .I...yo f.. 1 Ilk. pu!lint: it . OJ"
..orld." at Ie.., touching It . Bul t M bet, part;" tho ledre u....... the
n .ddy ..... k both my honda .nd puHod m. out lrom beh ind .. Indo,. . If ",,,,"body ;"n', ta ll eno\lih to look out he eo"
,h..... ~. H. lookod . t m' ... i" and .",nod. .... PfJ"tOn ola nd nn It.nd otiek hit head oul .nY"" Y. Mith••nd I got •
• hould have a IWI..... of humoT.· Hi. 'Y" ...'"
aml li.." too . ..indo.. to ou..... l>u . It .... lun looki..,- out at ,be bnnd· .....

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,...... . nd at ..""h hanging on line. lit. <:olored l ignal f1"l1"
on l illiI'.
Mommy and DlIddy kept M illing uo to death. They kept
y.nking al our bol.., pull ing uo away from Iha .. ind. .. and
acolding.
"Stnp . Iidting your h...... out ! You'll fell .uU"
We <:ouldn', atop, though , Then Daddy decided to trick uo.
Ha ..80 i"ing to rat uo away from Ihe window, no matLer
what. ThaL'l why he made a funny face a nd opoka in . funny
"oi<:l , ju.ot like a down.
"Hurry up, boyal Ta u your ""a..! The oM...'. about to
bogin!" Milh. and 1 fell away from the wind<l.. in • flaol> ,
W. plopped do..n on ,he ..at l ide by .ide. 0001 my
d.ddy'. a gn>at ona for j<>king, . nd we knew th al
lun abend, All the olha. pa... ngero tumed to look el him,
too. but lhat didn't both•• Daddy on. bit, He went
nllhl on.
"Ladi. . .nd 1I.nLl.m.n! May lint""'""" tha' gn>at
magidan. tha world-famoul master of , I. ight-of.hand, thaI
dor liUll of Au.tralia and tha Moooo.. . ubutbo. th.t . ... llowar
of I wOrdl. tin "" nl I nd old light·hulbt, Prof....,r Edw.rd
Kondratye" ich Kio-Sio! A flouri .b lrom Iha ort",,"tn. pla..e !
Ta -ro· ro-boom-de.IJ', ta·ra·r. ·boom-<l....yr'
By no" • ••ryone WDO looking el Daddy. He .t.ood up,
fadUll MiDha. . nd mao "ThiA number will be pra..nted al the
riokor my life! WetCh d_Iy nuw, I . m goiUll to d.tach my
thumh from the ...1 01 my hand in a bloodl_ operat;"n.
'!'he weak-heerted will 1'1"-", rafrai n from fa int iUll a nd will
t.a". the prami... . Atten'ion, pIe. ..!"
At Ihill Daddy put hi. hande togHher "" tha' it..erned hlo
nllhl ha nd was d utclling hill lelt thumb. H. atrained, g<>t an
red. made a terr ible lace, a' if he ..80 in grea' pain, .nd
than ouddenly looked angry. Then ,__ he pulled off hia thumhl
Believe it o. not! W. ...... him do it. And ' hera wMn" a drop

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of Wood DO hi.JIL HOo th ....... .... ..,....l n.rn , .._ , ...... B • btI""* ,.......
, nl _
N.- .... telI ..rtf" U)' .. ,.....
....."'P IefL I' - ! M.... .·I Chidi oo-
........ .., the coi. frum tbio Ii r. uo..
"Viii" '!'" DoodIIy .... "';n l ro'" Y iobao' .
...tuot the ......t _ ... blot I cia"" ",, &BY"'''' briek it!" And he pllltU d
I .... n) k _
I neve r d mod my Daddy -.Jd do IIOd> tricb MiolIl .
. nd MiMa ytlled "B..vo!" ,"",n Daddy ... ...., both h. ....., pIOl pro..d th e mi n had com. oul 01 hit •• r. II.
""'",e d . 110
oJlfl h.nd uJldo,r h.. coli., .nd ", id.
k h.. li'W' r t -k . ...,..te d.
· Alley .....1 Chick ie·brk kie r And b< · 1'... . do the da i<k bridl. it thi. . "ilin!"
on _ in! II, did! n...., .... • _ Ii ~ of the
y M id,
..._ . _ . ADd il ...... . jIOoIlib the __ 11:..... the illk So Daddy did iI ...i 11>en Y _
"' ntermiaoion., . , .., hod,l Ti_ I -..a. .. She
_ ill the _ _ fIl-. I k - . it ..... trick, ADd I Rk ear teeth iIICO
il. bul jo,Iat p"" lallli MDIhrieh. W
.... pi "" ....b DoodIIy tt11 _ ""'"' M 'd _ leeL ,"",n M id to MOIIIm)',
I"''' Mioho. . id. · Raw ·d yOU do 11'1'" i.. . P\IUIed ........
o.ddy . ",Hed ",yoIt";o.. .ly . nd ... id••, don) ... nl you to
lhem . Dd
"I k
tIll
, "'t IoooQ lib ."
"Wha t d_ it look like'" Momm , ••ked .
GOI old belo'" your ti"", lrom k...,..iOlf too "'''''h ." ·Ub a _ ....ut·. helm et.·
"1'1_ do it _ ill. Do tlwo ehick ....bric:kie ttli ", again!"
"It doeo. Y... ""va . n eye 101" deuoiJ. Mioha," o..r.ty Mid.
.. iaha . . . .. -n..•.• ~b' .. hat i. koob lilt<>. Well. that'a _ 0·. . . . .
off hit
So DoodIIy did the tl'id< opia . H. ""lied bia Ii
DO ... i., = ' , _ r.. ,... ",.,. at..a ,. "ant to keep up wi th-.the""" hate- .i-.
""nd . Dd t!IotD .lId. it t -k . '
"'""', M......• Oodd, toolI M......,.y ...t
apl .. n...11 Ooddy bowe d.Dd ... cIa:iMd the Ibtw _ . _
B.. t it n).
. laJlJlld i. onto Mioha·. head.
· Ile Ioolu j...- lik •• _mo n... t ." Mommy Mid.
"I" vie ol th, ",. ny req ....l.f r",,,, tho aud io..... . t .... ohow And h. rel ll, di d look lik•• midge t "","",o nn.. 1., MiMa tot
.. ill lI" on . Yo... .. ill no... ..,., • re ll coin beitlll rubbed into ' ''''1')'0'''' 110 pa-. I hi'" a",iled.
OIl purled ..p thalt
11>0 ~n ·. elbo.. . M-.. .o. "'·..·..·boo"'. . ,r I). oddy . nd Y .... "')' .nd I iW . too. '""'.. Daddy boucht
Daddy ..... . "';11 lrum h", pocket. "'iad hit . ..... ~ III ....... ...... , . " . ....t _ bepn J;dU w.... IiIiahlI li niohed
the mia ttl hi> dbow bepa Nbbi tll it em bit sIM¥'t- He held ... '" u..
n... Up! f.U alf. h.la Ii, . ....t _ Ill . .. to tho wi
NocIti. .. happe ned. .. i...... . fra_ . otq>ped DO the Ioedp . nd etw:k hie had ....1.,
1 Y"" forp UB . 11 yOU'
· H..",ph! Y....' The <rain .... apeed i", 11on,g. N . tu", fIaohed by the
tn.....• I ..\d.
f."". .. Indo.... Miohn liked hit he lmet .. "' ..ch he .... bea mi",. [
E. , rybody 1. " Ghed. O.ddy JOt .n red in the
"'anted to pi up on the ledlJl be8lde hi"" bu. Mom m)'
· lIey. }'<>\I1 Coin! Get rubbe d into my , I..va .hi. min ..te ! If
n ~ "'" . nd pninte d to DaddJr ",·itb. I I I
.
JO" do..' I1J &iva JO" to the lee cream ...... o...r there a nd o.dd) ' IwMl ,..ueaa " p I..... h io . .1 . nd liptoe i. . _
,.....11 be ~ he ..id_ Thit -... d '" octI'll the coio, '" tbe _ of _til. " , . wi... ...... . _ tbete 100 . haat
....t ,..~ .
bocB. ... i. "'" N bbad rich' iDIo hit
· H_·. thM. 0nuU 01 Wht .id I wun, of . -",," "111 .. _ i... by it. Dn.oIoly Inokeot
other pa ,•••• """"" "" talki. ... "".,.
Ihaot the
11 ", " ili.. ""
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_ ..h.t M 'd do next. li e crept over to the window ...."d, hlt PROFESSOR FU LL.QF·BE ANS
hN d o"t a nd looked oil tow. nla lhoe head of the train lik•
.\I ioha .... doi"l. Then . ""'Y . Iowly. hoe atuc k hie .nn Daddy reto I lIDDl'ed if I in~pt him he'....ni....
tlmMl.li:h the window d n It .... jIDI .t the had of Mw..·, I"" "",pt<. but t keep f"'1l"tti"l' '-" I nt to talk to
'-d. He ....u:hecI Mom my'l hal alf Miaha. Then Deddy him. Ar n , he'. the only o.ddy I nd that'....hy I
"""'''I a" IIJf l rom the ..indo.. a nd IUIffed the hal up the .1...,.. t to talk to hi .
bKk aI hie ;.cut. I'd _ him do it. but Mw.. hadn't. Onee hetl he di the paP*" aDd M"""", ....
Mw.. pUhod r.... hie head. could n't liDd M~I hat. ep.u, _ndi "'1 jacket. t ..id,
.....nd and Iioo>bo:I at He ....Ily .... ecand. "0',.... kMw how ........,. 11_ .... S- 01 ,..., .... Ii' iDlO
......,..,1'1 the "Iter. III ' Whoft·. my _ lilt! OWl the t.ke B.ibl, o..wrr
wind .... i. all! Did..'t ,..... bear 1M tdl ,..... _ to Il.ldo "Don't bother _ .-
"..... _ OIIt el the ..i...., I juot k-.. ,.....·d loMe i t! otI - Ni..... y..... i t - ! How'. thalr
deer. orhalll t.r 111_ bo&rieol her , _ in her ........ and "FiDo. N_ be quiet." And "* ...... OIl ' Ii.,.
her abouWe... ....... if ... -..... aobbi",. "Did r- bear 01 ... milt ......,t El ~1'"
"-' Miooha! He Iioo>bo:I li ke 1M .......... to n'J'. "l'Ieue H .
.....'t <rJ'. ru bay,.... a _ haL l'n! _ ~. l'n! .... 47 " Hia . - l _ _ .... 0 I!<- 1"',.+_ _ He ....
kopecb. I .......Yi.., "l' f.... tndiJl« .. _mpo," bI apl.1UNd f . - the Ialaad <Ii Crew. And Creta _ beloapd Ie the
aDd hia doiB ue bled. G_b. So that'• • by .... Spenianll ..lied him £1 e.-.
Daddy _ lhou, tll it _ ld be bad. H......... thai'.....IJy lhi",. And ,.... " -. . ..hale'....... <Ii

the f._
f" nny r_ aDd ehOIIwd i. bill do •
~! Dry"..... Ian! VOII.,. . lucky ....,.. boa

will . - .il _ •
....,.;cian EdwanI Kond"'~ KiD-Sioo. VOII
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"A. <eDtlon.
you ....ow

. mari"i lric:k. If a callf4;

1lrI...... '" 1M Hat Tha' Dioa_red Out 01 the Windo;w' .r
-n.e
"'"""'" ia Ii... ~r
".I.... be oti1I f..- • f _ miJwta. .1_ for Ii minu_."
Bu, I .... bunti"C fro... . n the _ illfon .tlo_ I had. I
.....kln'f. poooiblr keep atill. Maybe if t1MN hadJll been •
"' uch of II I ",;pt "'YO, bul there ..... aDd I .....leIn't.
lbl BI ... ExJ>r-.' On '/OW' """" Gel oeedyl Chick. . "Uet-n Ie Ihie. Daddy! T1>eno "" ti"" bufr.~ In the
brickier a nd there " u Mommy'. hal in hie "'nd! Sunda Iolenda.~.. Ii~ mid&eta- You ..n ..... bri"i_
rd bo<!n .... to:hl'" (I_ I,. . bu' ,...on III l .m-d ,he ......... nt
homo in ••" it<aor!"
he'd I...Uhed I, out ' '''''' " Dder hie jack.... E~err-llaeped. · You don't IIY' Indeed . Now.iIl you ple. .. lit me ....d in
Mioha·. oy" _med ...I dy to pop out 01 h.ia held"" '0'''' III
I..",rieed. H. wenl O~,r to Doddy. took the hat...n *k to pe...-e1'"
the open windoll I nd tooeed it way out . T1len "" t" rnecI back
"Go nght .heod. Y... k""lI. Daddy, we """ Id koep • • hole
herd of II><- buffol_ in the hall. And )'tJIl know, Vuri
UI Daddy . nd .. id,
·Now do tho . hickie.bricki. thing aglin, pl. .....• O"llorin 110. gi,... n ,he key to Calrol flo..'. t"'l1"'
That'. IIhen I "". ,1,. died leUilhing. "Wonderful. Now lI ill YO" be Il llir

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 "And t he ." n', not in the m Mld~ 01 the , kyo b<lt o/f \.0.
olde ."
· V.... doD" oay?"
" Po<> IllY wont. It _lIy it.. SWck inIG thtt
oido."
_y and off \.0 •

l>addy k>obd 01 me.. H ~ _ - . . r\PlI<l. Then they JOt

Inlo r_ _ i n and id 10 Wommy . "Whe...·d h& P. all
Ih ..7 ADd .!>ea'd he \.01'"
" _ IllY _il&. "He', dli... lie ...... ~ 10
1M ...liD and _ ~ TV. What IIIicI ,.. u .-.r
"Amui,.. At !Wi __• A' which . . d*ppMrM behind

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h. ""per _ i...
"WhJ,,", thool ]'<*' ... .-li,. thool'• • i~ loIom_,.

" It·, , bout M ..... iI'. i.. ...... '" tlanMi1. no;. iI tho '"""
", .....ieliom-"
·14. it ....\.. I aid..
-wMt!""
I ......Ied llDder tho ~ and """'" up IlK.... hila and
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,I. ""Theft .... otiI.l • lot 01 .".,.....1 """ntrioM. An . wful

•y.......... child . y....... . ..-' pn>t_ . Prof_

Ilull-of.llN lII: n.ddy Mid I nd 5miled n me.
Mommy bl~ . ,",",0 _ M id. - " II richt. Dennie. that',
__ h. Go ..._ and plo y." She ""ncIe<I .... lay jKket ond
p "" me • HUM ....".. "Go ......
M we .... nt out ioto the holl, 1 .. HI, "Whot', pn>f_-full-
of.tIM..., Mom "'J" I neftr heard o..yone ..,. lILot before .
w•• n oddy ....king fu n of ...,,1 w.. her
"Not 0' oll. Ihu!dy'd ""ve' "",to run 01 1"". On the

I cont rary , he .... . pro i.oing you,"

I f.lt much bette r ond "'en t out \.0 ploy. but on the WIlY
down.lain I .. m .m"'~ I'd .... "tee! \.0 vi. i, L<lno. IlK, ,,",,
. "" '10...... id .h" lOa. aiel< and had oUlppll<! ". I;"ll_ So I went

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 to _ Mr. 'n>en.Af. otnnpr the.... He 11M 011 . dutt..m l.layba "p'of_full-of.........- im't. IIico thll,.- to ..,. to
....t h" baDdo -... """l' .biu. 1M ....t ' -'. ~.- • . . . - all« all . .
..ni..... t the taWl, taIkmc. ' - lyi i.. bod, c1......
_ • ...,. _ '. lee, 8be ohou&M obo me..o....aio
io ...... I Hoon)'!'" 3RD PLACE, BUTT'ERFLY STRO KE
~ H.l lo ,~I ..id poI;wly. "Don't """"I w.• • ninny!'" I . 1
down .1 lhe f_ 01 her bN. I .... ' " Iinc fine .. I .... Ibod ........ lrom the a.l mmlue
The alntlif' .... " otood up . nd .. id, "l bope ev.ryt.h; nI'l pool . E rylhln,g _mod rreat: the t",l l<!y ~. beell...
d u ro Sh" needs plenty " f I~ " I•. She', not " l id ; gir l . t they w t ......pl.re..1 .nd you could _ who t ldi.., in
. n. The,.,'1 _hinc to oro"Y . bcut." them tllroulfh the ...indo ... . the Lodiea ...ho "" . 111... icw
"""1 .-an' ...... . doctar.
,""",nlt J'OU. Prof_ . 'I'h.nk )'O<l . , ........... borr ~
'r'N"', bera... they looked 00 h. PP1, . nd the cLoy that
.......'t ..... hot, and " " - tha• .-lad Illy wet ,-,I.

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Mid • ...r aI>o>lllr. hill hand. He ..._ lui.., ' - " • "ert ....... But 1.- 01 1l11, that day rd r.o.k... third ,a- ill the
oIo<tor . .... ..._ 10..... k-.. • lot. That '• • tI,. &he ..u..d him hun<rlly IItrOte ....t I ............ to ull DrIld<Iy 1111 . heart it.
Iit'd al'wwyo waDtod _ ta _ '" to.wl. . He ~ .... ) body
Ha _ . '"""" to Loo... ....t ..id, "'Goodbye, Lo.... I -aDI to "-ld k _ bow to owim. IlIWI _ _II)' """"' boo:a...
_ )'O<lup ..... . boul.· tiley'"" -... 1lIWI,.... ca n't ....ll)'call. _ il he _
5ho p all flUOIered. ttudl Mr ~ ..... . t me, t umad . nd d........... in the .a dun ", • oh"'-b, in • pond if .
• • ay to the .... n . nd .hi.perM , ~ 000dbJ- .- ro.. boo t lutlll O ~".
. Th. doct<>r patted h.r helld . nd then lI. id to me, ' And So today I toob third pia nd ..... JOing to tolll o.ddy .ll
...1uI1 II your n.ome, youn,g manr "bou t It. I hurried hom f..t aa I could.
· Wh.o!'.... you III h.o ppy a bout"" Mommy lI id .. ohe lot
W..n't thai nloI1 H. 'd ..lied m• • )'G\Ul,Il ....n. I It40d
r41:hl up ....t 1I.id. ' Dennia K....bl,...,.. A
He totJt; m,.
hat'l yOWS1'"
b.l1ld I" Q Wie. 10ft.. hilI b.lDd. I . ..
.... '''. had
"We a nrinlminc .... tod.oy.~

OIl"""'" if
............ de
001"1. II f. 1I • • b ADd be _lied •
Ha Iftoalr< .,. "".... ....t uid.
~'Rloat
'A
kino! 01. • .-r
.-.,..Ii... __ .... doinc' the buuerlIy ....... ~

~r ... Prof_ Sellq u.· "Hord ,... ....u 01111'"

"I tool< third place!'"
'You --.n J'OU'" full 01 _ ..1 Prof_ .'uU......--r Doddy _1I. d. "'Y..........'t "'-J'l' Good I... J'OII! Lon't that
Loone'. a>othotr d utd>ed lIB lind. The pnl/_ blinked _hinc!'"
. nd d •• red. hio th l. 11>ey both l.ft the room. I'd b ......... ho'd ba ,.,a l heWY. Looki... a t him now , I f. lt
I hod • feeli.., t he oometh;nc fu nny . boul the .... y oI ill battol. th. .. bofo....
they'd both ........ out of th" room. It .... . . a il they'd run out. ' Who took fil'll plo<e'l"
I Ill., hod • feelinc I'd u id .....th inc wronc. ·V II. '. !><e.. Iwimmi.., • lone time.... It ..... .
ci ..
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 "Good , Von.1 And .ho took """""" place!"
"A !>or. , t - hio; _ . He lool<lo lib .
' ' ' '' -,",11y ill the ••1«."
"ADd ,.... laoII. thinf.- Daddy _lad Itpin.. I . .. ' eofl"..
pal. "Well, m ini pbco ..., J:.d. eiU-. Third pIaa . . .
the t>n:N.- modal. Who I<>c>k fourth!"
"Nobod, .-
"Wha' d',ou "",an?"
"We a ll took third ,I. ",,: rna . nd Milh. , . nd Tol, • • • nd
Kim. • nd • •e.,body. Vov. took Ii.., pl."". ,he red·headed
f"'U)' !>or too k _ nd• • nd . ll the .... of WI e i ~* .. kido
too k third. Tbe owiononi"i ...-dI Mid • ."
-oh. So thor . iL I - ." And ... . enl bad< la hia
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S he • . I did..... f. 1 .. aoocJ .. I had up till theft.

WE'RE AS GOOD AS CIRCUS PEOPLE

1'"" Ma n ping to ,he d mlS • 1M 1aL.ely. [ h. ve 1m.....
Ihe ,.., no.... . nd they It, rna in for 1_ ...henever [ .... nl to go.
Tha'·. heco""" I'm pr•• tiully • oircul porlo' '''''' my..lI. It
. ll b.oppolWd on arn()tln, of • boy.
I ..... on IllJ' '"OJ' hooIN f.......... - . • • bile .... W• ...,
IDOYtOd to ~ l u..,l·. _ . the ciftWI.nd ~'I
An,...."
_.i.. .
• hi« food
' - , _ the

She'd bMa
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the --,,".
~ . btc 01 ~~.nd.-.II
<no... ,"",,'
Dei&l>bot Ul
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Sho·•• wery k ind
lady. ' - ' " ' oM p ... Niob.o . nd _ Ideb la. <hild",..'.
pia,. I ..... very rlad to _ her•• nd ..............,. ,lad to _
m.
"Where .re you goi'lll, Denni. ?"
"l/OOM. I j .... bou/lh' -.... to"",,,,". Hello. Aunt Duay. ;
n
 She wu amaud. "You m•• n you go ohoppil\ll .11 by . I0o<I th....., omiliug, too, [ _ red at them. They wo"
you"",U no)W? How tim. m ..!" attached to eaoh other by th. ribbon that w"" th..aded
Wh. t wu there to ho I<l . urp riaod . bout? W..n't it natural Ihrough them. and they we'" both .miling .. if they didn't
lOT mo to bo growil\ll up' Anyway. 1 oaid I(OOd bya .nd .tortod mind it a hit . [magi",,!
orr, bUI ahe .houud af ter me. "llo w ctln they iu.ot ola nd tbere? They didn't even ..,,..,.ml"
"Wail! Stopl Do you want to go to a ma ti n<\<. t , h. cirwa"" "Why abould thoy? It <toe.n't hu rt ," the boy oitting """t to
What • <iu""tionl How could ab. ..·. n lUlU me ...id.
-sc.... I do" "I'd like to """ you hove a ribbon pulled through you.
8ho took my hand and we dimbod th. stope to lho You'd aU,.., yell your head cl/!"
. nt..""", Aunt Duay. w.nt over to the uober ond ..id, He laughed. You'd think he w"" yean older than me . Then
"TtIi. i. a deer old frieod of min e. MaTi a, Do yeu mind if he ... id. "I \hought you We'" a oircua boy. bocau... Aunt
ho watc he. th. ""rfoTma"",,"" MaTia brought you in. Bul you'", not. you·... not Cne of uo."
The lady . miled and let me in, The two of tbem followed
"Wh. t difl. ... noe d_ it make whether I'm . circuo boy OT
me, I walked down lb e daTk oulai"" corrido. tbinking of th<l n"? What'. I<l , ped al about dn:u. boya? They',.., juOl th.
beautiful .m.n of • d=o. [t'. a .ery aped ol kind of .m.11.
u ma "" overybody alao."
Th. minute it hit me it mad. me "".red and uciled . l oould
hear the muoie and wu in a hurry to get to wbe... ;t wao. "They are not . Cin:u. """pIe 0"" di fferent."
Wo finally ..aohed a . ido . n""...... Somebody gave me a " Do they hove three lega OT 8Om. thing?"
liltle .hove. Then the lady named Maria whispered . "G<J . it "No. bo t lhey·,.., <iuiokeT th.n Oth OT peopie .nd O""ng<l'.
o.er the",. See the em pty ..at in tho fronl row?" and amarter."
I wenl .traight to lhe """,t and oat down nut to a boy my Thia m."" mo m.d. "Don't bo .. oIook op! You think oIheT
"lie, He had on hi. ""bool uniform . too. He glared at me. """pl. . .. wo.... than you? Are you a ciTeu, boy?"
bac.u.. [ w"" lote .nd w.. diotractil\ll hi m and 0<1 on, but 1 Ho looked down and oaid, "No, I'm Mam a' . little daTiing ."
,lidn't pay any attenlion to him. And h• • miled a real aneoky . mile, but 1 didn 't und.rota nd
I looked lllraighl at the perfoTme. in the middle 0/ the what it waa all about. then. No'" I k""'" thot he "'aa ,"..i"ll
ri ng. H. had on I hUlfO turban . nd woo holding a gi.nt me, bot then 1 laughed Dot loud at him.
needle th..... ded with 8 long. na rrow ribbon. The", '0'''" a · Watch the perlormanoel Neat ia the ba,..,back ri deT," he
lady on either . ide of bim . The ladi.. we", jWlt otanding ...id.
the", . All of 8 . udden tho m. n tu rned to one of them The hand boran In play louder and f•• tet. A wbite ho....
• nd _wowl_ he . tuck !-he needle right through' he. middl• . trotted into the ri ng. It woo .. big ,," a rouch , The.... woo a
. nd it ... me oul 0/ he. backl I thought abe'd begin In .."...m. lady otandiug on ita nat baok. She beg. n hopping up . nd
bul abe jU41 stood the,.." amHi I\ll ' It juOl couldn'l he down, firot on one foot " ith heT anJUI atraight out a nd th.n
happening. Then be turnOO to the ..he. one and ..wed right on bolh reet, .. if oh. We'" jumpi ng "'1'1'. It looked ....y u
throUXh beT. tool But ahe didn 'l ..... m, either. She jU41 pie. WMt with th. hone beiug 0<1 nat-baol ed. It "'08

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prnbo.bly lik, ju mpina- u p and drnorn on • dealt. I .... . u.. I
-.Id "" it..
",. lady kept on jumpina- up . nd ""..n. ..hile . ma n in •
bIad ..it ..100 .... the " _ _. .... kept naclli.... ...hip In
....b tbe . . flO f _. .".. tbe ' - - clumped • ......,
dump, du. .. '"'" " _...... abMl... , t tbe ' - - . ni kept
encI<ine bia ..hip. but tbe ' - - ' didn't ","y any .tIn>tioaI In
bU.. What , bore.. '"'" \ady l'iull7 flO! tiM .t jwnpine up
.Ild - . . • ..4 ~ ... off behiDd tM nlrU;lI, but tbe ' - -
koopt on . .lk ;ne ........cI 1M rine an)'Wl)'.
J _ tloeoo K.nlldnb thor ,........ dtow.... . - - tbe m...
'"'" bo1 aiuu.e ..... t In _ Ioo&ed .. _ quidb'. U- Ioo&ed
...,.".. ..id ;n. m<t of nff·hI.........., • • £ _ _ thia_
",,~r
· N...•
" I.et·. d1a1\l'O _u.- Ynu11 bave • bat tar ...... fn>m heft.
e..m. on, I've -.. ;t befo...• H, ....Hed.
"What'. 10 funn y'!""
"Not hilli ret. W. it1 l you ...... bat K... nduh ia ping In
do . y ... ·11 die l.lJihing. Come on, let'• • h. "IJ","
If h' w.. beina- .. b;g·h""lUd, th e.. wu no ....l IOn why
we rould n'l. So we . hanged ..... tII. m . ... lly Wa' • betle'
. "K...andaeh ..ent into his act. "C. n I ride lhill honie" h<
uked tbe ri......-....
"Of - ..... Go richt aheod.·
Kanonolaah trW 10 climb onIG tbe " '1 t>.l:k. He ....
h ufli ne l ni pufli but biB Icp too ......, 10 be k <pt
,.Ui,. oIf. boooa the bone U, Yef)' bi& 'M ret..
FiBellJr. be . w.. "Give _ • hand "P. will ,..r
An ....."" came _ and ""'1 .......... Kanonduh
d i..._ "" on,", tbII ........ '-:It and ,..- then _ the
....... but he bad fIOl on ,.-. IG t>.<:k. Ko .... f..o. the
....... w I. £'8'-,. Iauched.

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 "You'.. on ba<:h •• rdI: Ilia rillj'll\UIe. .. id. w•• • round m,. middle. olllkhlna: "'" ' ,«hU,., beoa ..... by
"H_ d'you 1<now' You doo ', J<no.r which w.,. I ... ot to the n it long ,. down to tho .ra na floor_ I .....ldo't _
p tho . udl he , DOthing but bl.ok .nd ..hite olri poo,
1ben the ri....-,.,. patted the ' - a'. ned:.nd ..iei, " lbI '- '"' en: <in:line eo 1- . I had • fonn,. tiokli",
J>e.d • _ heN: ,,..It in ...,. throU. Ax '"' n..w _ the b&ad. I .... ou.-
K... ncIMh I'll hold 01 the ' - a'. Iail .nd .Id, " But ita ,",'d CT80h i.1O the bic" tllbe . nd .... " med, "Momm,.!"
bovd ._~ I ....nI ......... It .... .. e' ,body "~ine. KaraDdaah
'"""' !he nt .uael>ed • ropI to KanndMb'. belt. .i.idtocI _ .
1be other elld. atnurc ~ • ri.... hich u p ..-.. tbe "OlI. N _ _'" be piped io • quaili.......
bic" top. no. ri.... .-,.,. ..... Iddi"I tbe . . . .nd. He n-a .... ..-hinc and th _ _, but _ ; - Apt
obouteol: .uo,. ~ n.o b&ad bep.a to play, and the hone _ .. Ilyinc. I .... fioalbr .-w to iI _ all of •
off . t • tnIl. KarandNh bep.a iiaIirc ..,. IIId. olidi.... ........ ...,. pope!' . . bunt ...,. a-IOM bop" . . . . . .
oIf _ ... . Dd !hoD off the otMr. All of the bone lib boonba. A """"" kilo 01 a-a-! ",.,. ......e po t bb'
bep.a ""';ne ....,. f. - ..-.. him and ho hofl••ed, "Help! hiut", _ _ in the . t>dieoooo. '-'0 tho ..... !hoy _
Tho ..... . . Ddi".r' _ ki,.. lib ~ ine bet.... I k ,hioki,.. that if tho
Sooo it w.. ....me alo ne behiod. KanlndNh ~ ...uoi 01 lOW" aunt. 300 p _ of it. dropped IUt .....
pl'Obobtr f. I. ... but j then the ri~ ""lied ill the MomlllY _Id . . . - let me ..... the eDd of iL Juat tho~
rvpI Ind Ka.. nduh Ied io the . i•. I .....Id hardl,. K bopn ""innine li k• • top••nd me alone .. ith
_the f.... on bll,lbi"ll 10 bonl. I lumecl 10 the boy in the hllll. but ...,.,..,. II>ouJd..... done it, """" ..... I cot _ red
nexl _ I, H..... 10M. Mea nwhil•. Ke .. nduh ..... mo"'.... ....I n . nd beKan kicki...- . Dd ..... k hi ng.
hie emu like he w.. . ... imming. Tho ri..,....mer lo...ered "Whit'. !be ma'ter, Tol,.. r K. r. ndooh oaid ....., IOftl "
him, bu t thl minute he touohed l"OuTH! . nd tooll • few bill hi. vo;.., ...... .tern,
runni"ll . tepe IIa ..... jer lled ioto the .i r .g.in. It ...11 like . "I'm not Toly.! I'm Denni. 1 U.UOI"
. willi, and everyone "'OJ Lollihi"ll' I tried to ""'all . ... ,. . but he d Uld ltd me !I(I hard he
He ke pt On n,.l"i, liP . nd down, up.nd do l'll . nd nearl,. ...... 1,. oboked me. W. beg.n . Iowing dol'll. I Jd _
100, hie panlO.
ho Ioollod . ,
""'n,.. b.." he touched IJOUnd !be nnt time .
Ind .. inked. He ... n,. dldl I wi ..... ed ri&ht
• .....,thing olearl,. helo. now. tho pooplo.nd the ri
.. ho . .. loo1<ing up . t nd anili
otor
Jus!. u...n the _ .
boc1<. Whal II' ~ .ba<lt that? And .. b,' ohouldn't I OI'ftlll oIi""",, ou t of my ....,. I Jd've 1<.-.0 II. II
hlva? H_ tlIie fnony w1nkl.... t _ . Iancle<l .... the ri~. heed, He )"'1 oDd " e Iandltd
1ben ho .. ink ed . t rubbed hie ~ P • with. '*nc.
runninc It&rt. headed ~ f,.. _ , pbbod hold of ..... Tho lIIliaute ... tou<:hed 1J1'OU'" KanIDdoob let . . 01 ..... I
and tho ri'. II' "", ~ hio and of !be "'P" bani. ... I,.. it. but I cbcbo't 1<_ ..hid> ...,. to 0'UIl,. I
KanIDoIooh and I bMll flew u p i _ tbe air. ToretJ-! H. had ~ be<:o. - I .... aili leel.i,.. diar. '"'"" I opoUIll
...,. J>e.d Ioded ..-.. hio _ i •• awef crilo. Hie .u- _ ' ..,lOt Duop .nd ...... lrieod tho ...... iD . . aioIe. Tbey ......

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u pille u , t-u. [ ...." to... tdl lbem. Ev.l')'<l.... " "" I..y '!'hey'•• done il '" many timeo . Oul y... I.... boyo I n
cloo ppi "ll' lib peu in I pod. Even you' elothM .... the ..""'. So ha
· An )'<lll . U righ l? Let'l il'"
"W!tool l botit the to....toosT
home" A.. nl OwIyl u id. didn·1 ""'ice the diff.n....,.·
"' ohouJd lIy be didn 't! II. _ tdted Dennie .. p likl I
"111 pi. 1011 ........ ha.. k11 IMIdI • chick," A.... I Duayl .
She tool< Ill)' hu>d . .... led .... ...1 10 the dim f_ . W. -Well? A..... e lUi hoone?" t .
..... bet -llittl ~ the . .U lhere. II .... the....,. ..bD . ........ _ bid< t 'dod. .... SU.....y .. T..,..
bM bftot, oiul", nut 10 ""'_ .. Ill 10 _ . 111 be i.u. lor ,... "" tho _ olr......•
"Wbon ..... 1011. TeIya1" the ""'- _ ed. ·All ri&ftL I miP< II well·
He o6obo\ .., 1IlYtitinI'.
"Where'd 1011 .... ppou lor f -ud, -n.. .inute ...
d>oompd _ .n ~ 01. thiDp ~ ~ JteraD. THE DEATH Of SPITBALL THE SP Y
dul> dregeol .......... icht ..p 10 the ""m..,,.
"WbJ"d )'<Ill uk. !WI _I?" tho I>IIber -ud ""'. II Iuod wanD Mia t I'M buoy bei oidr.
" He Mid. 1.et'1 d>oonee _II-' He Mid I'd No..... bM_ . nd lion juot I. . cIor- y. Tbe r cloy I
...... f""'" hie . .t. So ..., d>oo..,..:!. And then "" diM ... ... bid< to od-I .11 tho ... . ,..1 .
....1"e<I.. ·n y! Donnie ;" t.ck!"
· 1 _ . rmpi.. to leU the di.-or. T"iy. , ..... be'1 Ji". I 1 glad to be bac.. in d.- wiu. .11 the kido . .. In.

yCl\I r 1""1 "" enm..."te elN .· Kalr " Miaha . nd V. le n " .re in thel. old ""'ta. ".. potteol
· Oon't! Pie. .. don't!" be beue<I. plonta on the window, ilia ...... wh... they . I"'r- . re, . nd
Th.n ohe I hnuled I I him in I ..hiepe,. "Shlmo on yCl\Il Ih. hl""k' -rd wu juel II , hiny, I nd our leO"he', Ita;,.
yoo '",. eircue boy. Yoo've rehl.rMd, How ..,u1d yoo'.e put I ~o no~"" , wOI just ... eh ea ' fu l, I nd nothing had c1ulrlp d I t
an out.lid. boy In your OIa' - Wha' if he'd fallon and I;[lltlen " II. I)uring ........ we all w. lked up ond down Ihe hill . nd
killed? He has n'l boon in treini"i" like you r IOllJfhed 0 lot. MWuI . uddenly looked v'l')' importanl I nd
"Tha... . n ri,ht " I IIi<!. "['m I... ined .nough. AI Il""d II lOid.
eimtl people. Didn't' fly cood?" · W.'... goi ng to 11.0"" I . pri ng recital.·
· You ,,"re ".a1l T..... my.....,..j for It," Toly. lI id. · And -We .re?"
thol Mu,,1 with tooIia.- fIJi...- out of • big .... le'rrirx. r d · Yea! W..... goi ...- to perl_ in the _1>Iy h.a ll. And
..._ hi"" tlooulrbl 01 it.·
'"J1uot down hM ! Cnbbillll """- .... caD 1007 hia
the f.... rth end< ie
II" "«7 iDte.- .
""t"'" on I play the:r ........ the_ I_ ,

lui"'" on!'" Au. [)uoy1I .

" Kanr.ndaah ..... in the middle 01. hio .-t,. the uoI>er
"Will 1011
-W.it.nd _ ."
~. Miaha?"

repI "He I'M lIP in the .ir. H. ·I .....i nd- He - . . I .....loIn\ wait for the cloy" tho rental. I toId ......"'Y ell
""'I I ......... _t ..... tMl the bo7 in it ciRUI . . . .1 it.

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 ' 1 ",.nl 10 do tomet hina. too," I ooid. "" ,... .. ",ill POll .. ...I ...,11 set old,
Mommy omHed . "What eon you do?" W. 11 bt nU full o( ",rin~ ln .
" You 11........ I eon oi"'l milo"'!' ..n1 lJ E~ il l do ho..., . Good I....~ '" .. m
=- in oi"';"C' 9 ,.." .-rI1. ORe 0 ...1 .. 111
oW_ ..y .ned lho _ nirobe .nd _ke from _]an, n.. ond.· He I>owed ODd came ...... o/f tho otop. E~body
_"II h<1' d - . "Y........ oi,.- _ other li_. y""..- <Ioppeod _ I hard. boca.... i.a the li. .. ,a-..it "?" I ~
k ll. lor y.... ,1 ho 1*"1 01 IN thio 1;-"" ""'...1Id. in the..-l ,.... juoI tl"llk: .Mioho d ...... 1\
lho I'M 1 of the . anInIbr. "Br;"C in the ~ io ftr'/ op . 11 by m-lf! lbo..... mil)' ~, ....
. -. b«eo )'OCI .... ';'1 . . . .IM! •• td1 IN ptri........-. ".." I.oo<y <Sme _ It 10 on _ _ tho Bed pfff. . . -.
<eol u_ ,....11 "" _ _• and the dUlcIreft __ .... takinc 'l'lIIIl
..rt thio u- will "" ill. thot . .....
' AII ,..tIt."
n..
U...........r.-

t """ I .. eD!. to the rmtoJ. " y ~reBto _ both

I _i.
"V• ...,. TecUoo't

tb. . ..
18 will _ pia)' f
E...,.", <lapped opi... otill hardeo" tha..n bd
i.. the middle 01 the . . . n- Volory,
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~-.

. mnyirI( lIiI _ U ..-.:Iina- H ~ _ t

til ...,.
.....lI.i I _I . - . . ond 1"'1 tho ..-.:I.... _ IItIder hio 1_ .... the7
Dorio Soe•• e)o.irJ 1 1M p...... We . U tool< ...to up .....1d..1 de naJe.-
1"OnI • • nd .n the vondmotl..n . 1 i.. '-11.. '"'" ""m ; n ".." he hep n 10 pla y -rho Amur W._~. Everybod)'
u p ~. on I begon .. ti Ill)' . ,..10.
iOdn" _
n..n lhe ""min porte<! . nd v .... iIf !'ionft. le.od<!•
.u<')' .pp".rfJd. Sho oo id in • ' oice j..... li ke • radio
fi ~ .. ,., .. f. lI. I tri<!d to _ ke mi... ... .. 'iii
het~ned. I did, too. I kopt ......... ri na how he .....Id. ....1r.e hio

but I ..... ldn·l. V.Iny'. I"l'ndmothe. had ot...l up b1 the

in the . i•.
nno" "..,. ·. : ",.11 ofl to • ojde .h... he ~I"" On . She ... . ..,rt '"
· W. lrom. I..." • • pri ng _ ito l' Mi. h. 81. 1IOY • • fi..I'l[rade ronduetlna ...hile he played, He pl. yed very ..en end 'Ory
,,,pH, w;]l ...., i ~ . poem he wrole h;...... II, 1"'1" gi,. him .. loudly. I liked it. Sudden ly, he (lol ltuell. . Hi. fing<>.. otop~
.M'
E..." , 1>xIy <'-ppod . n<! Mi.h.. ClI me oUI, He ",en' otn.ight
movillll. lie rot • Jiltlo rod In the f. "." bu. !>egen moVIng
IM rn ' ll. in... i' he .... """,, inc Ihern up. .Hio ri~ eDt
• Ihe middle of 11>0 otalf" I nd otopped. li e jua otood 1""'* .. f . . .. 0 <oruin IpoI • ..d then otopped qOl n. You d think
or I few OO<'OIIdollnd then.looped hi. hondo behi.... him I nd they'd lIumllled 0Vft" ...-!hi.... ,","n V.lery .... _I rod .
hen otood lhere li h tho. lor ...hilo. Then "" put h.. loll li e ...rUd .. onning "p hio fiJlcen opl... bu. they IoooII.ed
.... lorw. ni. E\'et)"ODI .... _ tdliilf hi II .... ftr7 quiet. oort of """'". The,- ptObal>ty ..... .....,. -... ,..;n, 10 let
,.... he 1"'1 hio loll 1_ 1>00::11. ill pi op•• 11M! 1"" hio .. ""II. "Pill. J .... II I .... pujOl pI'OCl Y bond with i< oil he
'-"I f_ f_ . rd. ........ he bop. to h.. th....L rn<hed the p1o<e ..here he'd "",teIl ..uck twi<.t bd.... Th ill
'Ahem! A l Ahnl!" ..... thovch. hio ~ oudoIenly IU'e«hN: _ bet
.y _ ' hi. .. »
He ,Ioreo! 01 _ lib he'd
1" I ........
- . . _ bd...... ........ ""
_ 11.. ........ _nil tho ..... . ..d II...,
-rho oilYel")' _ _ tho oilYery _ ........
..."'" up I I the llOifurc and oaiol ' A .......

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 V. lery look hio .... . Hi> fi"ll"'" .... ",fId to h. v" jumped
ovor • high otcp. 'J'h.,y ... .. 0 " . nd on, .. fut oo rould be.
Ti¥hl up to tho v"ry end of tbe pi.... The . 1'1'1 woo
",.lly l.hintr: to "'member. Itil "."nd math eve..
ohouted: "B ""r
".... .u. prIo fron! I" .nd oi, boy. fn)ll\ IB ..... "",to tho
...,.,. The Ii'"'" had ...Iored ri"'- i .. tho ir ""iT, bul lhe
1>0)'0 didn ~ """" on . .ythi...- op«ir.l. ".., ....., do ""'...- •
foot Ulu'a inioJ> doDre ood ...ioi............ of d ... !hoI .......
_ _ _ All« . whi'" Ilerio Soi ~ '-need hard 00
tho k..,.. . .... atappeol pIayi...-.
The 1>0)'0 .nd IfirU ...U we.... on do........ wh ih wi " - t
tho , -'> ......- wha_ 0lqI ' - felt liu , -taidl .....
thillp ucitiDc. J ,.o...- 10 ,ee the ...., ood
;.0 .. theta, hut the1 oil . Lury I api o . ......id.
""nMn11 be. fiftono. .in ult itlunai , after -taidl the
' ..nIIo pad< will _ .... . pLoy lht:r _ w - l__ I, '•
..lleof ."", DKth 01 Spitball the 8,,'.•
Chai.. botpJ> ocnpu. oo tht .""ie_.-.....
III)' .ppIo au t 01. Illy poc\ooI: .......... on M l'''' il.
lolL I pi

Lury "lII!inc .......,.. _ that w...... lall, rwI·"-<iM

.irl runni1lc _ to her l '-n1 w ~.
· Wha111 _ do , Lury? y_ "-, __.. "pr
"Whal! Wboll riD8 .nd r
·w, p< to lilld _ _ e RitIl>I _ . s..-.. with
lIni So'. _ .... 8j>1.ill in • hurT)' wha l "". ouwo-d
to .
Lu<y looked arou nd ...d _ iced me oali...- my . pple. She
brou out in • big iI•. · H....'. [)ann io! JIdI the boy .......
Iookill&: lor. Come ov bore. Denn ior
When l wen t ""or to them tl>o rwI·headfld gi rl ota rod .t "'"
. nd 08id. "t. he .... lly "",. n r
· l t hink ..."
"y",, 'd never MY h. w...•

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_. · Don't Wilrry, I'm rea l ..."art : I ..Id.
The~ both 1'''Ilhed at t.hia.• nd th~ red ·lm "le<l (irlled "'"

A fourth·1Jftde boy .... theft . He IuI<I on • blKt.w1 . nd

h ia hili. hIld bHn _ _ with oh.ol k <lliIt 10 make him
'1'lI.o1" . 11. Now ~o u repeal whal I ..,id, on 1"11 know you'""
II'" it .....i rbL"
1 repeat«! e""rythil\& o/>e'<I lIid.
"All "'-"I. Don't let UI downr
"I _ 'I.•
...-JI.hairod . He .... hololinc • pilttll. The boy non to hi,. n..n the ..hooI bell .
.... put.acI to • f.u _ . He hIl<l 011 • pair oJ b1.... I pul tbo ,*""Ie bell tbo radiator. _ ..... tbo .... rd
~. Ha nnc • plaid ..i_1 with tho ....1&. "P'- the ohair ..... ,.,....... ..., at 1M ,~~ ,
lunoed "I'- Some of tho cd>..- faunll"l"' • weft ~ rrad. I, the C1ItUillL I .... Raioa 1.._ ..... Lucy tak lnc
thi..... 0... hIld • brief.... It. (iff i.. • hea' .1 ..... , ....r _ ......... lot aI the cd>..- bdo, too . I .... tho
brdoiof .... hoIoIi.., • bnoaao. ~ ~ fillinc ill. Thtn body '. f&lbn" iIOOIIl .., ....
The ..i.. ~to I .... tbo piot.oI the bur i.. the blad ouiI bad I . ....ir i.. 1M bad ..... He had • - . . . ,ad <raiDed i ....
....., · 10 it real?" the II .... mudo . . . illle.-i.... 10 be &lAndi ....
8~1 the 1"IIIl•.....-..: ~ i ..... mo pW<! DIe. -N_. I .. the , Ioobnc- ...1 ., them thaa ta be oiniDc i .. tho
....." Denaio. y ....·re IOill& to _ ad ~ i .. tbo wi .... a""inra. Iaoltinc at tbo ...,..
... ldI thll art;"". When thio bur .yo. 'Y....11 _ ......... The dy;nc ...... n, ,",",n the (irJ .. ho·d ~
1M ." lM, Spitballr y .... n nc tbo ball . U..... rou.n<l?" _ ba< n iDIo tho .. i.... ..... pul led • cord. T1>a
A ohe Iuo ndecl ....... ,*""le "" 1. • y.... "iii thio. It'. cu lU ln parted. Sho jumpood dow.. 0/1 tho otap.
ou- - - ' to ba • telephone nnginc· Then ""11 pick up lho n... boy in the blatt ...il ..,. _ ted at . ..... k in tho
TNO/i _, to lk in'" the pbone . Dd u ll. You- juat ouDd ""re middle 0/ th e ...... I h e .. ha had a IU" in bia "",tel . The
a nd don't oa~ . nyt hi ng. U"derst.n<!7" bo~ .. lth the lake beard pacl..,- up and oo&'n. He ... .
· Su... , that'l ....y, Now tell .... . bout th a llUn . la il relIll? ...~i"l th at he'd lived .b d fo. maBy ~a . . . nd h3d now
Wh at make i. it?" ",( umec!. Then he ourted ""Rins th e boy in th e bleek . ult ,
· Oh, lor lrOOd_ like! 01 """... It bn~1 ThoI'. what t""lllll him'" ohow him 'he pl. "" 01 th e airfield.
you·... lar. You',.., ",i ..,- tu du the 1'-0.1"., Ri.bt he.... in the 'I'ha boy in th" bl""t 0Il11 $/lId. ' Yool l n.v~r 1II'oml ihiBou ~
..lap. When tlul boy .. ith the bea rd ilIlelt.U I ione on.o<ago <J me. Spitballr
he11 . noteh th ia lol&r In>IlII the daok . Dd ....., to the '11110 .... my """ 10 n l\& tho bell , I pul my haDd oul for ;t.
..I......... Then thill boy ..-ill.im the n at him . Tbo., " )'OW" but the bell ...... 't on the radiatoo'. 1 decided i. muat loa ""
cue.. You to ke thill liule hoard II .. hIlrd .. you .... f.llen to tho n_ aDd "'nt down ... look , but it wain' the.....
_Inat the _ , oJ thio et>.iT." ..."-. ]011 hrart I........ n..n I IooUd at the ...... Nobod1
She 10 ... II. It .... 1N"1. It really <lid waI oa)'inc ...~ At lut, tho boy ia the blacIi: lUit
_ ad lib all. I......... , Dd ...,... .
· W_I Then .. hatr "N al Y....11 - - . tNl .... 01 _, Spiu.ll!"
. .... f....ue. When tbo betn It bad boeo> Iboft ,

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 minute . ' It ..... ld n'! ha... ro n o' f by 1~l f.
wecIcN beIIiloll !he rad ia tor? I
".)'be-...I
fell
It ..... l"""1ed. '-0.
ohoL 'n>e
I 'd ....... Ig g il. n...n, ..... no _ nd of .
lIU'Mked _ _, .. horf, u.. ....,. i " the bIM:It
i" u.. dull 1ben.. N" Iucl.. Wlwol I 10 do! ...it """ 1 tho bM.: ded bor.1td bocwo moti"" hi• .
h ilt, Ihe ........ I:or bep.n wri llCillfl h i« "" n.. CIII "" __ .... Whi t. !.hey _ .. ....-Il... tho
M
......ti on" ill tJ. liftll ~ I',. -.1<1.. ,.,.,
lJId
_ hM.nIotI boor'.
tryi
bMnI .... ..-.ad< . nd f~U "'f. '"'" ..,
tbt
..
., doe ainoeWr
~u....,.

:-:0 -a' s.
tbtw.t<
Ihio _
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<JI _ . sptbollr And ...........
. t d
.......1Il.1 1M eH
oIf _ _
the fIrr .. if M
u...,
it • • • - . h =M

cIoootI. '"'" • ..tie

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hio , u.. ...,.. 1M . . . , kWo I '. s...
I "'" ...,.,.. kiI _ iI ... aU _ . n..lrotII -......,.... u.u llio' '"'" pt .. tile. ._
........ 11 ........" .Ve " r ....,.. • - -, n.,. .. hop.. "-t.iJrc.
'n- 1M ...,. iG u.. ...... ..h tIwdoed hio ..... H" "'1nIat _ lhM ';.,.r !

...... at ... ..".. ....,......11 .. ' hl:J _ . Y" 'U ... 'inc'!'"
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1.'1";,._ Rlcho_r ..... libhoo ... ~. dooo'e W .., .., Iu.. ..

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10M nli ' " • •" , hI. _ boy III Ute _ . . . .101. -'
I ...., " Ifti-.. I ala IIIJ' hoM .., of tho ..i ...... k.llf!d s,i. t.11 the Sp,1'"
tho.. """10011 In u...\Idinm .....1d _ ... ...., ..ioI ' '', -0
n- the l'Old.'-oI.d fliri ,..11f!d "'" -.I ...... the CW'LOI.
Hi,.!'"
no.
. .....'
boy in u.. blaoh ..i,
r.ll. Tho .~ • • dol"'"" •
un! it h_ _y ..... .
E"" bud) botrtc
""u od " lilh of relief. "'" .""It""",,,,,,"-d.
- 0 .. .........

y" lIed , " ll en.1" Then "" """,pod hll

up ,"" -..1_ . 11<1
.,.n ..... "" tho . Iooktoo.... pu t OIl my _ •• nd ,.n ' -.
Sonlet.hl........ II_IIInfl' 011.1"" my letl: .. 1 " n. I
otowod. ,,-,,,,II my t. nd into my "",,11M. . nd pu lled out , ""
~.el)'.h l"C ...... ~Iy
. .It _ _ up and .,d.. ,_
.'ler tI,a, . '"'" buy In .... w.eh
bea nlt!cl bo:!', "I'"" ItIt to '- ....
1';"7<10 ","U•

for " few min...... bu. MI be r igh t """. ,"

II. we nt oIf lnl<l u.. w i ,.". _ itoo and _ _ I~AI. n.e.. PUSS·I N-UOOTS
the '-!"*I ~ tiptood _ to tho . DOI bop.a
"Girt. .Itd ho)a.. lb. 1............... -r:. ....,. pIeMed
~.. '" ... II. kept p ...... Mer II.io 1oIer ~
. i.h tho " ' r you'.. ndod th il unn, Now J'OU .. n ...lI y
r... - - . The. he "'
rolde r 1l'OIII the " wer
........... U.tlhe
" _rine
noD . . the .. n1bouo1 wi'"
ldMd "

n- l..boo'-!r_
..,"'••ft« ,....,. It.w... Duri ", rour ......... u....,', pol..
.. M " Im",_ ,. , 11lere'D he ,•
..... Wod __ hi• • 1 """ ... ,,_ iablle · Sloe ,;.w .....
,..t>t.I the..,.. alld"'n J II Mrd oa the _ III ... t h " , . i11 .aoI:ore .nd n.-
i0oi' thor
tho dI.oI. o.. _ r ..... Id. . . .101. or. pi......... "',
I ......, ...... the _ IMr. "-I ...... _ the <flair. h M , _ . --. .--,......ur.so ru .-
• •
have t<I ch n"8<' my f..,. I nd I'll be oet . What""" you l'Ii"i t<I
~r
"I don't know."
I IlOOII fo..,.,.. III . bout the maaqUUlde pony beeo.... wMn
I l"l home M"","'J' .. id ..... wu l'Ii"i on I field t ri p for Wn
doY" and that 1 w.. 1(1 bello... I nd lab <are 01 Daddy. 8M
left the .....1 monoi..... I ceNi nl,. had my ha..... fu ll . IO kl"lll
<an 01 Daddy. Beoideo, ;1 w. . ~ .... I nd 1 kept ......, i"i
when M........1'd "" '-II. ..-;"" oIf the d.oyo "" my
~""'"'
0.... cloy MiAbo " ' - " up Ind ,died when .... AW _ ,
-A"",'t Y"'" ...-.r
........r
''''''''"''-1 TI od.oll 1'1lio io the ...,. 01 the _-.do
pony! f.: . ei,bocIy'll bo i" _ u- . (A 1I't Y"'" _ I hU'e " 1
_ u _ on?"
n.... I -.iced thaI hio w.. wan"" hio """*'d rai_pe
"' don't ha"," a _~-. M.......,. .... 't '-II yet."
"We """ thuIlt of _ i"" OIl_lYe&. O"Y"'" ha....

,...-..-.-
....yth.i . that IooIto f",.yr V.., """ put it ..... and tbotlI ....

"No< _Uy. E.... for Droddy'l wodi"" boOla, the _ hio

_ .. when hio _ liohi •
n- rubber booto _ 111 ~i VOIl'd -...... pt
Y""'" fooet wet if 10" hod them on w ,.... had 1(1 ltIimp
th-" Wlter .... mild.
"Coo Oll, put them on and ....11 have. look .. ,.... .- Miolla
..id.
1 I" ",k "'J' fHI. ohon I nd I ll. inl<> DaddY'I booto. 'n>ey
practically ....,l\N up 1(1 my I rm pits . i 'ri<>d. wllkl", in
them. It wu rot he r clu y . but 1 ..... Id m.""If". Anyway .
they hid I r;e~ .hi". tI Mioha liked 'hem.
· What lbout • hat?" he .. ked.
"110.... . hout Mommy', otra w hat?"

"
 -W. ltl ,"","a all. /l', cloooMl &1. "'No'" ... m A IIOl 01_1
..Wll ....,. JOU'-
T1wn I di ppod .. bn:oI> inlO .. hott lt 0' Ind ion in k n od d....
10.., blac:k . .. ou- om- rA'J cl>o<u.
",... . . oft 0IIl kr """",,,,,
n.
'rllotr-. _ '
jul L W ,
' - 1 I~ eI_
E.e,""'" ...
n-. __ . - ..
i.o - _.
\ool 01
_nu... n.ac' _ _ ... tI .. loot 01 .......-
willi .. pI ~_
W. all hIIOII.~":...'..,"f'-.l ........ - - .......
I buI I ' " tripp"" _ -:J bill l>ool.o .,
hoi bpi Ill _ .,. f- .
no- Lw7 .- .. _ tt. P ..
_,,_r
;U
_.--_ •• _ , H ~· ..........
F;qt PriM '«
u... ~
..... _....
t wo
_rt,.
I d.-ped u p tha lUi..... llw

boob: U..d<o
WI. Lu<y
SIftpl< . . IU,....
..,.
RWdla. ""...
nd bIod _ lho
"" 1100..... -

IIoria ~'M . vi<:b played .. ~ a nd 1 e1umpood 1»<11.

down "ilin and t ripped . nd .....' 1,. foll .,.I n, . ........rybo!b'
lIIurhed·
lin t he wily """'" M I.l.. ..Id, .",........... 100. 01 . 1_.
bu t ,.... w , he only Pwoo·ln·Ik>oU."
"I ~ ...,.,.. 1 an t .... otMr I I ,,·t
an) rood· You
__ 1M ly ,......, _ . Vou olMuld roc_ I book, too .
H..... Iaka _ ,"
· N., I cion', waDI ie.·
"00 on. IaU _
"'Ihtk ~ ._
Wbkb d'you .a""'"
So I ..... IrU. LIod< SiIftpIoo.
Wbtto I I'D' _ I pul led elf DM<ly'. IIic ~ ... boGU
....... _ . . . . . . .le..,lar ... UtbII .rf """",. T1oea•
........ I ... tot it. I ticboI el l t i m . '""'" IM_ .-l)'
dorM MY' un ...,.yo .. MtL

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 EXA CTLY 25 KILOS -n,. ,'a heea.... ieo my fiM a rrow , If t hey'd give "'" fiv o I
",u ld I>rootiee . bu t th "Y on ly g ave "'" one. Yoo can't bit it
MiM• •nd I we"" goi ~ to • children'" party . t the 'h' way."
- c..me on, if. my t u m! Watcll me hit the bull'a "Ye."
rommu n ity ""nter arou nd th e romer . Mommy ""id ..e ....."
to hehave ou"" l _ .nd gave each of u. fif_ n k opecka. n.., mn who waa in cha rge of the bo.... and arro"a ..id ,
When we got the'" th e"' ..."". gre.t I."nlSh in the cl<>ak"",m. " All rig ~t. lef a ... what a good ,hot you are ." He ..ent to fix
W• • t.ood .t the end of • li ne th at "'''" hardly ,""ving . lh o !.II 'llet, beeau.. it ..... hanging crookedly. I wa . a ll ..t t<I
Sudd. nly we heard mu";c, It woo coming lrom upol ai ..... W. oil.... my . rro w and w,," only wa it ing foe him t<I mo' ,. Tho
...ere in a terri ble "" h to ge t oo r "",,4 ch ""k<d. A lot of the l" wnt ri ng wa, drown '""ry !.aut. t kept ..yi ng to myae lf, "I'm
other kido ...ere j _ ... ne rvou' ..h.n the mu"ie . 4 rwd , and 1lO1 "l1 to hit the bull'• • ye ,"
lOme 01 the littl...t on.. heg.n to cry. They ...re arnld Th cn . a ll 01 a sudden. the arro w "lipped out of my band.
t hey'd mias .Il t he l u n. Il_loh! It hi' t he ma n , mack iu t he r end.
We finally n n up the . tepo, two at a h me. It wag ,..,. Ily II. ""un a rou nd and . napped. "Put do u the bowl Yoo·....
he. uhful th . ... . Th. ... "' ere pa per , tn. men otnlng u nder nIlt ahootiD/l any IO(Ire."
t he ce iling l rom ... ll to .."II , and pap<lr f.."",no. Th ere " e", " II w.. au ....ide nt!" I ..id, but leU anyway.
colored la nw ,,,.. A band "'a' pl.ying and actan in oootum. , TIll. waan't w r locky da y. Then we .... the bea m ... Ie
wit h one blowing " buJl:le "nd anoth .r play ing a drum , ...e.... ."d ' here w.. a line 01 k ido. Th"Y we"" moving op quickly.
right in wit h t he "",wd. Som"",ne w.. dre -.l all • jeo tet. . nd . v. ryone .. a. ahout ing and laughing, A do..n ..81 in
Th.re we re crook<d mirro.... a nd the door . t tho back 01 the clt" Ill" of th i"ll "
h.ll h.d • "ign on it that ""id: - Am....men ta". "W ~n t"a an thin "bout?" t ..ked .
"Wh" f. that?" t _ndered . "Ge' In line to be weighed. If you .... igh euctly 25 k itoo
"It·" • ki nd of fun "",m," Mioha u id. yoo'll win a year • • ubocript ion to Mon iU o."
H. ... . ri ght. There wao an a ppl. hanging on a otri ng and "Come On . I.t·" set in line," I oaid to Mioha . bu t he'd
)'<Iu h nd to b e p y ou r h onda in back ot )'<IU a nd t ry to bite it , d lonppea red , I tlecidetl to get in Ii"" . nyway. Wh. t if I
but eacb tim. your mouth touched it it would opin . w. y. II<l w. l~ ht.,j euotly 25 kil",? Th at ...ould rea lly bo a at..,ke 01
t hat you neve. muM, which wasn't fai r at 911 , I ste9died It lu~k l
with my ba nd t wi"" a nd l.ook two bitea out 01 it, but The line ke pt moving up. n nd tho clo...u kept al idi ll/j the
everybody l.ughed ""d wouldn't let m. pl. y any more . Th on ..ole wei~~'" bock and forth , ",Iking an the time.
t h.re "'81 • bo.. a nd rnbbH.tipped arrows. An)'<lne ...ho bit "You'"" an eotea kilo. Don't ea t II<l much ....ooy!" Clk k!
the bu ll'a "Ye won a pri.... wen t the wei gh",. "And )'<IU, my dear youIlll ma n, areo't a
Miaha tried lirst. He kept " iming an d .iming • • nd ...hen vory good e.Mr . You on ly weigh 19 k iloa. Come bac k .... t
be finally let flO 01 th e bo....ri ng he missed the tarset y.ar ." Clicit! Clicit'
altogether . The Ii"" k. pt moving up , bu t nobody. not one aing le kid ,
"H uhl So me 8l>ot!" I .. id. woighed e. act ly 25 kil"". Finany. it .... my t u rn , I got On

•
11", """ Ie. 'The ...,41:101.8 went e1ie.l. die.1 . nd the clo..n u id.
· Obol D'yOU know the , .me "" lie<! '1101 and cold'?"
"8u", . E"".,.body ~ .•
· V...·'" hot.. Very hot . You ..elak 24 '/, kilo&. You only

........
...........If I kilo ""N tG win , W"'I I oh-_. Ned•

Onl)' h...u . kilo! It .... prlICI.ioooll)' the ..... u ""~"Ir

26 'The P1' rt)' .... rui....d .. ro, .. ' w.. "'",,"' ned. WbJ,t ...
• 11.. ....".. unlt><k)' <by ! Ju-. thetI .. ;.No ..."."" up.
"Where ,..... hoeD, V..... lIip_ r
· Ori nki .
'"f1uot'l rlDO. 11_ I kill"" _ If , 1>yI 1<> 0
.......ptiooI ,.... 1If1lnilM hi.. ,........ oil >i 0 pod
t... " ADd • lOId hi.. lbooot ....., hool julIt "'weo"".
•1'. . ,...... tG try _ .- MiW .MI.
When he """'" liP ... the ....Ie U. do-r.. olMl the -eoiehu..
_ ilool.Dd ·A liW. _ the fIIlIellt·. 25 '/. .. i.... Y_ll

....
...... I<> Mlf ._ .H_ . ~
". ..... pi ...... .".. ..id tG _ ,"! .....ldn't .......... u..t

"Wluot'l it pi tG
. ...... ....... bauIe.
de> wido
U~
ilr
· No.·
.00<1, ,..... k - the..•• "'1' • IiI« of ...... in • bauler
-s..re. So ..Iw?'"
'"So nothi..,. A h.oll·lil« 01 ...... _lcho hoI! • kilo. If I
hodn', d the ....... r d·.... _ I.""" .,.I<tl)' 25 kiloo!"
·V ldr
· Veo. I 1<1..
1 10M • ~ t ide• • "Vou k..... ..hot1 WI ''''' ..on the
. u",,",ri ptinn!"
· Ilow comer
"Now 111 have 1 boltle of 00<11 . beeo..... I weigh 24 '/,
kil""r

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 "Come onl Ibon!" Mw.. led ,,,," " " ... """ ......k bu. . Ii 01 "'1laPdoo .nd .1I 01 my tIt_ •. .nth _ of il ;1I my
W. boucht a bauIe 01 ..lo. .....th _ tri<kliat: ...1 01 .., _ .
: '" ' hero . r..~ .Uo<tIy hoIlf a .ile< ill .....,. boule,.. I i. _k to Ilw ...-le.'"'"
, low.. didrl' .
AI ;"" Mbd .. 1M _ II """"'" it. on.. ";pla ... nt dieM. <:Jkl! . .... he """""nil .......... loud
"01' _ : .... repl iM.. e....p ,• •• u ; _ CO - . ..
I .......... "'" IoouIIO .-- CO oM INpa "11...,.. ... ;....,1 KeN 1M Ool HI -'cha a-'11:5 k.iloaI
......... 1iI
n. Idl no. _ "'7 TIl.

......
'-1 _ ,... ..- .. ~, ...-.;,..... CO M~ .. ;u..t n •

--0.,... -
..... bolt 1 ...:,0.1 ct-haJ • .-pr-:f. iii..... ",filW "', ' i" ill tho ""'-riprioa bIllnil riPl _ . 1M'. ci- Iol.. •
~ n.a, tan lRft q bOt Do """ bouloo. IIlM'" . . . .,
H. ..... . , Iefl ; = dooppaI .... 1M -n.,..
-e- eal WIuot.
.,,'. in II I '
,..
ta
,.,.
pi a _ tM.t..
• no-w... Ho i«Ik out
,..... .._1 FiN
hiII
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of _ ill, tMD. What'•

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uu-. aIlaut it
... ;.Io_r
, . . _ ' - WhM·. ...... ..-r 1M I _ , f.n 01 . . . f ...:dB' . . . .

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reuiIlI
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il
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r
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hall"
n . AI le< hM . bout 01
S. ..... -.itl Mil.. _
K. .Wyoow. wm. it
'!'hf """".. IoalldM
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I " - hi..'
'.

tho ' illaol ·ill·bLo nil . "" Mid. "You

it u... I - .101,, \ ....11ow _ _ . p. -n..,'.an. " ichl ., ... .., 'Ihuk ,..••M
AI N. _ 1. ... iJo..- , Ioobhood my ......
"S\mo. ic wi••• You j.c tlt in. it _'I. Go on. Keep Mil. '• •rI.... lhu. ,.... I ...... hi.... MWIa Mid.
drin ki....• "What • boy!'" lh. ...... n u d.l mod. "H. "'0" • II...
• tried .nd rly p,aM. oubeoriptlon . "" hoi w",,\ _ 111 • WOf'd_ y ",,'d thinll ""
'W
""''''' J"IU
.......,'1 fil inr
If<I.1I _ tho table torJ l!Lond up .M h"" . ....... u. ,..11 of ...
"' ),on\ l*J' Inl IIun' "", ta him..
h l"f!"
tI.·.
i_ thy. I k..,..
1 Mood up. II righl. ' _ how _llaNO<! to pour Ih. hi",; Ml id, g... bbod "'1 ha nd e nd dnoued ....
reII. 0/ the 1rLu. n ml <hroal. bul the IIh,uta ' did N ishi cInw.....I .
..,lMhod .. ~ lRft ill tho botUe illta .., emptl Onoa t I.. t10I II..- 1 " " . "" . . .th III ..... · Vtu
..... ., ..
' n l bu.....•
""'" ba:t r..l . ....i.. k _. AliW. I 1..1'" l1li1
only " .lah 2t 'I. kika.~
.bou,
",h. th io ...10. Aft. . " • •

. - r """''' • ~ r _!d. 0 - e-.. .... ""I1luI Ii... it ... .... boal 1 wMch bIoOII)' 26. II ,
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. . .rt.ool .".... ~ .....
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-.II. But . -w.., . . . . ' .a

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.... .... It'll "" ...... 01 . . Half..... h. lf ·
_11y. tJto fiW

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 HOUSE ON FIRE , OR AN ICY RESCUE We kopl on argui ng unt il . e ",.ohed oohool. Afte. .... 'd
t. kon 011 ou r h. IR .od _to the wo..... n . ho ...o. ked in tho
Mioh•• nd I'd bHn play ina;. helNI...... of '-k.,. .nd hod . "' kroom N MI.
' otJOIlen .11 . bou.l n erylhiDg .Iao. wt..n _ fi""Uy .. ked . - Look. N ""'. You'", miaoi... t hu tto ... 0" yqur ;.obi .
...... . helt ti.... il . . . he Nid, What haweoed? Y 't ,.. t.o d like thio. Y....•.. IaWl
" ElIOdIy 1-0.· anyway , _ oil while I ""_ See, I ha".. •
1)" bel<d _ . Two . 'dock! Why; _ 'd only '-a 11oaII ; - f. IUd> . _. . . . . . Go on

.....
We ......... bu of
pIoorm. f 11 fi".. ",inuteo, here it ... (We .'doekJ . . . .<n. o-nia. 'I1Ioera'. DO _ in yqur """cine .........1

,......
Yia.! W. W<ft Ia'" f....~I! I

"Ru.. , J,lioU!"
td>od -.y briefeue ....
"Hu..,. up. loIioha. I _'t ....t to pt all thoa bla_," I
..MI.
We Whed off lib . . - tichUU.., ...... _ P tin><I 1bI _ .. lrom .... _ " ' - madoe _ CO u p and _id
and oJoond WI • _Ik. N .....·d he riP< alaac- 1 ......... tho.aa- .............
",""",,,,' bunyiDc , to", 1lD:r--7" ...1M:It ...,. bHd in -..I ltaioo I............ didooti..,
loI. . . Mid. "'""" fled_Imp ehlr-pi"l."
"We'", in I. it. And.e _ 't ha"... pod ....... ei ther." V.lery . . . .t .... bIad;'-"". writi.......kedly:"'""" fled
"Let·. think of _ . Come "n. thi nk lUI!" ,. 11.... ...., ehur pine."
"Let·. MJ' we pd, had • ~ . nd _ _nl to the I Ia"ihod. Raioa l va novna Ionked up .nd .... one .... 1 M id.
d<nl iol to OIIr teetb p1Jlled ." - M. y I .,,_ , Rai... IYo"""""'!'"
Mi do • fue. -You mun ....r lCIeIh bogan to ache at "Oh. it'. )'QU. Dennio. V... do rome in. 1 ......ondorilll
'he mo ti like on ligna" Th ey11 Ny ...e'", lyi ng. And if ..here y.... "0"" on thio timo .~
you h " •• (OOth pulled you hav• • ho le ...hore it u....t to he." I enu red tho d aoort>Om and . tootI by .he book..... Rai..
- Wh.t ...e1 1 do? You know wb.l? W. ·lJ thi nk of oomethi"ll l• • nov..... to red ot me. She . .. amazed.
apori.l. oo_thi ns b....... 00 they'll pro ioe u. for heing 1•••• "What a . iShl! Wb, ,..·v. you boon? Whelt' ve you been
How'. thal r <!o,nar
"Like .hatr I didnl hely. My M.ory <!o..
n pot. on I had t.o to lk f to
"We I!. like MJ' u...., .... f i", .."""I'I_. nd . . ..ved a ota ll I. ti - It nl j........._ It .... Mioha . nd .
ba by. Seer ,",",t· t. Yep. Y n't imqi.... n..1'. ' - it r
"Gee! A fi..·. . ...I! eUUM. Or _ oan MY thaI • ba by And .. OIL
fell throudt the ic>o i .. the pond. riJltl ,nWl tho _ _ .and _ "What! V...'", "'" c=ited. Ilon't to lk .. ful.. I can't
..-.I 'L n..111 .und pod. too .-
"V a, but • n....• ~.•
.......ntand • word )"OU.... . , ;.... ~ tell _
,.... .... and ..h.oI hoopPef!Od."
......1y ........

.......
"10... it ....'t.. J,lioha . . . '"fbi.. ic>o ... the pond io mudrlo I didn't kMw ....t t.o _1, ...... I had to 00.]' ' hi..... Yo<.
..... .....w I 00.]' if there . oo -ai.. 10 ~ So 1 _ id•
,.
· Mi..... nd me. _ Well It Ii" thilo.•. W• ...,.., .... OW"
... , to J IonI:, IIlindil\ll OW" _ "
bwi- . o.a.- _ did n't _ III 10 be I.oI<L ADd .11 " •
........... V...,. - - . belie- iI., Itaia I. ............ ! It .....
..,.11, ~ i.,.r
E. orybod,y ......-I l.o"Chi nc ..... ~, V.1eoy Ioudet
.... n . nr - e l.... boa._ "" "' lIIt'n ........ n "" ..... aoil\ll to
K" " - D" 10. 1' - ·l1ed '" liOll"". Bul no.. tho le_n'd been
inte"" pted " nd he <GUld ......, . t 1M .nd l"Ullh. He . .. . 11
......bled up. a.o. Iv. _ pU' an eDd to "'" <OIDID<Itlon I"
a ;i ff, .
"Q.> dlildret>! N_, De1lJ>iB. I
dearly hete ,.... bnIJl - . . .Dd.bon
_litJol ,....
_. 10 ldl _ - , .
ript _ ,-
. .... lqinninc ... _ • ..,. _ , aDd _ tII i", I
....... I ..,.i.... '"I1len _ I a Ii"" !"
II bon very .ilI. flo,i.. In nov.....urned ""Ie.nd ..id,
· Whe",r
- Near .............. In I"" 11 ho<toe in tho yard. Smoke
. u pourinc nu' of the . indo And N iohn aDd I _..,
• • nunc ..,. ; - u-.... .u... "'" t.d<. AMI bod,y'd
........ . -.nI ~ .... t.cltdoor, .. ,.... _Iola't_ it.
And we - . . ;...t _ I ~ ..,., joool. u..., ..-b ....
pourinc nu' " the ""'-! ADd _ bod, ""'; 1\11. And
d\olI: i",. lnoaide. So WI lOOk down lIM: boI.nl and there"N.
Iiltlo girl. Cry ing . And choking. W. I"'bbed "", Iuondl l nd
I"". " nd u . "" her. And then he, "'other •• m. ru nnlnlr . nd
N id, 'Wh.t'. y.....- no..-? I .... nt to ..rile .bou. y<>U boyo to

...... . omoJl l(irl. It·. _

1M pnperL' ADd _ Mid. 'Oh. don 't bathe< than ki
wortlI it. IuId, u yw. " _
....... ""... So _ _ Iked .... , . ....., I oit
UI f..r
.....,
RBina
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She oIOOd lip ......_ O fti' to _ . She W ed "".,. .........
• nd "'PP1, ond Mid, "r ", ....,. """'" of )'OU and Miohn.
V....·.., fino bop . Go to )'1lU' _ t o Sit clown, Rat a while .~

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!lM ood lib oJoo wn lod 10 "",• ..,. - . . _ O"'eft kilo
it . . . _ '... _ e l I · .. ho<I_le..,.
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boy-
"'" b- .... ~heoI .bout 1m • 1111..... ILiIowr Rwiwa

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wMdli... _ if r• .-lb' ....
I~ awful. J.. l!>eB tho . .
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'TM _ _ ...IW _ _ tbo .......Moo u.._ .
__ Ilall lui ilL E ... ,W, ~ Ie ...".., Bat tho doiW . . . cir'J A'" '-
_ .. w-. _ ..w,
h -_ _ _Jar
~ia. IIlI""''''' GoIO _ _l.lk ....... uwI .... .on. 1n1 n..re.••1• .,.. In _lhe pc>nd h• .i_ . o.n...
whill. beN I k_ '1 _ , 11 aa ,..... ""'- •... i_ ..Jkillc .1oItc .. hew _ ....... t :Is
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poi . . - I. bri.., )"... \'ou
an, 1"" ...d Den nio ..vocl ..
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rou ... ~t _,. Tryi to ret hooId of tho .q. of
lI u ~ you Itnow .- h. t ~h ln Ice lo lih. It k ~ w.. k llll
ch ira . It'. I>O( oomet hl nw th ot happe " . e v. 1')' do,." off nd tho q-. AI'lyW'Y, Dtnnlo . nII .... ...... IM out
Mioh. p pod. II. looked lilte he'd compHt.lr fargotten ..r . . . - tho ico to tho hook and . . ""lltd hi... ou,.,. hio . . .
..--~ .nd lap. '!'beD II ,If.ther can.. runnh• . Ita ..
"Ch-dl-doiH! S+M....n Who d.d.didT lot .\lIIftM. bawL", and oobl::l .
I . . . . . --101 10 everyth'nc II t didDl ~ ... Iu.. n.n .... -.hb. I -W" Wioho ..... lyi.,. __ teu.
_ M1p. So I _ I '..-...or _ .w.
"'No. ..... r.~IIy_thlkWo_.
r. _ l)iac. _ • thM all« eo.,.. '
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tho richt
m to hi. to "'
at aU. il
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toe'.. , ! 1M , . w. tho _ ,", <II

OMr old Mioha Iookt<I .. the n- M)I,. lib Mo.r" oy '.

thiaco rlcht -no..
...td>, bl:ta
llCIbthor ..W. ,
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1"" to ""- m,
rou ...II1I:I "'Y " ••"d" : nd ""e Mid. ·N.,
thonb. w. don' """"PI ",fta, _ _ """"'-t..-
plol

httle da rl;~ . . .... . Id In I n icky .......

"010, you ohouldnl ....... 11 .... _ I.,. ....." r....' And ...
"en bllUlMd, " " .. rut -.tor.
Good I", l4.ioh"r I'd , n poclftl him to ..ld> on ..
.u.1bat ... lb. li..ll! I ...... ted. - ioliolwo·. all .. iud " pi I'
fl..r-
' Vou nul.O or .., t hlncT lIow .....k1 !.he.. be. Ii.. in •
. ..kkly. 110 _t klo _ Ialtieol hI. hole In lhw ...., y •. . .n . iMcl up,' "'" ....pped•
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eI hilo 1Irief
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the kido __ f. U
her I hard. """ e,e., ••

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M.........., ly ......... h.. bit! _th.. H. .........
oh'" lIP I.. • II. be tlMN wit.lI h..
.................. - Hot __\ . .Uy ......,. .... ...,. w fa' ' -.II OliU ope. ill.
.bw« 1ft • r.tt- kaow.-
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 "I'... ah.o.....1 h '. diocno<efull ADd I thouillt you ...,.., ."".. TheY" ,10. 11 W.......'. the .a-on? lIold ltiUl I . m I'IOl
fi... bo,.! W• • iIl _ o»nti nue the '-n.- cutU... you r fIab_ f m dol"" it -.y ~ Iull,.. And ....
Nobody . _ 1oaILi"" .t an,. - . t. E~ was '""l' ...imine. ,.. __ • ..,.....,.. ~ Now you ..n go ......
""iet . .... . wf" L I a note: " ".- 1'.1 .,. o.ddy.
"'See? We -'I<fve loW her the . '"'"" ...·cI go ie pIKe . nd ........n .nd ....... to
", ~ ~ wtul. he ...... .., "I 0. _ . lor.. JI ......,.. -U- ,.....1'"
rat _ -'eo otnicbt-· And '-'<. "1'1 thao.k ,......-
And rd , "Stop ..fki...- .t the .. ble!"'" ia ...
f,.. c o n ~ I _ 1" ......... be able te-d> ,... .....
,i_
ma..""... o.ddyl Ptat tha' paPft' cIo..... ill\ i .~ l OIl .
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One d. y I . .. j _ li tt i"ll . nd t.hinking . • Dd I _ <ldenl)' And lh.)"d oi' the.., al ..ill ... mi.... and if Gran ....... in
t.hou~hl or oomol.hing thAt ",.lIy . urp riood me. How wonder- I'd equlut and thro", up my haoo..
ful everything ......Id be if e,erythi ,,¥ "'ere topoy.tW"Y)'1 For "Oaddyr Mom my! Look .~ Granny! Did you "".r _ ouch •
i.......... " kide ra n • •erything in <he "'e. ld . nd grownu... l igb t? II,.,. ooa ~'. un buuoned . h,,. heea on _ b yed. Sbe ·.all
had to obe)t them . I _ an. if er-nup& Wfl'e lib child"'n penpI~1 My ,.,...u-I W~'" ,..... l'Iayi"C '-b,. .pin?
. nd chilcl_ Wfl'e lib rrown,,~ It would ....1Jy be ...... W. II? W• .., ,...? A.... . he' ·a tIlii III""'" atidl? Wby'd ,.....
And I- . . ; ."C_ ..... it i.... the _ ? WJw? OIl, .. le·. a '-b,. atidl?
Fi, . ....U. I aLn ~. . . boo. dlopMd lot....,.." be if Well. ..b i. '-'< "" ie ~ fd .,. to G....
... had I e ' " _
wh. "" bIy
Doddy. - . Ie . .,. _ hi. . 01. C....
her de,. boo.li. .. s.,. _ 'd be uri..
",." fd walk " p .nd
!Il&rt _ . . yow I
ed.Y.".. nt.1I 01.,.... ...
. oo k richt af.... .Ii...... r ..
eli . !he "
fd ..,. Ie ».......,.. "Why he...,,,..
you had YOU' bt....rf Na. " .. lly , they'cI .ll belin to .hine. OWo "nt to p . tool
~ ~ younrln y~'", • '-II of boMor Stan ,..ti", ea.o ... P. _1'"
lmmed llillyr And JIlad '1I~ .t her pl. u milll:'fllbly .nd And r ei I&Y. ·By DO rnoeonal Y.... wont ... 0 binhday pan,
otart . ati ng. but l'd be a l hee lIn,....y. · ll urty upl Don't ~rdoy. • ad I tonk you In .I.e ciKUII la.. s....d.y. IndMd l
dO "'dlel Ch... yeue food propoely! S/.op I wlngi ng yeue lepl" If you could hn . you, WAy. you'd /lO to portiee . vel')' day e'
And then Daddy'd <»m. hom. after . ....k.• nd belo", h. ·d the week . Y... ·...... Itoy hom. a l>d do youe """"'.ork! I'll
ha"" a cu """ ... lib off hie ooat. I'd ~n to _ Id.
· It·. about ti _ r y ou·... . 1"'..,. la.. f _Ie! Go ....
Ki"" you thiny knpecu f ice crea m. but
n...n G...n would "'hi
tha,·. a]l;
· Won't you .....n tako "",1 l!:v....,.

..,jy _ri.,.
yow Iuo..... thiI ..........1 The"a na . a,.

,... wipe,..,.... _
!he dirt _ nd_",. IOOMlI
them! V
fil thy .
. . tMn.. U.. the ....1 bnooh ,
·..,
f....
,
dlild ..n be _ponied ..,. .... J"O"'Dup f,.. froe!"
But fel _,., "'G""""..... _
- ' t. So ..,. hooDOo pan,. citl!'"
70 .... _ al lowetl .. _ thIo

.... u.a _ ,. Let _ _ ,...... aai... Y.. ..,II u- ilo1' And fd walk pIOI UMoa.IIlampi.,. Ioudly . . ~. .. if
ow
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I """ ld.n't _ their _ w full 01 \.NtS, '!bea f d put. ....
"', hoI I ill I.... 01 u.. IMki.c . 1
.,.r,.. tm.. u.... f d _ u.. f ....
•"M
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BId I 1IIMbI't WI thiIIlt III wt.t fd .,.,
....... ;.0. II J _ ... .,. -J.~ " ;. ...
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......i. leI )'! t-IE u _ _ In You"Je . . . . III -..r

A GOOD SOLUTION
"Uol . 1 thila!" 101""' "".
_,01' A U I e _ _ ••• . ,. .i_
..... -S- how I "P"'
Pi _of '1i"'
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Do.dd,r IIIb<d i.. .,.......lhy . .... LMnecl looc:k on the-.dl.
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»-.,. .w how ..-Ionabla ... w. . .nd IUd, - I ......

IlMIII ,.... f... . . . .. OJ ¥ h:f r. ...... ,.. bodo
.,...., -a h h _ WI LlUak ... .., WI Ioo¥p _ ....
u.. ........ If ,.... _ .. _ up with . ~........ I'll . . .
. - ... lor ,... Y_ .... joao: ,. ,..,....,.. ADOI I __ ,..,
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.. d , I wM .f""IoI_'d ...11, _ ....,..;"1, u.... f d d"
01 ltIl tio<I . Se«-l1Jr, I _ IlJ' dIoI .aml WI think ..
~i I ..I the.. Ihiakmc. looI<i", .1 o.dd, .....,.
now. nd t he n WI _ how 1M ... <:GIIIli"l .10.... , bul I ... ...
h. d no InUln li<ln . f doillll • .., think l"" f im . he wen l 011
. nd aho ...... 1"hen 1 dean ohll1.. 'lbeo 1M rMd u..
...,..... "ad ,_ho
I tWUIII lhirlkinc I
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WI kt .. -.".,
. ........... r..... lIIarteo", I ..m no.- .....W-
..... Dodob". elettrie . - joaol: • IiuM bit, Ioul f .-lola't
tkholr. ............ M-. u. d' t 1 .l no. ..,.
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,,"n~to. I, the diob·wuMr the ......... would olico ~p
lhe -.1_ So I

_.how. CIIII_
.,1 ~ boo:k 1Ipi.. &lid -.Red
' hi.. ki... 01 ~i ...
Ie
e'" Aller al>oM ........ I
bered the '"""" r• .....,j '" the
ball • • tilIlIIIh' 01 - " '''II 1.,. .-.. WheD it • • time
lor I~nch and _ all took out pl 1 lhe table I Mid.
"Well, o.ddyT Did you think ~ f . n)'thi..,r'
"Wh. l?"
"I mean . bout washinl the .Ii...... Or elM MOlttm71 1 1top
t:OOki.... for UI."
"She 0IlI.1 faoli Wh7 , ....11 _ ...... bet 0IlI.1
_ I . be I" ] - HoI d\ld w
"I .... _ ' ill(l"' .......,. Mid. ".1_ you wan _ .
y ... ",-iIl be _ob• • tl ,......1.-1 How _07 tm- ..
1 told you r. lick and li red 01 doi.... !he dw.. e""l7 da7!
It'l _ I t.I1 ""'" of you It> oIt OIl Uta windo• • iII , aha"" .nd
n.,... It> thII rld io while I'm ru ini.... my Iifl ...... i"ll )'OUJ'
dil17 diob• .•
" All n,ht," o.dcb' ..iel "We'll think of -Wac. aui
fint, Iri'l ...... hmdl. Tbil -u, iI • IlorIl> ill • leVIlpf'"
"011. it i&, iI il1""" W--,. IookatI ...1 "I _
lbIuPt ,.....1 ..,. ...... llIi"l1 WeD. if thal'.the lbera
_ '- be 'IIJ' II,lIId,. SaIl haw ,... liha that/"
Sha p....-I her fi .,.en lG her '-" and -....d u p. Sha,...
Ilood tho.., look ing I t Daddy fo• • 10"" Ii..... HI folded hil
ImIIltfOll his clIelit I nd roeked bId<.nd f ol1h in hit eJ".ir,
Iookint; otrairhl . t her. Neil.her 01 them ..id I word. And
lhe..... 110 Iu.nch- 1 ... otanod, 1IO I ..id, "lt'l ju.t DoacId,.
. ho eIida't thillh el ~ , 101_ ,..
I cIidl o..'t J"I'Il

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"What iI it!"
· hi... _II,. .-.. So let'. ha...

"11'1 • .err ..,..... 1IOlution.·

"TIll ma.·

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 "How many plates, bowl . , forb , k niveo, . poona and cu I'"
do you ....... ~ . ac~ tim.... 1 ""ked .
-rh""" 01 . a ch."
I""
Ily this ti me you',.., a ll throngh with dinne r. "" you <an .. oah
..,up bowl.
"Wh ile you· "'a ohing it I fi nish my "",at and Daddy
"You r ....om.. a re o~er . Fro m now on yo u1 1 on ly h.-~ o 1.0 finish eo hi. d rt. Then h. dish... oul my de.... rt a nd
w ",, ~0'" of ,""ch . I'v. tMuxht of a rea l l[OOd ..,lu ti.nf' ho'"," you my dinner piate . I gohhlll up my d...... rt a nd hand
"Let'. h ."" it," Daddy ...id. ~ou my d....rt pia.... Isn ', Ih" . impl. ? So you 'll o n l~ h a~ e
"Let'. ~a"" lu",,~ fi rat. 111 ~ n you while w. 're .ating, to wa. h one 01 each inalead af Ih re<l al each. Hoora y!"
boca_ I'm . t>lrvod." "]{oo",y ," Mommy "" id. "II not for tho la et ,hat if .
"All right," Mommy ""i d and aighed. "Let'. have unhygie nic,'
a lunch ," " Ilo n ', he ailly ," I ..id. "Wo're a ll one fa mily . I don', mi nd
"w.n?" Da ddy "" id 0.3 we we '" . oting. . .ting alter Daddy a , a ll. He'. my Da ddy. Or . fte r yOu .
"It'. ",ally ~ery .i mple. You won't e ven beli""e how .imp l.
it ia. Mommy ' Now , lUi IIOOn a. it', t im. lor dinner you set
y""',,, my Mom my ."
0'"' place, Thea yOu put a bo....1 of ..,u p on the ta b le , . it do n "I,'. reall~ a very l[OOd idea ; noddy Mid. "Rut .till , i,·.
much nicer ..h.o we . 11 .it down 1.0 dinner togethe r hlAUa d
ond eat yoor soup , Then you "" II Daddy and lIllY, ' Din n .
of doi lljf it in th,..., oh ifto."
ready .'
"Da ddy goeo 1.0 wash hio Iulo do. a nd wh i l. h.', ......hillJlC "Rut itll malt. life e.<II!ier for Mommy , boca""" .he'll have
them you finiah yOur ..,up and fill the bowl up aga i n lor throe t im.. 1... dish... 1.0 ... ob."
him. "Yoo k no.. , [ th io\:; 1'•• thought of somethi"lil' too," D.ddy
"When Daddy'. done w..hing hio hand. he ""y' 1.0 m•. ..id . "[I'. not lUi .lIiciont .. yoor ""'t hoo, hu t . tiI L ·
"1':im. for dinner. Den nie. Go wash your Iulndo.' Dadd y got u p. H. rolled u p h i• • I.. ~ .. and begaD otackiIt,ll
"'Thon 1 go to .. ash my haoda. Mea nwh il. , you'", ho~ing the dish... "I'll .l><Iw yOu a ~ery sim ple methoo. Tho idea i.
t he lI\O in d ish on a d inner plate. Daddy'a h.~i ng h ill ""up. that fro m now on you ond I . ,.., goi"lil 1.0 do the dioh • • .
I'm ...uhiDg my handl. Af~r I'm ilirollJl.b 'l'uhing them I llenni.,"
rome 1.0 the kitchen . By Ihen Daddy', through with h ill ""up He c.mod the di. h... to , h• • ink. Wo wa , hed t hem a ll.
a nd you 're through with y<lUt meat , 00 that Daddy ladle. my JUIll. t"'·o of o ~eryth i"lil, tl><lugh , heca u"" I hroke my d ioh... It
""u p int<> hio bowl OM yo u oorve h im hio meot on yOur wa, an accident. I ..... . too huoy thinking a bout tl>e IlO"'1
e mpty plat e, Then I ha"" my ""up, Daddy h a a hi. mea t , a nd ..,I "'ion Daddy'd thought 0/ to .... wh. ... 1 ...... goi"lil'
you hove d..... rt lrom • d. .... rt pla te ."
"By the t i me Dodd y'. through with hio m• • t . I'll bo
throngh with my ooup. Theo h. puUl my meat on h ill .mpty CHIC KEN SOUP
plate , a nd o i ~ you've linished your d..... rt, yOu put h ill
d..... rt o n yOur e mpty plate. I ...t ...ide my empty ,," up bo....l Mommy brought hom. a largo chieb n . It had a bright-rod
a nd oLort ea ti ng my meat, while Daddy'. ha~i"lil hio d. ... rt. romb. Sh e put it i n tho fri dge . nd .aid . "If Daddy rom"
,,,
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~"'" be' o.. I ... l1l<I block !.ell him 10 put it up. You ..on·t
101Vt'!. ..ill your
-or ""'.... n.ot..
),I omm y " ent off 10 her ...lIelr!'. ] look .... t my po.inLbo>;
I nd derided to po.1I.t • Jq" irT'tl jumpi .... from trM to UN In
~ 1_ . It looked prettJ' teen .t firol. but u.e.. i. 0I0pped
looIti". lib • JquirNl ...d .....n Iooki". lib. IWlJI)' .......
n.. ~t'...i].M hlo.-.nd Ibe 1n........D .... I . -

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"'e.. hio ""iT .nd .....nd ..... I .-fly ourpn.ed m,..,lf,
- 0 - ",loa. ohio io, o.<tdyr I Mid ....... DMd)' .,._
HOI didn't .,. ~ I.... . .hi.. but kept Iooki". ... IL

"N.! t-Ir. .1.,'

°A fi....r hOI Mid •• IuL

He did and _id. "I. _ be • _ _•

-V..... _ ttyi"" too Lbinl.. V .... mUOI be ~ tired."
-s.., rm ,... Iou....,.. U,.... k.- .. hat'. lor di......r
-n.....• • d>ieI<ea in <be lridp. _ y . i o l ... .-lr. iL"
Dnddy ..... out .... d>1cIoea and pu. i k..i~ uw..
' £Mie<' -.id than *"'e. It '. . . I"""bIem aool< • <:h.ldoon.
11M iIIN ill ... cMrioIo .. • .....pe- ~ .... .. ..... .
""""""" Ii. . d>icba dioIMe. r .... i ........... done.. <utltU. or
>hidea ia wi. .. Or thitbn fl' . 1'ho.t ll mab )'OW"
_u. ••1.... ~'. R\lffft d1icha. or ,.... ella II')' i, wilb
I ""YJ _icht lIb .n iron "" top of the lid and thea pour
p .1it _ .... 00 II. '!"hen J'OI&11 h.o I GeorPn dlob ..1lo0oi
'Chidea uhOlu·. Then ,.... .
" M.ke -o.illff t1mpt. tha. you doa' t h.o ... 10 il'Oa .
~ hillff Ih.t woo', lab 10....." I inl.ernJ.pced.
"Rillht! 1'lwo .....Ia Ihi.... 10 to """ it do"" qu icldy. What11 it
btT Chitkeo ""up? Tluot'l the '.Kell ." Daddy even rubbad hi,
h. nda.
"D'y<HJ kno.. ho.. 10 moke chicke. ""upr
D.ddy ch""klecl . "What'. "" hu d abou t th.t1 W. "...y ...

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p" . You put • dtick.... ;" • pat 01 w. ler . Dd walt t ill it'. · 1t'1 only t.oie . min ......• I aid.. l lI't tho w ro n in tho
_ked. That'• • ll thonl .. to it.. It'. den ' " thon, We·... oi ...., held tho chiden under it in """ ha nd ot&t\Id
....... to make chl<btt _p. Before ,.... kMw it.. _11 lui . ntWnc haJd with tho other. Tbr dtickeD ~.
t _ .. i...... Chick_ _ aDd btMtl aDd ~ , .... M , b.o. . . ..ad -... bIaeI< ..... IftU7. Daddy WII
bta. -..w.-: baUrol dUcbn.~ ........... '-:It
"SM whot ,....•..,
forth the 1IUoI.
to it., Doddyl' 'hoe dirt _ 't _
~ "' I dor
-se. t ' - liu" luIi.. III tho dUdtetl! You cut tho'" elf. 01'- It·• • 11 full 01 - . .
rn put tho Wiler DD to boil - . .wl>ilo.·
I toP M...."'y'..... It"""' ""'-0 . .... bqro.n ""t ti.... tho
fi... hai.. 011 """ by _ . A t finlt I thoucht w",,'d j uot be 0
-Wo' l lOUD toke rat'II el thoL Tbo _ '. oaIy III tho
IUrf_ . You ...... _ ttl of 0 dtio:bl> that conaial.ed
01 _ . did ,....? 80 ript back.· he aid . .... W lIl t oIf to tbo
.ntift.,.
few of t.Mm. but when I laW the,., we... 0 I.. . I betl:.1t bathroom. H. <am. boock with I I."P <ake of pink _ po
",ippi", ow.y like ..... 1 bother. "II.... Th '. 11 do , h. trick . Soap it ifOO(I . Itd h. rd!"
· Don't IQrget. the . '''''burna," D.ddy a ld . I t>.g.n _ ping the pooT <hieh n. It looked m'''TObl• . I
'"Th iltk ,I'I _1"
Dl dd, ouddenlJ' clopped h.. hoJwI. to hie f....,head. ·Whot
du.... we .",! How -.old r ve f~? Put down tho
_me
...... _ pl Dll it ifOO(I . but it .....n't get,l.., on, <I.... ner. . ....n
thou.lr;h of black, _py w. .....~ ", nni.., off it for
I doo't know bow lone.
on-ro, Dennio. It hoo to be beId _ • 110_ to ti.... tho ·It·. pui.... oll ~ r. - <he _ ••
hair. U......1ld1 n.ot'. tho w., •• eo ,bud, ..... i l..·
He lit .-her ~. boco.... tbo pat 01 Wiler wit
· U.. tho bruoh thea, Firot do the '-:It ..... then tho .-..
n.o, .... Id IJd it dooa.'
.....i. . . . - . aDd Ii...... tho dtickeD. I. bop.B to ........ So I -.ted _ ... i ' .. honI II I -.oW. '"'" oI<i" WII
'hoe w...... ~ wit ~i... to _ II lib bunw. '"""'. nco> _ i.. off ill pi-. It __ • tri<ty job, boco_ tbo
Dodd, ~ tunliJIc it. -,.me, .J_ 0 fow - . . min..... dti<bn pttinc" .. oIi"""", ,....·d think it . . . .li.... AU
_ . Thio'll ... 1.,. be doliriouo- N ........ ,,;.... oil tho Daddy doinc. _nwhile. .... Ii";". _ onion.
hair it11 be dean ond white.· · Vou· 1CIt to "'" • bot"'r vip on it. Hold it by the wi",!
I'.... ..... _ n or ot.hol-, tIw>ulfh, the . hick. n w.. rect;", No/. like ....t1 r m . fraid you ""nl know how to wull •
bl. eker . Itd blacker. It looked "," I ch.~ by tho . 1.... chicken.·
Doddy finally .urned off the gao .
· It Ioolu aol't. 01 f moked. "'-It't
dtickeltr he ..ked.
i., D'you like OIt\(Iked
"li e... O.ddy, you do It.· 1 handed him the <h' ek ~ n , Th.
minute hie hand d -.l nVU it. it .llpped ofr Tight under tho
kitrhelt .. bind. ThO. didn't r.... Daddy.
·No. ADd it'. '* " -ed. 1" 0 .11 .....- with - . 111 "Get me the floor bruoIl!"
wuh it ell.· I ha nded him tho f10eT bruoh M tolMt<Id k,..J,i. . it
""'at'o 0 idMJ V rt boy. You toke 01_ 0JDUDd ...... the kitdon> ..bii Fira, Ito pulled n old
_ . nat'. f ouno. All ri&ht. it. n l take -..op. """" 0 ' ilt ..w;.". I ~t r.. .... and ..
• ..... _ whi...• He at III 0 kitdon> 1IUoI. haPP:r to ti.... epiJo. Fi... II)". the d>.od<etI ~ It ...

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full of dw t. D'ddy .... ' . red ,. , ~ from berldi l\l eve< ... "We , U m.de t .. o of lho"' ; Mioh. odd.... "On. for our
IOlli. li e i"-bbed hold of , I~g . Dd carried it beck lJ> the moth..... Dd one for "". te ache. Re i.. l •• no. ....•
oink.
"We ll. bluel>lnJ. *'.....)'OIl 1"1. ....,. tho. ti. -r' be .. id
• nd otudo: it ultde. the f. ucct. H. rino«! it off P"'Itty 1""'1
"But ..h id -""" .oIl tnlke plnewhiono! It _ _ ..
olro nge." &rio Serpyevich lOid.
'"I'h.ot ·. beco\llll .. e're i.., pincuohiol'll in a nd erofto.
• Dd then dropped It Into the pot 01 I>cK ... ter. ...... did ....-;10•• Dd 'Too ..... i... pi iono; V.1ny
JIlOt thf.Il 101_ ,. "".- home. "'Whol in tho .....-ld'. pi..,
Olio!.
on """'1""
o.dd,. licW.nd ..Id, "We're _ .inr tho c:bkt_. .....,..t tiDd of deYilo1"
"Clo,. cieri... VDIoolya . nd 'fob- ........ ....ot etafta with __
. H. it - . . .-ki.., for Iaac"'" Tbey'1'I in IlA. W. did de,. deYilo , .. hole .._ . EWV)'
"I i_ pul it up."
u _ _ hod , duo tho7d _,.. 'Go aD, lIt&rt . . .i.... doTilo.'
W
-..,. lifted the 1loI. ~ Did J1IU ealt the .., ter'?'"
'Thet>, while _ ....., buoy ~.., cIooilo. tho701 play et-.-
"'I will .. Ilea il ', ......
W.....,. "';ff", I I the pot. "Did )"OIl due . .. oM i......1" "1m ai'Dler" &rio Sa p, li idl . Id. "Pi ' I Thio
"'I wiD lIhor it·....... ...... \ookiDc inlo.. HI .........,. IIur-. ood 1.0 1.... 1low
10«".".,. .....1Md .1IIIIl d_ peel oM ch>c:boa ..... tho _Ii", _..,. .,.. ..., thoro iD .,..r eluo, W.....,...
_ itoto the oink. "'ifteea. And t.......,.·r;... PIo.•
•!W'd - -,. .,..., ........ Denllia. I _ it'. _ ...
_....
'"'I1>ero ..., _ . . - ;n .... -.....,.. than -..,. , 0Iid.
o.ol.ins J1IU . _ to help." &rio S", p, u idl -'dJl\ let _ ~_. -n..rl _
!~ 111_ ..., ....., _....ot _ to pc the ~ r4 ..ha. r.. to lltiq: about." boo -'01. "'1'01 I to ka _ tho
"PO aD lLoioo 1_ '1 ' _ .. boo ,..........
-e- ..bot thio io, _ ,.,..
!

..ith fifteeto ~ AU ripl . _ " II _ ..bo i alM>lilo

· 101,. ...i", ......10..1"" to ri- hie ~ , ...-<>t Ioh,. DIoy'!""
Now it wall O\U" lUnI 10 lo. .
"Y.... mUll be I i....• I Olio!.
TI:lE KNlGH'TS "Nat I t .11. Y ot-ld ri ,....., IDalhero ,..0"" on
"'err holiday . That'] M l'Cli li k. knichtl in ohininc
Wl>en the """'. ehoi. throuP reI>eoni.., &rio . ~ . On a ny 01 you ....... ..I>ot , k n;,ht o.,..
So'gil)e . ich ..M. -rell h.ot ,..... p "" )'OUt" moIbe.. for
W<>men ·. Da,.. We11 11 with )'OIl, Denni•." · A knight'•• bortIoell'ln in .n iron IUlt ." I ..id•
. "' p"" I>er , pin<Ulhlon . It '. ~ be,utiful. It Ioob juot Borio Sotpyevich nodded . "Y u- ..ere 11>0 kni,hto 01
h.... froe. 101,. fl~ .. " " ..ill ....... '''''0'' it too. me 110
lu,,¥ lJ> "",ke t he m. I kept p.i<tittjr my fiogon , II the time. I
..Id. Whon you'.. biiPl' you .]] d book••bout the"" bul
..h.n pMJ>1. ope•••bou t • m.n beinll • • niiht In ohlnl..,
made I.....• . r.......T "".. I d. ys thoy ..... n • pe.... n .. l>c> io nobl•• b.... a nd

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 kl~.~_ .' ~hink th. t all yOU bora ohou ld be .. fi"" .. that bi. joT on tho windowlill , Tboo nne the ot.ewed frui t " u
Ir.ni&h~ '" ah.nI.lllI aruww. Now, _ hido 01 Y"" .... knitt>1al' In."
Rallo ,....,. ""-"'k' Ww.a haDdrd _ the - , 0, jar. I openod _ bouJo .....
E-,....e ........... !IoI"'" pourecl !he poupIo wi". i.,co it.
'"1 Ir._ it. Goad f. " " "
n.... ...., aU _ ' - - 0.. tM wq /llioha .... "RiPL It l p i .....Ied i n tlIeN." W. . . . .MI.
"T.... pi. _ ~, aDd rill ....., III buy , _ '"What11 I Go with thio boulor
- ......t)'.• "hour it ill OIl lOp" thet. It '••n wi .... _ it _ , ....b
n-e .... I>OI:>odr '-" .. ben I lI'OI t-k. I ...
-:' 01 low.. ~_ ....... lIIal I'd l i.....lly deciMd III be •
'"Ii,. ' Il,!' di'f. ",~.~
"Yf)lI'" righ t. II _ . .. ..me aDd tho othtr ..... _ Ii...,
lull. ht, r d,dn l han any monoy. Mioha nIl'll th e bell _ n thon I .....ldn·l . w I thio1 1 ho fi.... H..., . bold l.ho jar ." I
. flll•. II. ..... holdi ng. oi". lillie boo of CI ndy. p"u «td thn - . .od botll. of wi"" into II. "Set it on 'ho
"See? I'm • kn ight now, Why .~n't yo<J doing . n)'lhlTlll' window.i ll. Tho",. And « we' i t wilh . ... \lOt,. All n,gh"
_boul • p nt?" eo.... on. I"t'. ,go!"
· A.. )'Ou 1 Ir. hlj:ht. MioIuIr Wo "'01 ~ ood ClOIhed thn bott "'" in ot thn lION. I
-su..... .... :u kopecb fo' thn 1_ aDd boua:hl Mommy harll
'""'*"
..... t
lend _
"'I
......,..-
opefIt all I had,"
.......,. I ~o
I>oao I
1_ k Ii " o:hanp. I IOU •• Ii
k.u.ht. _.
1,

"Wlwlllclor AI _ y ollod Doddy " - I ...... .,.,. 0

~':::..~ . ~~ ~~oIfl oN
e oS:D.t~1dU;: 1lJlichl_. w--,.. &rio
""nIea "'II _.~
&,., told ... all. u...a ill."

_ardrobo, &Dd I ...... 1< ..., _ &Dd wet)' _ 01 M......y'. I _ill I ......... to ci... her 0 .....Dt \be ""'" ..,.. ollod
" ' - and ...... pok ed re, r ill Wl 1m' boa af faa: Pl"'dtt, 1M wantfd 10 kDo'W wheft rd p un tAo ........,. for IL
w. .....Jdnl find • .;",,, n.
"I pi \be depoe il ,,01 l ho bote""'. Allod he..'. two kopooclu
'n>en Mi.ha ope~ the cu p'-n:I . "Lonlr.! What'. <h ill'" change."
"What', whl.h? Oil. Ira t ....o t.>ltJ", of wi.... Can't you ';"'1
"'!'lull show. init ia tive '- Iladdy ... Id .
0 .....' purplo and th, ot he,'. yello... It', r.... ou r g_ . W. '...
hn' lII oompany "'~.' W. 101 down to di.....r. 11>001 Doddy IN ned botk In hlo
clIoi' . 1Iod u id. "How obou t ...... ~ fruit ?"
":;'~. )'OIl had """'PI"J' ~ ,.,..'d ",""" ....... ""'1leJ'
.....,. "Wo <loa, ho... o n)' left." Mammy _ \d.
Doddy wi.... ed 01 ollod _Id, "Well. whol'. thot? ..... .....
"'The ~ ",....• ~l . . "'ft)' b,,<tle' IIlJ' e,.. ... thot jor f _ timot.· HI . . . GftI" 10 tho
"Why otioIa'l - " IQ to? No. I ~ ..... t ~ .... Gi- _ wiBdow. lifted tho aDd tool< 0 lli p ri&ht t... tho}oF.

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 He mado a terrible lace e nd ...ill, "Wha t kind 01 poiaon i.
thia?"
"Don't worry , Daddy, it'. _ poi""n. Ir a your two wi".,.."
"Which two wi"",,?" he ...id a r><! hia voice got 1 loud.
"The purple ene a nd the yellow one . The ana th.t re in
the cupboanl . But don't worry, they're not 8p<Iiled."
Daddy opened the cupboan:l door. He blinked. Then he
looked at me "" atrangely you'd think I had opotI Or . tri,*,.
- Why'". you "" aurpri lled? I poured your two 'rin.. into the
jar, '..""" I ..-led the empty bonl....•
"Oh'" Mommy cried a nd eolJaJ-d on a oha ir. She wa.
havi ng a I.ul/hing fit . She waa Laughing 00 hanl I thana-ht
.he'd get aick. I didn 't _ what wall 00 lu=y.
"Oh, .. you're I.oghing, are you?" Daddy ahoute<l. -If
you'd like t<> know . !hia knigllt in .hining armor will driva
ma mad! I thin k I'd better giva him a good .panki"ll t<> "'ake
hi'" forget hia knightly way, for good ." Daddy looked like he
wu aearcl>i"ll for hi' 'll'a p.
"Where ia he'" Daddy ""'~. "Where'. he diMppea~ to?
Will no one tell me where you"ll Ivanhoo ia'"
I wu hirli"ll behiud the bookCMe . In f... , "d been thore
for quite ""me time. jUlt in " !Ie. beea""" Daddy '0''' vary
..cited, lie w.. atill ohouti"ll'
"Did you . oer hear of pnyone pouri ng vintage mllBfAtel
into . jar a nd then add in@; beer to it?"
Mommy eould hanl ly get tho "'onlo out: "It w.... . H" had
tho '-t of in tentione.... After all ... ha'. a knight...
Oh ... I .. n ~ bJ-o,athel" And .he kept on loughilllr.
Daddy paced up oud down for a few minu tea more. Then
a ll of a ' udden he went oYer to her and said, "' love th" way
you la"llh "
Then he bont down aud kiaeed her.
Then I cam a out fm'" behi nd the boo" """,.
 TH E DOG SNATC HER
I . . . ...,.. . . .ilh ...,. U..... V...., • • t II.;. ..... at)'
.....uee. H1II neic!lbor.u BoN r..IlOYi<h, . boll,
lb.n, .... iline n w"" had Hio daC. _ wu
a.a,.. ChaJa """'aT, Wad< We _
__ "-1...-.
0.. ..,. lIwlo l - . d o derideol ...............;... boIc he
didn\ • • DI. too laM ChaP'" bece_ he'd teloeG Ili.m
it had .u wnw..,....., c...,...
__ "ef
=....,.
....
lo0oi -.sick .. tIoo _ _
. . . ncone - . . l _ • "'"
~.
_
w. "" ~ f _
"'Go ••.,.ITU. ..... """"" bewt • ..,.r .... .. -a..l .....
bepoo CIoopoo,
a.. , lib be ......... II. lriod ... _ p.1 U-
lod,. . but &i "" lo:In\.-do her. bo IUJlk hio -.10 _
her nabbor who, He ani,- cId it - . .. but tho tube btpo ""
hI-.. All the .ir _DI. out 01 iL
~ H. l p r 80......1" n... _ lad,. .... mtd, She <lecidod
ohe w•• drown1"ll.
-n... n _ tho h . Rori. I v• .......,h
rtIMecI ' ho II . oo "'"" oha llo. the.... bul tho lad,.
kept tt.n.hlnc . bout. Whtn oM finally 1I0O<I u p the • • tt.
001,1' . ...... 10 l>er •• iot. &rio rnnovith ...ed hu . rod
lIM:Jl owW>od • twic .t C..... IUb i' IoJlk lib
Ito ... po',. .i". hi.... I'M ...... CU"" boo........
lIpi..
N_ 8orio l ..~ ao1<d .... ... pt.,. with Cha"" in U-
p '" Wn' en- lOt&. It.I-.. I _ _ "" ......
yard 0.,. I .......... no...... , kl - . ; . . ,
..... api but - ' - "up .nd Nil - . . . l
)I.n. h11a, Borio I ~ _ 01' • tho .1_. Cbpo
.... 1 ,.... _ _ till _ eat tinoI. TW·......... ...,. I

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run. [ w.. ' rottillj" . Ioltll. rod had got te n .. rer . . . ..ooden lleloro WI It"".. it ...·d ... ~h ed Dori . IV.n(lvich'. rot..,.,.
ohOld when _ " . - .. h.,? Chapa non out lrom beh ind IU Then! ... . . mull crowd outoJde the IltI<'e: • man in
I .... n obborguted . J .... . ure I _i". th i..,.. C hapa ..ri po<! trouoen with .. otomac:h u bil . . .. pillo Iedy in
. udclenJ y ~.n to ~ liu "" JOi". to bite ror . loeb . nd • hoI", . . .. boy .....rilli 11 _.• nd ot her
havi".JooItOld h im u p ...11'. HI 1"O"'1000 .nd ho,lted . , I _10, n..,. w~ . 11 ..ni", . nd .... ltl'" The boy
tried to i""'h h i", 1»' tho OCIllar . but he ...... ..naHIIj" OU, 0/ ......ted nd yel led.
my graop, '-ckh. .... y . nd ....Iti"lf all the time. "1'here ill Thot'. h im1"
· H...., C hapo-Chope.1 H..., """1" I .-x..t. E'. f)_ turnoed.
He bpt r/cl>1 ... a..t". _ . B . ~ , I .... dutdU. . IIOJ' "Whidl .,...1 The ...... wi<h tho n)d or the link _r the
"" . Dd ItepI IIwnbli. . ....". it. So we
• oudcleD I _~
P""""'" ."",nd. All 01
rd _ _ TV. It _aoIlod
_nil' otriped u--n .
--n.. little .,...,! Don~ him ,... ."",,'
"Junclo 'f'n,ilo" bout hun<en in ChiBo ..'- ..... n..,.- olI I pi .. IiWe ...-.d and .."
bill noto to ..tdl -t..,... n.ot p .........1' ideo . I to-.I . U I do II d IIOJ' "" and d imbed " hiP 1- . . I t ... tM7
..,. "" ....". ~pe. . .... caup" him IiU • -u,.. Iio __ Idn~'" _ _.
'-rked ..... bubd. but [ roIleoi him up in tho - . olll" it no. " up UI tho f....... and \IeptI
lady in the hoi
....". ..,. M.oWor . I0Il otor'ted off ....... tho _
eotd> lib • ....:J hllnter.
wi'h ~ "rielL, ~."Gi _ .... IIOJ' *'cl Where'd 1""
put ..,. )'OU ~ dtiWr
IIOJ'.......-.
Chope. .... ho~ OYer
.. if bo _ _ In ho.~ and TJI~ "...".,. _
~ in the ""
.nd theta .
bul I pe.'" ... IUent"'. Yo'hen I . . . . - tho ""'- I tirteol
)tMn.. h ile. the
"nd ""'*ti",. "Who
..IUo It!"
y""
_adiIII h ie liote . . tho f_
\1;! Mn'4 )'OU lob bet'! Out

hi. . . . . . tho .. i....... 11 .nd "'-k him ........10 the - _ olcme ," 1 .WI. . . ....., It_ ....t you...
Root. The " I dooed the wit>do-t and _ned • po'- lIlti bout. r .... ~ _,.... <Sop in IIOJ' .if.! Y"" tell
api_ iL
Chope. 1",,1<001 Ind ..h ined. For tho third Li.... I "1' oI r
them . V"nytl"
. ....... the child .10...., V.1O)'1I tlhoutad.. -nl ... tell IIOJ'
dow n tho "'"'" . ller V.IIJ"I' Act ually.•n 1 ..1111 lot or Lime _her on ,.....• • ad you11 be -.yr
had ~ . boa.- V. 1O)'1I .... -.i". '-:Il. H. look"" """ - Run f bet. V. ny. !'"
pl....... H. had 1"'0 l ioMo. Hch ........ big . . . " -I',
"H• .., Deaniol Ste.y ....... you ...1" And he ... off.
..til. . On • 10. . lIill ".m 01 JnI".
'"J'h.o other boY••1' ocmmpllft." the ""'I' ..ie!. -why.
' Boy! Tho,'....... <Itch, I Mid. t he re'. .. whole 1• ...- <>I t h. m! Hey, you! Wh~'. CooItio'l'"
""oy .n
Itopt bi'i". l ho time . I ho"'ly had II"", to pull "How do I kno.......... YOU' d'Ulfhll.' l.r
.hem In. C_ on. WI'll .. u my eotch to my mother lor
"O h. 00 you',.., • • mort . Jeek? You get down Uolo minutel
dln""r .nd t hin ... ~. n J<l l ioh i"ll og.ln. You mlMht cl tch
..mothl"". too ." "I ..ill not,
W. '.. 1/01...- to <he militi. IIOllo n ."

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 "Wa it! III get him!" Th. boy ...ho wo"' gt..- oaid . nd
tciod to climb t he fe nce. but he cou ldn 't. b«:...... he didn't
k now . bout the nail lhat gave }'<lu a toehold . I'd climbed tha1
fe""" a h und red t imea befo.... &aides, , WlllI kicking at hi m,
te kee p him dowa.
"W. it , Pavel: the pillew.man aa id , "Ill give you
• h.. nd up."
So the boy rnuIlod 1'.. ".,1 clim bed up on Ihe man'a back . I
was 8etling worri<>d a gain , b«:a""" Pavel w.. 00 big. He
m""rve been in the third oc fo urth lI'""de . Thia waa curtaino
fec me. Rut t h,," , spotted &ris lvanov ich joga:i ng aleng e nd
Vany a a nd h ia mother running from the o_ it<> dil'Klion ,
sh...ting.
"Stop! Wh a r . going on h......r
"Noth ing ial" tho ma n in t he . triped l rou ...... ohouted baek .
"'l'hia k id'. '-n ~. I i ng doga! If. etal. mine ."
Then tho lady in ala cka ...id. "And h . ate l. mino, _ I"
"I'll nov "," believe thot. Neve c: Vanyo'. mother ..id.
The n the boy .... med Pavel aa id , "I lOW him . He ha d my
dog rolled up in a net .Iung over h i• •h nulde• . I wu up in
Ihe attk, looking dnwn, a nd I ...... him!"
"Qu it lying! Tha t WBO Ch a pa , He kept running . ...ayl"
"f know th ia boy to be a very hon eat child : Dori.
I •• n<>vich .. id. "' _ "" ...uon foc him to ha ve sudde nly
""come a t hie f. A dog . natcher. Won'l you . 11 eome ineille1
We'll di""""" it ca l mly . Y.... too, ~nnis '-
If. (:8.rne over to the re nee and I . ....wled right onl.Q h ia
ahould e.., beoa Wle, aa I ... id, be w... v"l')' tall ,
Everybody we nt iot<> t he ya rd . Tho pil low.man wu
. norli ng, the l.dy w.. wringi"ll hec hondo and Pa vel wu
trolting beh ind. I rode in on il<Jrio ' v. novich 'a oh... iden . We
climbed the poKh otepa , When Docia lva nov kh opened the
dooT Ih _ bla.k do go tumhled out. Aa al iko a. pee. in • pod.
I t hought I w... """iOll I h i ~ ,
,.
 · 11 , Cookie!" tho man ohouted. Then ..... d.y ....,. ~ .. . II , /\rough illl the job . nd .... ..
And Chapo "'mp+d on him. Illndl.., on hit ~ ! ldvilll[ Bel.,... be left. _ of the n """"" he"""
.",. lady aDd 1'00"01 b<llh ",-t"', "lloho! Bobor They w,th .. _nil p,," _ • bit bol l I .
IooUd lib"""
I
t
W
pi,. 10 pUll the oee<>nd Chapo .port,
tll;Qi.... H thIt r1"O<lt PO" . nd he
AI tIM> hiD<I PO'" AU lll. t. thIt thin! CMpo wu
w. Aft« the ..un
.... They ball
d,I!.......
tOM threoo ,....,. _ " "'-ad
rt"l doIhea: - .'. plll'U whidl lIM
pai'" ..... ~ all _ tlMoI aDd that
....ti I'Pt 10 . . ..... wVul: h io lOti. . - . - hard . nd oli ff. WJ-o ....,. .... IUd theiT pula
"'Sou..t'_ wbat ,..,..'.. libr Dori. l.........w:h Mid. "1 never _ ....... lib of i1"O<l .. tt111ll[ .... roof. They - -
eJlpe«ed It 01 ,..... Wlif d ,.... en... the " - fo&Il 01 oohfr ""pM" heu 01 fo...... .-.spa.pero .. hiob -... ...,
peop.... dotpl'" beautlful. They """""",,Int«s.nd w.....lied .
"I though t tboly w""' c..."". Don't they . 11 look .II ke! They ll ...,he<! I 101 and u na;. I nII ..... 01 the oonp ....,. ...
Th. y·... ,II Ir"'l the .. me f."... n..y'lfl Juot Il k. tripl. u ,· ..... "Lilli.. of the VI II. y". I don'l like Ih lt oong. Lena . nol
S. I told 'hem ,h. 11Ot')' fmm l ho very beg;nnlng•• nd lho y Mi. h. don'l lib it, .Ither. Bul w. did Il k. to witch them
. 11 bee. n 10 I.ugh. Plna lly, BoT;' IVI M , ith ... Id. ...orklng . beoa""" tlHry did .... rylhina; 00fOll l nd 00 gOOd. Thelr
. . . . 'lib ;t _lly ;1 h.rd 10 lell lhe'"
happtnecl ....... for Ineta
_<t.
"I <an 1ft how you mlihl' ... been miotaken. Scotch teTrie..

It weo thIt clop who ~_

T. h ..... t
...
W
_ Sally• • Ray• •nd N. llie,
wl!dUne them _ cloy . nd s.nya oaid,
"Will _ 01 you n11 find ""t .. het ti me il .r
... aDd _ .. whe _ ....T So ""'... not 10 I aDd I""no! , bKfI, .......id. "It'. Ii... 10
"""_. But 1 lllink t.Iuo. f ...... _ nl ..11 70'1 0. . . .t •
Sne""-.· -nme I.... Iutldl. cJriol r. "nc 10 !.he e:afHeria.' ~
AnII thef. wbat 10,, " ....... <:alIi. _ . _ ", . n11 lolL RaJ'll and Nellie lollow~ .... .... 01 thIt""".
n..,. lort the hie call 01 iDt opell. onll the ""DIp "'"
",bber ' -. w......t up ...l to ho"".
look . Ilhe ...."
TO P TO BOT'J'OM. B AC K AN D FORTH l 01 the howe they'd been pai.. ti II looked Ii.... It ..... "«Y
ev'" . n11 brown. with • little r<d muod i". Moo. look'" ..
The , um"",r befo... I Tkd ..,10001 OUr ' ""rtment houoe II for . lona; Ii"",.
...al l",Ing ... po.i ~. Th ve h. , po of briob and boo rd,;n "D'yO\l lhink if J pum p thio pump Ih. palnl' ll i pray Oul of
the yat<! a nd . 101, pil. of .. nd .hich we took ov• • wh, ,"over the h_ l'" IHr oaHi.
.... played pmn ........ do lunne l.. '1 bat I. wo..·' : La'" oaid.
W. . ... Iuovilll[' 101 .f lun and I"t 10 know lhe .....k.... "! bet II will r 1 . 101.
W• • w .. he1J>ed l.heGI novIIU \loa ........ 0- day I tool< " Doa~ ''WU': Mioha ..ill. "Let 'l _ . You hoi<! the ' -.
...... • bttlo 01 to tbeno . twl ."other . ime Lonoo 0..." .... n11 111 pump.·
........ the flertriria whe... tbol l:.ck 0I&in . . . .. W. H. ""no.ped up . DCf • ewpla of u- ""hot
helped . - iD .... of ather ~ - . bu. I've 1........- .......,,'" btpn opno)"inc , 01 the t . .l It ......
.hidl _ .
,. 'M
hi. i"ll' ""und like a ana k., betaOM lila l'I6ZZ.Ie et the .nd of
tho h_ had . lut of little hoi i n it, juat liko a w.~ri"ll'
<lin, Ucq>t that u.- h" l.. we ory ..... 11 a nod , '''' apr:a,
w. a very Ii....
"Go on! St.an painl.i"ll" aomethi",r Miaha ahoutod.
1 . i-.l l.he t.- . , ad tmpainlad part at" the ••11. ",.

Io<>kd Ii" •
pa'lIl opra~ oul 0ftI" ii, \ea.i .... lich l.-bro. o apia'" that
api ......
"" __,!" Lena oI>uutod . " Look .t il .,..rt l" &Dd ... ""Id
t- ~ up """"'" the . . , ..
1' ....1, r.aok. _ _ f _ ... _ h e r~ I..... ~ ...
k.... with pooioI_ h. • n 11 her ....Id>aa aowl bnUaaa
cliaappearecl uodft- • _in" _ ~ _ of pain' \lull
..... her ~ _ lib ....i.., wooclea _pi...
"'w,., that'a pat! lI u..,. tlpl Hold tip ,..... ather ..,.
Miaha ",-Wo!.
Lena I>oW "P her ather ~ .owI 1 P " Ie 1_ ..... _ af
pa i-, ..... ta t.ou-.
"...\ . . bN.uliful!"' Miaha . kl '1ler lop .... lib ....1
Indian _w'a. Go .... pa i'" her!""
"A ll _ 1 All of her? ............ 10 ,*,-1'" I MkaoL
Lena .,...Ied deli&l>tedl, . 1 the OWlY u...up, of il., -e-.a
....1 Top 10 ~! nJ ba • _I lowI" n .,uabl'"
Miaha b<pn pumpi. . lib .-I, anti I bep.o ..,n1i".
Lena. I did • _I Ii job on her . k, .
otomach . owI abona. Sbo -.,..... "'-n . U oYer, eItel'I lo.
ho. hai., which waa bloowl.
" H _ .bout "". hai. , M iahool'"
"So,..,! Go ahead!"
"Su,..,. flO aheadl" Lena abouted . "And don 't Inrget m,
••",1"
n.,
J finiallecl pai nlil'lll h.... in no li ma and .. ' d,"Go ot.and
in !.he . u n and dry , Lena. What olM <an wo pa in t?"

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 ~ my molb.".'a "'",,h on lhe line? Loet'. paint iU· Mu,ha 'I'm: CHIEf RIVERS
.aid.
Th.t w•• a n e...y job, It oniy l.ook a!>ou t a min ute to apr.y E ve n t ho ugh I' m lfOing On nine r on ly jU!t finally
t he h. o big bath "'we is . nd Mi.ha'• • hirt lo ma ke t hem look und.",tood that you ..... lIy have lo do yOUT home work ,
bea utifu l. Misha 101.... pumping a w.y like mad . "Come on , whether yo u like it or not , whe the r y<lU wa nt to or not .
don 't 8U>p no.. 1 ~ the new door dow""ai...' r... t '_ Th. re', no two wayo about it, bee.""" il you don't you l l gel
pain t i'f' in'o on kind. of m..-o.
r ""'rted . praying the door, Top to bot lom l Bot lom lo l opl T oke y""terday, for i""ta nce. J had no t im e to do my
Back a nd forth ! home wor k. I waa au ppoaed to learn . poom by Nek"".... by
J u", t he n , wbile w. we re lItill working on the door , it ""o rt . Th<l lIOOi"""phy a._ignmenl lola. to le a rn lho chi ef
ope fl<'d. Th" manoger of ou r hou ... at ood tbere in a wh ite rive'" of Nortb e nd Sou t b Ameri"" . But i"".... d of st udyi ng .
a umme r ' u it, I "'• • bu sy Ily ing my k ite lo outer s p" co. It didn't ru t h
H. 101.... t hu n<ien;truek . So 101.... l. W• • tood t here ' ''' t ing lit there, OOeau"" 1M ta il lola , too light a nd it apu n like • top,
e . oh oth.., a nd I 101M .., atURl,e<! i ke pt holdi ng ' he h...., on Ileoide., I d id n' t bo•• enough .. nng, 00 I h od to UM
h im, . praying him up . nd down, down . nd u p. baok .nd ~'h.te 'er I ""u ld I;nd ., hom e . Eve n tho~h I too k s s _ 1
forth. i w. , too ..,and lo tra il t he h_ on the ground. H ia fro m Mom my'. ""wing dr.weT II otll l wson't e no ugh , Th.
ey"" we re .. big a . "" u"".... But he didn't "'w e t he lWnoo lo kit. c n ly ross so h igh •• the a ttie . nd . tayed a t t hai le vel. Il
jump a . ide , ei t her. ..... still a long "'. y to ou te r _pacs . I .... ... buay nying it
Me. nwh ile , Mioha 101" pumping ""'Sy , Sh ou ti"ll" "Come a nd th inlcing .bout ""te r spacs tho.l I forgot . 11 . bou t my
on! Paint everythi"ll" " bomework . Th. t "'a , oo""'th ing r nev eT s hou ld h avs do"".
And te.... wao pra "" ing u p s nd do wn . singi ng, "I'm. i o'..sl e pt a little the nut morning, anti when I bounded
oqua b ' l"m • oquabi" out c l bed I h od n't a minu te to apa..... I'd .....d . bou t l i....men
It·. 'he t ru t h.
getting d resoed in • n a . h aod ha d lik'-"<l the Ideo .., much l"d
boon practicing ju mping in to my clot h.. ell throug h the
I hate lo even think 01 wh s t hsppene<! alter that. Mi. ha
oummer . Wh en I gO! up and MW I wu lou. [ k Mw thl, 101,,"
had t o woah the ba th lo wel. e..,ry day for t wo who ie w ~k ,.
when I'd really ha ve to get d....ooed a . fu t ... a fi",m. n
I.e"" acrubbed in "".en l ubo 01 wote r and t urpentine.
""'h ing to a fi..... It l.ook me uoctiy i minute 48 """'ndo to
Ou r pa n to h .d lo bu y t he manager a nn ' au i' .
gel d", d completely , not ""unting t M loeeo on my
Mommy wouldn', let me ou t of t he h ou"" . t . n, but I .ne. k wh ich [ did on tbe run .
• ne. ked out anyway. Wben Sony ., Rays a nd Nellie sa w me I jDoI ma d. it l<> ochool a lld lfOI to my ..,at a -.>nd ~ fore
Raya said , Rai.. Ivanova entered t he d a.."",m. $he'd bee n wslUnl(
"Hu rry up a nd grow u p, O<nn i. , . nd you c. n join 'lnr down tho h a n inat u I 10108 r.dng up from the <Ioo k.....m. I
t e.m . You l l be • fine M """ pain te r!" , pot ted her l i..t a nd , tepped on the goo, paoolng beT Ju"
I've been trying lo grow up ..... i f. lIt eVeT oi""". before she got l<> tho d a osmom door I'd m. de it by . cou pl.
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" I "'-'«Inw.... 'hat ....hen she ~nt.ered my booh w~~ in my
d""k . nd I W' a aitting beoide Mioha looking calm and
...lIect<-<l . W ~ all rooe to gnet he• . I gro<>tod heT Inude. than
...y nne " I"" so ah e could .... h"'" pOlite I wu, but it didn't
m ~h a ny dill~",,,,,,, to he• .
"ClIme np to the hlaok"""rd , Den n i. ," ..... all .he M id.
Th ia ruined th~ day, hecallS'e I aoddenly ~membered I'd
'o'lC"tten to do my homework . I didn't f",,1 lih .tanding op
at . 11, I f.lt I ..... . tock to my """It.
" W~ II, Denni.' What '. tho matter? Dido't yno h.... mer
I dragged my",,1f nv"," to th< blackboard.
"Recite the poem," aha said .
Th.t ....a. the poem w.'d been Il.. il>l"'<i. I didn't kno.. It. In
'Md, I w...n't . ""n """" which poem ...e 'd been ....igned.
What if i<he'd forgotten, too? Then . h. wouldn 't mlti"" if I'd
""'it" ""met.hing e l...... I plunged right in:
'Til wimer! 1.0, ,h. .now,
prn••ml triumph.,
lIe la)'" a way th""'8h road<.
Ilia h<>ro<. inhaling WiM..'• • """"drip.,
Will gaily .norl and p ull il.l load.
"'Tha t poem ia by Pwhkin ," sh. Baid.
· Yeo. It i• . It w• • w.itten hy AIa,aod•• Sergeyevich
I'u>!hkio."
"And wlint did I .... ign y<>Ur
" y",,!"
"Wha t de you me.n by 'Y"'" Will you ple a.. tell ... "hat
th~ ......ignm.nt wo o."
"Whatr
"What 'what " Repe.t the _ ign me nt . plea...."
Mish a lookOO vel)' innocent whe n he aaid . ' You think ....
doesn't know you aaoignOO .... poem by Nekrasov? H. juat
didn't understa"" yat,. qn""tian, Raiaa tvanovno ."
A lric"" in need i• • fricnd 1"".00. Mish . ....as that kind of
fri . nd ,
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'Don" )'011 <1.1... _ pc him. Mioh. r RIo;' In _

"Y. .- I .ooHI. -00.., ,.. thi.... I k_ JW.. 1_

..pic..... .. . _ by NKn-. N Jm.t You ....., he Ie
tIocideol ,....·d cIo • Ioc 01 outaldot .-.Ii... 100 i.........
kt_ 1edca1 no.
d ... 1om<!Cl '1M na_ al tho ohiaf ri..-
of Amerb ,.. t.oday. Do ,... k _ \hear
Of - . _ I did.., . n.at kll. had nil ..,. life. J_ II I
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-..c _ 1 ... jua I..... Y...•... juot ret"' - .... . ..., 10 _ _ I IIIaJ'd _yaelf . " -s.-.
I clo.-
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.IId R._ _ .... . ...... doe .........._ I. Nenh A - a io ,.-:1
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•...il ...r I . n.. I I'IIily I.lt . . I _....+, .
.,... .)'1'" ·w!>.olT' She .... ",ui"l diM Ie tao ~ ~. I,
E'fiJbody waf
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1I&rinc II tho "';h
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.... poaiti.... ,
.... Jbod) l At tha' - , .
IMoIdiIIc
......riti it• • IId tha Iatten
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bic ha . _...
1oud ........ · A ,... by NKrMov. ".. ...... A _ ' ....... A ..rillea rhOia by Iii.....,.. hia ' i ill the ink. I I...... to
......, It - 'u ptfI. N ~. A _III .." _ ... tha _ ina: "" . and jIut ... r d ....... OU, l ha
-wenr-
-Whtol r
be&ln nl....,Ra'" lvanovna oald.
' w" n , Ilomnio1 C. .. ,.... " " " . ..11;"11 tha ohio' rl""r of
-su......dd th ia lIIin....!'" R.i.. [v. novn. '''''''ted. North Ameri ca. iaT'
"Tliia ....,. min 1 Wh, t' . lhe pil ler I ... . back on finn . . -nd now. "Mioay.pi..,,. I Mid.
While aha ti lol l.... _....- '" .. hioper ,he I _ \ leU y"" .. hal happened .Ile.. th.t. ...., evno ~
lira' ....,..I.f tha titJo. He h.nlly openl... hia ........ th. hu' itaiM IVl"""na ••• l.upl..... hlonl the", ... ... IHra
I .. ndaralllOd hi1ll .llY"'"'y. Th. ,·, ..h,. I ' hnul _ f<><>l nlDnl............ her ,..,.. aha p.e _ • bOa: f. t " D".
1......nI 'M "",,"ted ..... I ~p IM'd aaid. 'l1uI1'" _ hy I "'on I'd cIo ..y ~ . .. k fl'OlD _ 011.
A .-... . 1'-- ' ell _ tho ..... R._ 1.._ .... ri"', .. p .. IIlJ' oW ....
....1... at _ with 1..-.. I Marl... hanl a' "'"
.... ~ i... .... • liI,p.. _....... the ,..11. It ...
ro.. ' Ie - . t ~ ~. but I " . , k-.. .hal. S -
al tho k>oAo """ bopJt to N1e.
T HE GRAND WASTER'S HAT
.."..... , .' De-ia. ,"--'. _ _ lI)'inc to
_her 'h i.. , . _ k - . . I..... r......... A... TlroII - - . . I did .,. I . " ~ . ......_ theta
.... _ _I , . . oMItl , a.._ .. _ _ t It her. _ ...., . . . 110" F. d........ , tIid • """""*
01 • wo&<h
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 . itti"lj: by the ..indow of hee hoUR r. adior a oow""",pee.
Then [ oorn pooOO a .. nle~, oW. bilt a ho"'..." Th.t w•• all
I had to do. Then I pot on my root , brok. orf th e heel 01 a
f....h loaf of h"'ad aod went .Dt. The",'. a I.ege pond on the
boulevanl ""ae oW" hoD..,. a nd th • ..., • ..., , " ano, doclul, and
S"'" in it. I' was a vecy wiruly day. The wind ",a. tDrning
the ieav,," 00 th e tr'eft inoidlHlDt . It mad e , he pond look
",gred .
The", .... hardly Iny''''. on the boDI.v..-d that day , Two
boya I dido't kno... ........ ohtllling el ch o'he. and a man ....
• ilting on 0'"' of the bencheo pl.yillj" .he.. all by bi""",U , He
w• • • in ing oidewl y•. Hio ha l .... 00 th e benc h behind him.
Joot then a bill Il'W't of wind bl. w hi. hat off tha benel•.
The man didn 't DOti"" it . He "a. ju. t concentrating On the
ga me.
Wh. ...ver Daddy 100 I ploy clJesa I """""nt",,,, 00 the
ga me, too, be<au.. I'm ol..ayo dyi ng to win .
Anyw. y, the wind picked up hi. hal. II floated down in
f", ol of th e boya who "'e.. ....dng on the walk . They both
....ch<d foe it, but ju.t then anothe' gult of wind rn.de it
jump into th e ai. as if it we", ali ve. It ..iled right into th e
pond, hot it didn~ land io th e ",ater . [t la nded 00 one of the
. wan·. h....d•. The duck ••nd I .... we"" ocared ou' of th eie
wito . nd ""atle red, but the other owans we.... vel)' eurious to
.... what th is new thing .. d . Th.y . 11 _warn towanl. the
owan io th e h.t. It .... . h.king iUl head, trying to knock the
hi t ofl , but 8ODMn't. Th. oth.r . "'ano did,,~ know whet it
Wla ell about.
The t",o boya on the blink bega n whistli ng. They wanted
th e . wan to . wim tow..... th.rn. "lie"", boy! H...... boy!" th ey
•• lIed,
You'd think . .... n w.. a dog!
That'. when I a id, "I·v. got ..,me b"'ad lh.t'll ma ke it

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. wim up to me , You find a lonll Itkk. Wel l reocue the
c"-player'. h.t. II. may ewn b& • f.ID/)u. ct.-play . r, "" t.oldo , f....-ll . i • . Thi np lih thai did ha ppen
nu.yb& Ivon a 0 .."" MloIUr.· ...mrll rd F YI him back hi< h. 1 I nd he 'd Ill'. "Wh,-.
I ""' ..... t my tlMl of bt'ud oDd boir.n crumhl i"ll it into the than k y<l<I. Dennio!" And thon _ 'd bo ~ to-
• • tM. Soon .n th40 , "'a no. ducko oDd I"""" ",..... Imml "ll II't her. • nd fd olIow tho pidu.. to . 11 my frieDdo.
""".<do ..... puth l"ll Ncb otMt . Dd aqua.kine. It "'u • IoIl yl>o he'd eftn ....t to play . c..... of . heM with .....
WlI.ot if I ..... ? Thinp Ilh that did hlppon ~ The
.....1 bird <Glcmy. ",. • ••" I" the hat .... richt up fron t.
bobbl"ll I... l.be brtad. ",. hit 11...11,. fi ll in to the "'.tor. hal . . . .ao/>ed - r c ..... to the . " k. I owu. . tha Il.ick and
It "'II OoIotire q Uite ...... to the boonk . "o>ot u..n 1M t _ h<lobd tho ""';1 ricl>1 thn>ucb tho 0l'0WD.
ho7-. .!Mo'd ...,.- to fiDd . ..... IIti<k with . ... il on 1M . y.... ..... it!" tho boJ'- ot-ato.f.
1Dd, .._ "' re. 1bey bepD f"1Ab1.... f... tbot hat, but 1M , pullocl tho hat off the ...11. II '"' II 00UJ'.1lIII """"" II ,
otick ti..,. bit ahoot. ",.,. joiDod batIdo Ie . OIid. -W••.., pi to wri. . it "",-'
dial" 1M boy .ith the Il.ick bepD f"1Ohi.nc" iD. 0- of .... boJ'- tool< _ "'" of il .1lIII oun.ed t wiati. . ir.
-rr,. to poll. IhI .wI t!u'ouP the middle . Dd thaoo _ , it to tho rict>t. . hiIe I twiot.ed to tho loft. W _ of ir.;"
bed<. lib ",t- ,...'.. I..,i.... Y kn<>wr I aid. otftto-. W. ........ it out _ pod tha Ii.... rippod l.be
..... p ... te "'" lIl' i .. tbot tor i" ......u.r ,..;....ta. . ....Ie. n.e boy _ /udn' belpod wri.., it ..I --n-e.
~ y '. DOt hoWl _ tiPt ... . New P- it te _ ..... n, p-.. It bed< Ie IhI 1IlID..
·H ""' _ t.a try," I aid. ~'. '"'"" ~ thiBkJ nl ci¥O it bod< to him," , _ id..
· AU ricbt, I fM! lib r. ....... 10 fal l iD.· flo _ puIllitc tho bat ,. f.-- _ , ..... tha ......,.j
· H..... _ to,. tha bdt, bath of ,....," I aid. bar helped hi. . It __ I 1......- n.. IIOfl IN"C I k-w,
'J1I,q pipped . , bolt. I beId tha IIti<k ;" both baado, thtoy'd ton tho lini"ll out -..JHeIt. Now tho, ""'" tho bat.
loaDed . 11 IhI "'Q' ..... _ l.be .......... 0WIlIlC ..... landed fla l "' fM tho ........ br-.l . Dd . . . . 0 - . - up Ie tho

hlU'l """f.
1m ..,. f- . It'• • pool thiDI: tha ",IMI . .. 10ft, _ I did n't

,"",",t 'o .... "'Q' to hold ....1 Wby'd ,.... _,. ,.... _kl i f
huk• • r .. tho _ . ha .......Id Ii'" hi.. hlo ha•.-
' Bu t . ho> pi tho oticl Ie I. . il ..I!'"
· AIlIII ' " ' - bell pi tan> oil hio ...I!'"
,..... 'tr """....... or tho boyo ..id to tho other, ~ him how.. it.
-w tool y ..... boll tore 011. '!bat'o .hy. See? n-'. 101 . ..... HI ' t lit • li<:kioc "",......y . hooo he .... hoIIIe . nd
1ft" _ of tha doth loft nn It.· lher _ hio t 'o "'"'.•
"$t.u.fl it I" ...,. poc:k"'- H on to the bottom of IIlJ' _ t · 11....•• J"lW" y old hat " M. rk ..id . nd kiokecI It into
~ . Tbool ......... teaI". II _ IIO!" I"" .i• . I .. ligh t it and .... off to tho I>onch "'IMI", tho ......
I otarted fW,l..,. for th40 ha t "Iflln . I ... ited ti ll th40 wind "'• • pl.yilljj: d>eoo..
blew il o littl e . ; -r , but meanwhile kept movi"" t he w.ter "II...,'. y.....r hat!' I ohou t<!d.
""".<do the bank with the <tick. I really w.nted to lOke it "Wh. ",?"
b&c:k to th e m.n on the bl!n<h. Moyho he really"'• • • O....nd · 11 .....• I held il .....1 to him .
Mu ler , May be h. w ll • • • n Bot.innlk. May ho h. ·d julrt (Om. '1'hat'. not ml.... My hat'. rll hl h. .... IMI II ld .n11 IUmod

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8l'11und , but of cou..... the", IO U no hat on t he be""h, "Whe",
i. it' Whe,..,'a my hat?" he ,",u nded very crou. "We'll /ret him now.",."
I hacked 011. fa w .~ps , "Ile",. Il.".., it i• . Can't you "",,'" "We'll mak e him en honorary Young Pionee• ."
I thought he IO U choking. "Why a", you poking t ha t " I ~, t· . make him pincushiona ."
,",pp iflll rag .t me' I had a bn md ·new hat, Whe re i. it? " I.e I'. have a . 10"" pictu'" taken ..ith him in the middl•."
Answer ma' - " No! Loet'. have a party!"
"Tha wi nd blew it a way . It fell in to th< pond and I fi. hed ". ·ra nka and b... ad ned bulle• . a nd u,a ,"
it out for you , Th en lOa w"'ng il out. He,..,. l-Ilk. it. And "I k now! Wa . Il ch""r whon he romeo in."
h....'. the lining." "Ui/rht! And a pop'g<Jn .. Iuu, . A hundred·and."ne .. Iv_I"
" 1"10 I/Oin;r to . pea k to you r pa",nt.'" "Tho door opena .nd we Ii... . .... y!"
"Mommy '. at college . nd Daddy'. a' 1M plant, A... you "It' ll be bettor tban li ...worko ."
Mikhail Bolvinn ik?" "It'll ho terrificl"
H. ",a lly looked mad. "Go a way. ch ildl Go lar a way' I'm "I.e t'o make him" pincushion onyway."
warning you, · Wha t'li he do with • pi """OIhion? Think ""'• • ra ,,>, o.
I backed off !IOmo 100... a nd ..id. "How obout a game 01 ""mcth ing?"
ch. ..r "Nobody ""ked you'·
Then h. had a "'01 good lOOk al me. "Ca n you pla y?" "1..,1', give him my eat. lie weighs .i. k iloo."
"Sure '" "m , e you r cat to aome body . 1...•
Ha aighed a nd said, "All righ t. Sit down ," " Nobody ..an to him."
" Let'. gi'e h im" pincus1lion.·
"Tony"l Nobody wonto a pint"ll&hionl"
INDEPE NDE NT GORBUSHK IN "We'll cheer a nd ""'" him into the a ir."
"Whe t if he", he.vy'!'"
T..·o week. ag o there lOa. 8 gn,o t comm otion ot I<hool. · We'li o.k tha eigh t h grade to help."
because 0 l amQUI write r Wa" coming to "iBit 1Il'- Wa'd read Th i~ weot on for quite -some t ime ,
h ie l u n ny otori"" a ad poem . alOlld in cia"" and liked them, "All rigbt," Rai ... I'on""no said. "Firat, we'll p"""'nt him
bocau"" th.y 10.... .. Illnny. Whe n Ra i.. Ivanovne sa id h. with 0 bouq"et of flow. ... . We'll /rreet him ..ilh oppl.u.. ,
Wao coming to viait WI ne.' Prida y we a ll cla pped and Th on we'll u k him to "'od one 01 hi. otorioo. Th en wo'li el"",
shouted . but ahe sa id , him a n honOrllry You ng Pionee. , ond 0"" of you will kno!. 0
"Be qll;et , . ,·oryo",,! YOll'... not in the cin: WI. YOll·... in Young Pioneer t ie around hi . neck . Then. ""rh.v-. w011
""h ooL Lora thi nk 01 • good way to welrom. h im . Th ink h.,. ou r pietu,," ", ken together. That', abo"t on. 1t'1I ho
h anJ . Lof. """ wh01 1 COme up with the beot ido•." n,ode.' and ju", right. Do you agl'OO?"
E,'orybody ra iood h ie hand . Everybody had a gre.t idea , "I, aou ndo groat-"
We we... on shouting at once; Th .n Petya GorbUllhkin .tood up . nd rn iaod hi . hond o but
R.a i.. [vonovna didn't notice him . boca,,"" he', ao 'mall and
." ...
.. ...I)'1>01y .. a hedeehoe. non. ... oudo a ...-ion W I
,... -wn't _ hi.. aI alL
Sa I .. id,
Raiaa ha""",,.-
·Pet,. GoriIoIahki" . . . . to ..,. ~ i....

· AII riPl. Pottya. WhaI iI ;cr

He ~ IoiI _th ...,j • aort of "'1lJ.......... ......
lilla "'ie: -w • He ""'w . " prett, -.:iIed.
"'""' .... he uueri ......... . l1 w. ilbll till he 101_ u.
Aetua llJr. he lJr "'ullen on Yfll' impo~nl ~

_i_
when he'. very elcited. <>the i... he spea k. very oleor l)"
. 1Id loudly . 1Id i•• ri"" lello Nobody co n drow ho.- Ii• •
Pety• • And he . Iw' r- oha.... his lunch- WI'", au uoed 10 him
... ......... malla fUll 01 the ... , he . uue nd
1baI'. ..h,. he -.i)" --.- ..... beco doa 'L But .......
ba'd hapa apia., .. _ _ -ni patieDtly. "'""' ...,
••MeI! k..." ..-hal loo , . Sooro. 100
r...lly iL
ow... oIHh him r....iaauwrera....•
"Good for ywI 11lal· 1 j I ..W.
,""n ..., -.lad t.... to il till Frida,. . nd tho wnter'.
vioIil . 80_ of the . ido lea mi ~ his ~ by """.....
T. llY. w.nt . """ . nd m. de . n . mbm ide....t pineuohion Int
him . n)"l" )". bul _ of us we", juat ... itl ..... n.e claro
TVlled 011, """ .fte• • noIhet••nd then. 1I 01 ••udden it wu
.....1 very opocio.l Frida, .
.. -.. ...m..
W. _ . . .11 eambed ...,j hnIohed . . .
lIbi"," ..... _ _ . ad brich&
...11, .......-.I '" _ IbaI ......... do&nIi_
obi"i w••u had
I ...
_ .....
_utiful. E,""" tho !(irk. 5 Mw. thou&ll, ..., cIidn' Ioolt

...,.
lilla ...-l-. E_ the d •• _ --.d ~ Ier aad
. Iea _ , . nd there wu • bouqUII. of no......... the '-""er'•
Th. door opened . 1Id the l. moUl write • • ntered . H.. w••
very tall , bul that w ,," .. bout . 11 "'Itt m.do him look
dlll."'ni. OI"""'*'. "" ve ry onIitLory.lookl",. MQot I e .11 li ked .. mueh . nd told Ill , .....,. otori8.
importanl . 1M didn'l U i ... poI'I.II .... When he e"Ie"*' U fUlly I""'!. ... ueh "'ttt. tho ..,. _ • • nd ...
... • U . - "'1\'Mt hi H "1 _ In Rau. Iv..........•• " ere I. up;", ott. hHdo off. It U _ in-.inc.
<leok . Dd I~' Mid. bocoo.... ...·d ....a. _ . U .. p hl_If• • 1III ~ ... ... In
"T....,..
...thor . 10M _
...11d....... I.... Vlodial...ori:h. 7<I'Ir r.voritol
.. ..00; .
..._ . toI ll<i... to _ • • nd it n for 11 He woo
01111"1 i" fre"l of nd HI"'. W 1eI . voon h;1II
W• •11 bop.a do lib ...... .... _ iW ",., .... II _ _ II _I. ODd "" -wale IlK
hi... look v..., killd. So <:I.pp«! Il.iU Iaudn- .Dd bopJo . . . . .1 beeo_ ki_. .ned peop/Io _
H. _
fII ......
.. toIUinc .. I&(Irioo. I ... _ """'" 1
•h. ·' i.... S - rI tIM kilo _ " hepIl ;"lIIpi", "l' . 1Id th ;Id~1L
.......... .uo.v. btpa ttyi.. '" cabo tloooo orit1o _ I htfl1 ....iIl <:rf 'f1>ia _ """*"'I:J for _ u '-a•. I
. . . . . lout Iher a.l-d ,. .... -W ... _ I then I ; Itia till .lodfticht. Mil _ ..
fipl. I P'" Leall)' tIM 1111 _
..... I_...,.. __
crock Uoo dIoor UM -.tM ~ ..... '- ..

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tIM rihI. 011 tIM boIo. it

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,... oJl .... be .. ~ .... """" _ 11 . 1..11)'0 ...
101.

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wnw pipped tM f ard . 1Id _id. N IIr. _ .11 "' i0oi. n- ....... _
- Hhlool . _ too , ",,0:1 tieII 1M .rwJ>d hilO _I< alld _ . 11
W. _ WMt ... ... -*-' W.
~Did ......
""",,'1 h I' _ .. ou.peded. S o _ haoI ........... .".1Ilt - ' T1tKk _ r
.... _ T I"Ioqrkon .100 _t in tIM _I< n.... _ .. tIM ..u- ,.,... kaooIM h.. • . . ,_ ."
.-
_
1" _n.-iM""';O' •. . . - ,iak
;,,~ ·,~ . . aUhit ..... _ _
IIIt• . , . pit
p _' _
""" 100 . ,...
k_ '''III .&
_loud,.,.. Ia
_ ..
•• • • 1Id _ 1 .·1 .....'" '" lell 7<1'1, dWdren.. Wi I -r L 1-•
. . ..au.I. _ If r.. ...., 1ooIdoiod. I ~ too 11111 bit. If AM .... " ........ boo ... ....,. \OOIChed ... ->' act.....
• ~ fuw:Io till. _11:1 f....,. ........_ 1_ ,- f..t hom So _ .11 Ihll l up . '1 to hH' .. hoI ""'d -1. 'Bot' hooD
. t .n." ~,. Corbuo/tU& ,.. "". "" held _ • book id.
1luo1 tool< 01 Mr. bul pntIled. .... . Il ..... nd "I- I- 1-. II...........bly ->' aeited .
Itat'OCI .. Iter 1lIo1· !>eft I u p . nd ..id, n.. ..riter Mt'I 01 "I.oneecl . 1 hi.. II~ I,.,.... I I_
-o.",,'t P-1 ..,. It too _ . I..... VlMiolovoft;lo. ..... " . nd tell hl bul - .ldn·l. no ...1 how
*-_ oho·. . ........ DoII'I flNl ...,.. Go obNd.nd 1I1111et .. ... triod. 1lIo1' , a ll Jd . , .._ .1.- L.~
mooch .. ,..... lib. M. b 1",_11 " """"..
Everybod1 . I.wed .,.I n. 1'1l. .. riter .miled . nd looked
OllO'''.
1'e1)'& Oorbuollki" .... ""'"p;rw "p with him. _1;rc. · 1....
"'.1". not nh:o
... '.
otill l rie Ddli.. I"' '' btfOft. ,"",,, he reriUtd ....... 01 hl. 'l'l>en ,"" .. , ite. rot .,. d. "Oo,,'t ",10l1e: .....
a~ all ," he aaid, ~un>ed bad to Ill! and ogain a ll he ..id ..u, THE PETS' CORN ER
"L L L "
B u ~ Petya .. id qui ckly, .... not to at ut ter. "I'm """mimic. J u" hefore th e le_n e nded Rai.. Ivanov"," ... id. ". h ove
k ingyoua talL" He hold uut the book t.o t he ..-riteT ond ...id i n M'ood new. lar yoo, children. The Sehool Council decid ed to
an a wfully piillul voice , "L L L' ...t up 0 pala' rorne., • liUle Zoo, in nchoo l. Vou11 lake ca re
The ..ritel' looked .. mad I tho"li:h ~ he'd munl.. G<>T' of t he . n ima l. youraelv nd ..ill " udy their he h.vi.....•
buahki n. I woo 00 u .it.ed I rly jumped out of my ou t. "Where'.
· Why·..., yoU ot utteTing then? I' m th e one who hu a II MoiDI!' t.o be?"
Hutte r . not you , So dun't confu"" Ihiltl/31" Then. lOT t ho third "O n the third f100•. ne.t to th o te ache..' room."
t ime, bo turned botek t.o UII a nd ...id, " I.. L L" "" 0", '11 ",e e Ve T get th e boon up to lhe third floor?"
Then G<>rbushk in r.uled off in a d""pente voice, ' 1 "Wh ich b;".,u ?"
HUtte ., ton . Evon wo..... than you duo l... I.. 1.... "A sh aggy one. Wit h big homo and a long tail ."
I decided th aI if I d idn't otep in right then a nd th en! i~ "I'm ..,try to dioap poinl you, Don n ;", bul there won't be
might end in 0 fight, .. I jumped up ond ..id, "Thio i, a ny bioon. We',.. g<>ing to keep hedgehnga. binla, fw.... a nd
G<>rbuobkin , Ivon Vladialavovicb. H. '. not mimidi ng you . whi t<l mice. Eo.h of you can bring one 01 ' heoa t.o .. hool t.o
lie ,~utte ra, ton . But bo . t u ttern on b i8 own . It h.aa nothing to . ta r( our pc"" corne• . Thot will bn a ll for today-."
do with you. Vou just hoppen t.o "" H UtteTing together nn" . A. I ..olked home I ke pt thinking .boul how nioo it ..ou ld
Aet ua lly. th OUJ>h. you e. cb do yOUT own , t ul tering. G<>rbuoh· be if the nchool had .n e lk, • yak, 0' ot 1_ • bipPO.
ki nl Wha t'd you want to 08y? Ca lm <lo.. n! G<>~ a grip on bec. use they we re . 11 . ""h wanderftll a nima l• . Whe n I gol.
younelf! Vou've gat to Iry!"' home I .... Mieha running . crnea t he y.'" ond shou~ing ,
Gorlmahkin t ried hard and got a gTip on hi ll . ' 1... "They',", ..lIing wh i'" mice in Ihe pet shOp on ATba~ Stree!!'
w_wa . ted toa.ltyootoaulogrnpbyoor!>ookfoTrneplea !" Thi. ",a. llO'>d new•. I nn .... ight u potaira.
"See ho.. easy it is"/" I aaid. ' Good for you. G<>rlmohkin. - " a ppy doya, Mommy ' Th oy're selling ",b ite mice an Arhat
That', who~ be wan ted t.o sa y . Ivan Vlnd;"l.vovich . He'• • S, .... e-
""al fr"r.d a nd .tu~ten independen tly .' "Wh ite mioo? Ou Arbal SU-~1 Sa .. ha l ?"
Then tIno .. riter loughed . nd ...id, "All right, lot '. ho..... "They're lOlling mice in th e pe~ . hop! For nchooll Sa pl.a..
you r book."
Thi. i. ..h. t ho wrota un the flyl ed;
M;"" me .'In" money ."
Mommy ..e nt lor he. pu ..... ' Wh y d'y.,.. need ..h lte ",I.,.
"To independen~ G<>rb""bkin , with very ~ wish.." for ..hool? Won't li',le M"'y on"" <lo just an we ll'l"
Then be . tood up .nd ..id very ..,ft ly, · 1... L I... w.nt t.o -Can'~ you underatand? Grny mice a re just ord ina ry ml..,
...y that I like you . 11 imme . ...lyl" bul ..hite mice ore . poci a lly mad • . Underntand?"
And he lef~. Ma mmy gove me ..,me . money a nd I ..n out.
The pet sh op .... . ...wded . I might've k nown , b<lca _
, he",'. ..... a pe_ n in th e ..orld ..ho donon't .... n t t.o o.. n •

," ,.
..hite mo.... . ThaI', .. hf there .... ouch . <J'\t!h. Miih.....
• t.ndi.... by tI>t """oler 14 _ th. t noobody J<II. 'h~h out
or I ~ m . Slill, I .... oul or I...,t . n... I. ... _ .... ..,Id j ....
.. I .... aeWltll e_ til <he cou nt• •.
"WIM!" ..-ill ,.... ""... ...... -.ore micer I ..t ool tho eJert..
"When we let . nothrr ohipontnL Too.. n1s the end 01 1M
year ........bly.•
· M_.... · bi..... hd 'hocl1 ...-. V.... oboIIilI . 1...,..
""... theal Ie: I . id.
I ..1111· bopD Ja.i"C ...opt f...... " .....ppi _ "-'"
...., . bea '""'" M_ . .. ... oM psp«l.
"o.oa\ let I t - ..ice ,, ~ ,.. . . Dennio. We'l do..na-
oo.n thea t.t", ... ""'" buJ' ,... , f"tot.. A r... .. jtaa whot
, lim ....... oeedo- Wha t kind 01 I. . -w ,.... IiUr
" A H iLo~!"
' How .b••11 _ <hi. _ I!err
"TMn , tn>piaol riMo. 'T'hey'te ftr)' .....n.·
Momm, and [ ...,D' .....k 14 ,"" pot obop.
" Ilow much .... ,,,,,"," ''''Picel fiobr ohe .. ked. "I"d Ilk" •
d"""D 01 thae lor 'he 0<1>001 pe ~. _ ."
"".h."
" " ......bl... fifty the cler k .. id.
"Why. that', ridi<ulouor Mommy ...id. "Let', go hem"
[)onDi•."
"Who, . bout the Iioh , Mommy?"
"N", thae. Lot'. go h.",,". ""'y'ro IdTible lish. n...y bilO."
"WhOl eon I toke 14 ~? Tho pot ol>op ;. . 11 out 0(
..hi le m ice . nd the fiolt bl",. 11_ eoD I ... ""ppyr

WHAT MISH A UKES

Ono do,. N ioluo uod I _nl '" tho t"OOIlt ..Iter<o _ lui.......
"''';'' - - - . . &rio SeI'N • • ida _ at tho playi. .
Jolftlt. N .... uod I . , ...... ....... wiBdowoil l, _ M

'"
 bothee him , but he didn', notice w a oyway. He wen, on
playing. An kina. of mwicoJ ,",uodo kept olipping out lrom
unde r his Iinge..., oplashi ng an ovee a od making the whole
thing ""und "'um and ouooy. I liked wlult he w... playing
and ro uld'v< just ..t thece lioteni Dj( to him, but "" lOOn
stop ped playing . Ho put do...o the top of tbe piano... ot w ,
orniled end ..id,
"Ah , look who'. he... . YOII I""k like two "P"n-owl pel'ehed
on • twig, Well, ... ha,'. new"
"WIuI, ...... Uun you we'" playing , Borio Sergeyevich?" I
..ked.
"Chopin. [ like hi. m,,"1e vecy much ."
'"That'a heeou.. you'... oue oinging ..,acbee. That', ...hy you
like I II kindo 01 ,",1IglI."
'"That .....n'l a 8Ong. I like "'01>", too , but that w... not ..
""og. '!'h<J pi""" [ ...... playing goeo by a much gre at<:r nome."
"What'a ,ha,"
"Mu..i•. Chopin was a sreat rom""""r. H. wrot<: wonderl ul
muoic. And mwi. ia ..mething I I""e rna'" tban anythillll
else 00 earth." H. looked a' me <108&ly and .. id, "Now you
te ll me what you like, Bes, of a [l."
". like a I.t of thillgll."
I told him abou t all tho thillgll [ like: dogo... wing .........,
baby eJephaot.a, Red cavalrymen . the littl. antelop$ with
pin k hoov.., andent walTio..., """I eta.... h.......' la_ and a
lot mo"'.
Ho IWened 'D d looked very ..,n ons. Then ,," Mid. "Indeed l
I never knew. Artnall y, y.o·", . til l a vecy omall boy, but you
like '" many thi ngs. Why, I'd ...y it ...... tho enti ... wor ldl"
Then Millha bulted in. H. pouted a nd ... id. " I lib otil l
rna'" thi llgll than Donn;" d_ i"
Bori. Sergeyevich Iaugl>ed. -Y.u don't oay? Well. "",. W,
your tum. You t<:11 m. about all the thillgll y. u lih,"
,.
 ),I' th. fl~ on I"" willdow.m d _r'Od hi. thnMIl .nd
_ id. '
)l iMa', . . - "0 _n.""
he ........... V.. _ 101 _ he
w.. _ itl.... f. Borio Se•..,• • id, 11113' ~i "C..n , but
. " lik.o bu ""...... ko. ond p;eo.. I m. bfta<I, plllrioo, Borio Se" " OIid , Joolted .., 01 .......,.. II. _ met! ... bo
(1_ rw! 1"lPP1_ ..kfl. Cnden a nd blxuito ... Iti.. I. N ioba Ii> CD on, but Iol iolwl didn 't. 80 they both
....... plooo. f.. l. , .... _bboce ...110 ' M rloo 110. I ~..: jwoI other. ..... ~ _ ... w. ili"" f. tho
do. I ~ - - . 1IpIria1lJ' if ~ r
.... a1! ,;p I lib . . . . .1 ~
buI _
nailla wlf. ..
.0- II'
r;III.1I" Ban. Sa..,
t""". _MI . -Woll. " ioho. I ... _
., lib • ....,. 111_. pi<kled piU Irllh in '-10 ........ . \ot. thol. ,... like e-yt.bi.. ,... Ike io all Uo
,...1-
" - . -..li _

.,
ogpIallt . . .. frifld .._

_ . . . . kilo 01 it. ... all

.nd frifld
:::...~..:;; ::l ,:~ ~~i::'~Ii::;
.............! W"- '" , . ....., Ot", pe.I .p', _
~ 01 lila barol 11ft. I like bu Jterld """ldloo.nd . ......rr-
.Ihow , ~,,,,,,.a-. that _ boI.;" i ·. ~I """ .,...r "' '''
a.---r
. .. . ........ . !

.......... tIYot " ............... ,..n- riM, .... ., .100 Ii.lto ~ A_

............... n ...
., liko _ _ plttioo., jIoot plaia ~
~, .ltod .. ...-...... I lib ,... wid! ...... ONE DROP WI.u. K1U. A n ORm
.... joooo if~.-w..- I 1iI<o .. _
.... ."... finI
., Ii....f....
- . ~ -.t,
1._. tho pI'Il.
_tt.! '-nne. oplli.,.. - . . . . .
, _ _ .
W- Do.ddy pi IIidl
~ ... '" ....,. . - . . jtaot
....... ,.. H"" V_
l ied . . . aIil.,
01 tho "'"
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rd
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..n-, boilool ..... barol-lotiW _ .... ,..... _ I AI'_ 1M w-.,. .iII, ·k·, • otiI) II _ ..
lik.o 1I~ .idow wi"" .11 k""" 01 ,1IIiDp,...-natly if,... ,.neIf .., h i"" thOle • .".. 1. . . - V..... <tiD
poi' • ~

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, . , 01 IIOIIhe<I ......' - 011 thit 1'l>on_. n. btn 7O'U ' -ft' .
"""n IheN I ••h. I k_ nto'Jbadt 10.- I
.... I ... liko.- ofudt• . - _
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• • . - Itlrkay. OIl,
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not
_'-oiil&
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,.l r. <OU:)' ...... ieo...-. I ii'" nery oiftClo ...... '" '- · Ya, it tIo:-I N.tlltOll, . ,.... .~ be luoppieo II )'OIl hIIIII •
...... lhal WU _ in...... ..• 1J"I.ol nubi"" clo."";"I. I Iu>ow )"DU••
"I I.... Iooktd u p.t tho <ail l". . nd .It a dee p ","Ih. II. • ....t . it)' . . ~. I ~ "'"" • m.i"",.. o.dob' l pc.od.
Ioo.lt~ tlr'M . h t !Iorio So ,,,;<I. w ri t hi "" " '.. not dioni Btit -"1"1 io 1tann1..1. r 'JOY
. . "" ...... in ..... I.. . "' -o-be
111-.., turnlpo, bonhch. _ I pi•• though I . lTa.dy .. id
..-., H ~ _ t ~. t """ difP 01 " icol.l..... ill Ilm , "",",".•
No.. t h't ..... Mmet.bl".l I looltl<l It iJad<l' . lt. .... ' bl_
moot pi.., """ h. bona n••. ,.,..I mmono. ot' ".1<1 frui t, ' •• nk. .......... doubt ol>out it , bul atilt . hi n. r than •
f ........, 111'1011, lI,o••• h I . lrudy II kI ..1o",L·
,~
horoe, II. .... hi........... M.....-"" . nd
.., lout ... "",tI.r
..hid> .. o.y YO\l looked at it , hot .. a...... II~ r Lhan . 110...., o Dd
.V~D lIer than the " "" DiNt .,...... A .....·d D<tver li t on
our ucb , but Daddy could, .. ith room to opora . I .... ... tf>d.
I didD~ 1 bi'" to be k illed by • d",p 0' n iootl"". Nove<.
J ..... th lnk i bout it Upt a k• . I ..... ldn ~ r. n a.1eep
for to long thu I didn~ _ beo I finally dJd drop "'f.
Daddy fi"" api n by Saturday, aDd we Mol_"",
U 1e Yu Dd Aunt Kao)'1l, Boria Mdtha ilcrridl aDd Aunt
T """ . 11 wera ¥Of)' polile. Aa -.. .. Aunl T......"
""_ in ... bopn dulu.n.., and tWltteti She oa' beaide
Daddy ..ben .... haod and Ir.e,c " _ him,-'"
hI'" w ~ ' - __ f.......bla . - . . . . Dd ......, he
OJtli "C in • clraft, aDd ,molly f....... eo ...ud1 that oba
du....,t u.r- .....- '" _ in hio tea wi~t ...ue;nc
..hal . . __ <Ioi,.. Daddy tooll • t.ip . Dd ....... 1_ .
", oddod _ too hio tea,- M_ y . . .Dd her _ I'M
.. [JI'ftn . . . bot" ..... Atull T_ ra bopn ....pine
loudly She""&bed ... ,...'d tIoinIl .,"'" . , .... _ ppinc '"
her bee.. ..-.. the taw.. Dooddy ......... hio """ '" ""P'J'
............ 1ben Aunt Tamar:o ~ • ¥Of)' oti... dca- . -
fOWl her ...... aDd ..... it to Dooddy, oayinc . "'nIio ill to
""'ir.a up for ~ ruiDod tea. Every ll_ ,... Iipt •
_ip m le ,...'U ...,.,.11 thio fulUl3' happeni.... and the
rulpnL "
I .... bom", mad. Why ....... ..... incU Dooddy . '->1
lImOltin,? He'd Dearly otoppad whila he aid.. After .11 ,
one drop of cipretle poiaoo could kill . horael ADd thr.. oIIa
...., ....1ti. .. bim oo>oJr.e api n. So I A id,
"You're. otupid fool, Aun' T.....r. 1 1 hope ~ drop dodl
Gat ou t 01 OUr bouael Don', you eve r oet YOU' f.,
foot in my
hou.. . , . in!" N.'ur.lly , , had 1(1 My . 11 . hi. to ... y..,I' , to
th.t "" one hoard me.
O.ddy w.. holding tho <:'i,orat'" __. -n.onk you.
Tumar• . I'm very touched . But I . moJr.e lonl d , u.tte••nd
,.
l IMy ....,,'t fil I" ... tho littloo cue.. I ......b Kpbrk. I could _ 1>0 had,,'1 woderac.ood • thi..... bul I did"1
~._. bot!wt .....pI . i .. I limply Iolt the .... no.
o..wr Ioobd at -'--'I of dri............... 1m. [ - ,_ _ dn>p .iII kill I Ioor-l
bel..... -.lti _ . 0.",,,100 I'" _ 'm bos of Kaabell ill ..,.
....k d.. w«. Tn. tho ""'-" alld ...1 on _ or tho .. lied
eudboo.rd bo>Ide thq'Il fit i,,'" the ricarette . 20 Y I>ARS UNDER TH E 8 ~;D
I "' ~ 0_ La hi k. found the bo.>:: 01 d g and the
"'i- held • clg. r-e' ''' up La the .... for . 1... a nd 111 .... v.. lo'lf"~ tho' wiou r e•• "ing. II w.. cold, . "".. IRfj
ohorte nod t ........ Then I filled lhe eue a nd look it La h im. .nd windy . D<! ... dtury I fe lt II kl h""'linl , especillly I ft. r
IMdd y ope ned il. looked al my work, then at d hunt Mommy . D<! Dooldy .. ell l ... the morill.
.... 1.0...,,1..... 1.ooIl n .hal "1' ........ boy hao he Wbott Wiaba tole F· d f . - ul*&in . .... iDri ~ _ _

---E ", y_ ' . . I.. tho _ . n..,- aU bop..... 1.0.

Na,.....lly , AUDI T
I.o~. ohe
tried the ~. __, _lIy
,"," ling ..... 1Intlft1"" ... that Ii.... the
I IUIbed
lhere
And
riP'
Wepia""
u p. Hia .......... bricl>1 llId

,II the p _ _ k-...Ild 1.0

.-tw .....
Ito. enowd. !..eM . . tMro, I lld It "., ....
I 1M
. nd I lot 01 .
teo. dribbled do " out "I her moulh alld lI>on half ' pulry. . """'. pl. y hide-.nd· k l" Len. Mid.
lwo .andl.... nd her f ",n ~ tooth. flu ~ lObe . ......,hod It up . nd Tha t ... , . good Ideo. It ..... . _ ell g"""'. b«:.u.. MlolI,
otuc:k il bo.o:k I" . ll.i" il noth l"l[ had haW-ned. 'nIen ohe and I kts>t ,...ki",. " the IillIa kide .... .. . h..J'I ·It· . nd ,,"
otopped I.oucfring, kod her l i _ ... aD<! ... ppod her ..... 101 keep .... hidi.... n Ul . . _1I "" _ playil\l ill
kn...kIN on "'7 '-'I, ..yiDc, •. . .d you "'"' tJili>k 01 III...·• _ . II" omaII ....... -w ly hido behiad the
...,,;.... the ~ holden .D<! out:ti"'I 011 _ of the dn._ the wantnobe .. the ~ w ""'-'......._ al
~? It'. the tobMa ..... poopIe......u..D<! you '... ...- I... . . - I lld iMe the .....,. Jonc _ , .
• D<! ."., il .n orn What <!"you hi... ill J"I'Ur hMol _...tll:ll?" It .... ...... hut ... play thin, boocoo_ there Weft . . .1
·Yow- head'. lull 0' .. -<1_. dopey T.......,..I" I .. id, roco ooWde the door willi 0-.\.'1 ban(i nc on them. Whoever
though, nalu rally. ] Mid it to my..lf, b<coUM Momm y'd h..... "'eo "i \ " ...ould nov... rue- I ..., hiding \>!hind I fur _t,
aroldod me oth.......iM. Ev.... .... ~h.", "' ••• fun " y lOO k in . la " dh'll in IOmebody', fen booI.o that We" lOt undor the
Mommy'. I,. I. ohe otoft!d .1 ..... - <
"Come
. l-It . 1 ..
bore" )1_ Mid . nd ,iJ~ up . 1' chiD. Wbott K_ y" ... "it. he I"",",, ... the won, -.n~
loudly ..... -W. " Ken 1 _ . ......,. Of notJ'" E••,, _
I IaoUtl I I her I lld fe lt ..,. dl<eb pUi.... rM.. _l.Iered. K..". wli~ • f .... -.....to lad -.ted apia,
"Did ,.... .. it r "Hon I _ • ....ly .. notJ'"
I ..... loIn' lool her, "Y .. Thil w.... IIrt of MCGDd . I... i"ll. Miaho dimhocl ...... the
"Then )'9U'd better Ieo.ve the room" [)addy ..0.1, "i'
oome body I k no w doeo"'t",.n~ to wet •• pan kl""..

,. ,.
wi_ill. Lena hid behi nd tho • • rdn>be .nd Androl .nd I
oll pp<ld o~t of the room and i nu> ,h. "",,"do•. And ..i d. rtfId
righ' under th e fu r ....' I had bidden bobind bofo"', "" I had
no pia"" to hide. JWlI u I wu about to _ k And..,i and
make bim move, K"""yo . b. uted 0 tbird and IQt t ime,
"He.., [ rome, ,..,ady or not!"
II I didn't ..ant bim to . pot me I'd have to bo quic k. JWIt
in tb. nick 01 time I oaw .n open door and daohed inaide.
It .... a room I'd never ... n, The.. w.... " big . hig h bed
near the far ..all, .nd I darted und er it. It .... ni". a nd
gloomy under tba bed. The.., we'" quite a le w 'hingo !.he...
Pi....' of " II, !.here were a lot of ehoe•. The'" w"'" 01.. a flat
wooden box and a 'in troug h IIet upoide.do.. n on !.he bo• . [
made myoelf comfortable. with my bud ....ti"ll' on th<
trougb and my ""ouId.,.., leM ing . g. inot the box. Aa I I.y
,be",. looking a' the ehoe., I kept congra,uJating my.elf on
havi"ll' found oucb • good hiding pl..... I wao l.hinkl ngof the
run we'd bava when Kootya finally round me.
I moved . corner of th e ap",. d which ... ched down to the
lloor and was blocking my v;. ... or the room. beeeuee I
"'ante<! to ... tho! door when K..tya'd come loolUng ror me.
g..,n oomebody did corne in. bu t it wa.n't K..tya . I ' ....
Ef rooln)'a Pet rov,," , a ni... old lady who looked 0 liule bit
like 0 witch.
Boy, would ""e laugh when ahe ..'" " ..tya pulling me
out! To m.ke tbing• •till funnie r, I'd put one of her.hoeo on
my head. [ hod a big grin on my I becauee I knew
K .. tyo'd find me in a""'ber minute or .
Bu' EfTtHlinya Petr<>v,," ahut the door.nd turned !.he kOJ' .
Imagine! She'd locked it! She'd locked h e~ lI iu . and me. too!
Everyth ing 'udden ly became very quie'. I de<ided o!>o'd
only locked it for a .....nd , .. nd that ""e'd uniock it og.in;n
.. min ut<! and everything'd bo juot as I tbough' i' would.
Evoryone'd laugh , and Kooty,,'d be happy. OOcau... ho'd·...
found rn a in au<h 0 runny pl."". I kept looking ..t Er_inyo
Petrovna to .... what ohe'd dI>.

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 Sho .. ~ down on tile <dg1o of tile bed . ..... king tile opri np b<ealhi"i fut. a nd then cried out in • lain' ........
..... k on top 01 ...... All I <OuJd _ now w,,", ...... IqpI. Sho "U _lp1'" It lIOUndtld liko a q.....ion.
l.<>ok 01'1 ...... . lippen . ncI podded 0_ 10 the door
••••,Id"&"'l 1- . AL laM.! She'd 10"" 1.0 .. nIodl it.
'n her I w.nted to MY. 'Tako I, .....,., F.froai..,.. Pet.nn-.... Go
-.It 10 oJ-p. I,'. juat _ . Don n ia.~ Bu' i......... l....wonl,
I . .. hNly .. iotak~... C!;d/ _ _ the lip. _ildl. She'd _ _ Ioudor tluon __ ....._ , with 'W<> little _ at
.WDOd oI f the lip.. '"'" opri"flO ked _ i ... The . - <he r nd 01 the biJ .-. MAh~ C'-' Cboel'"
w.. pitdl rk. Ef ..,.. ~ b'ill( i.. bed . _ I'd probably Inalhed in _ 01...... N,. . . 11( ...........
J1""IIIiIl( t I ..-.. it. Whot . _ I .... Iodtod ilL J Ihi"" - . hill( terrible .... happeni the bM. Sbe
. .. ",ppN. _ ""'"" .-!Iy .aftId. and . . time _t«I a t the ....

ba f
Haw
'-
_101 I ba_1O I.. Lhen! rd ba......,. if it'd only
What it i.·,j ba till ......Il('! And how
.. her ...oce.
- Help!'"
. nd. Lhen ..... ... q-'an in i. thia ti _ ,

_101 I pt ill the -mil('! If I d:ioIn't _ home ..,. Yor _ _ or other I -wonl, ~ ' -"'- Rool
pant........ Id m il lha ..iii.... """'d _ .ith _A ...... 'nleft .... f t f t I a -'- 01. howli. . -.nd. to it, lik.t tJoia:
ner-.. " 'phoN . SlIt.haI if Lhen _n't ...,. in . "Ahhh-doaa!"
prKioo:t! Who. if the ..iii... didn't find _! What if Sbr ..... ted ....., f.intly . "K<>bbenr n.- ..., pn>bahlr
F.I_ lIJ'. ~y thn>ucb the niehl . .... then .~n' do<idod the.......Idn't ba . ", .......... ullollr. the hocI. BIll
oIf lar the ...., Iodtod _ ,n . in7 The n .,,".7 what if there were! And. aha yelled. " Helpl Munlerl"
N" W'lIlly . 1'01 h.a_ I.o .a. _ 01 tho food in her <upboard. WIlli' • lie! Nobody . .. IBurdorill( her . ADd .bat .. ith7
11Ien. wlotn oM ret<UDed . I'd hu . 10 hida ......., the boo! AM ..h. 1 fo, 7 It ....I n·1 nita of he. to ...... m liM into the
. g. in. bee I'd r.ten he. rood . nd $he'd I.kr me 10 <Our<. "iShl. So I derided lhat ';""" oM wllln't . Ieep' ''lr . nywa,. if
I'd j ..81 h 10 flO on li"'ng unde. he. bed 10 . ....id d'~. w.. li ma ro, mo to get out from .. ndo, the hod.
'I'hn nne ni"" . hing . I>:>ut it .1I w• • th., r wuu ld n 't haY. 10 I ..... Idn't _ i n th e da . k .nd I .....d• • terrible ... ke\.
go to "","""I any morro what with 81ll)"ing .. ndo. the hod, hul kno<king ag. i the trough lind thl b<u .
IIlen ", hat abo\l t lI\J' lIIoIItril:ulation ce..ilicalll? ['d not only be By IMn E f inya Pefro" na wq probolbly flOi"lr a Iiltio
lI""wn al",. tw~nly ,..... .. ndo. tha bed . I'd pn>bably ho e....,. from lri.ll:hl, t-..... aha w.. obouting .. onIo lib
....rrpown. "Melpl HlU"do. f"
Thia _ _ I hit the trnooch I'd been . -i"ll IB, I I<n mb lecf .... ~ fro......... the hocI . t I.... and felt alo...-
the ...an for lha Iigh< owildl, I......... I fow>d the U, ill the
hood It a loud boom.. '"'" _nd -....... ' _1),
,_.
ti in the darL I . .. deafftWd b7 it. N)' Man door. What hocl! I tWDOd il . """,Mol <he door and. walked ..
Snonethill( napped
_ . I
oem- ..,
i. . in the doaot..
f _ a nd. then lell 01
Bf......,.. ~ ........kmad b7 lloe ........ Sbr'oI Ef ..,.. ~ ki. . croa kil l ( " " " b7 _ . I
probabl, t-t. ...,.... ~1Iily bef~ lloe lBribia buw
1..- ....... lloe bed. She la, than lor a f.... mia ......

'.
..... tao at>u>nooI to _'/
~ ... ... the .-l door.
,.ytJo.... '"'"' ,. I hop.
 . f1~y . eo....
fll,oo l,t on <>uti [ f_ iny' P<trovno.I Tell
A Girl
~n n io 14 eome oul. llio dAddy', <OtlMI for him!"
ADd then u.- .... Daddy...y ing. "Pardon _, bul io Illy
on a Ball
IOn in hoftr
1bon the li&hl 'Hfll on ,Dd the ...... .....,...J. [.~
'woblrd into the . -. ""'" kidl duhed in. 1ooI<i... rOIl' _ .
Whe n I .,lked .... , of the d ..et lhoft ........ t _ ""U on my
heM IlDII th_ d_ dnp<!CI ..-. ..,. ",-.1cIe<to.
"Whoo,'• • ll uu.r DMcIy .... nlecl to k .......
-e- ..... uU ...r K...,... IlDII loI.ioIuI cbimed i .
1 _ ' ..,. , ..... I hAt!. r..""Y leolillc thai I 1/y hAd
opett.' , _ ,, , . , . ullCle. .... bed.
 REO BALLOON IN A BLUE SKY
'!'he door o""ned, and the.. Waf Lena shouting from the
hall , "The..,', • op ring buaar a t Ihe depoartment otero!" She
wat t hou ti ng 'ery loudly, a nd her eyeo ...e", "" big and
round "" ""U"" ,,", "Come on, Dennio! HUITY! Th oy' .. ~ lIing
~''<l'' from a ba""l' There', , band .nd ", e ryth illllTCome
oni"
You'd think the hoW>e ...... on fire . ll ul l llOl all e"dled,
too , . nd in no time ...e We'" e u t on th e , t reel, We took honda
and ran to.... rd. th e de pa rtme nt otore, The... woo a big
crowd there . W. ""w t wo h uge ' h iny figu reo 01 , m8 n and a
...oman in t he middl. "I t he <roa'd. Th . y w.",n', Ii,e , bot
th ey blinked t heir ey .. a nd mo,..J their l ipo .. il th ey .... re
opea ki ng , The ma n-l igure b<>om..J, "Spring Mza.a1TT1 Spri nll
bamlTT'"
Th e " " ",ao -figu.. kept oay ing, "Welcome! Welromel"
We . tared at them for 8 long ti """
"H",. coo th ey talk like 'hat if they'.. not ..al?" Lena
""id,
"I don't k ""w ,~
"I do, It'. nOl them at aiL Th... a'" Ii,,,
acto.. ilUlide of
' bern, and th ey',.., shouting . nd polli ng ...i.... l<> make the
dommieo mo,. th.i r lipo,·
That made me iaUll'h, "That K<"'8 lo ah" ,. you..... . tiI1 •

""
boby, Wha t ..,..". IroI.tld ever " ont to li t. 1I oc" " 'IChed IIp inside
• big doll a ll day? II ml All bent O• • r do llb le. And what . !>out
....Iing and drinking? YOIl rully . ", • booby, They h.""
rad.... i"lido. tItof l .. ,,",I". do i", tboo tll.l.....•
"011 . 1011 think you'", " ;
We puIl>e<I thl'O\lgl> the wd. A bind WII play i.....
E .~ ....ted bIwJ. A iii.. lottery . ickeu.
H. hid • rl-r plulir Iri """ with tho lottel'y lic:kiKI
i ........... hi k"" l"""i the """ .. boo .,.11acI ." ~
to _ ric'" IIp.nd .., their IIOek.. We otood liI&eft, ... .....
wa ldo... I>im foo- • while. n..... 1.eftI . MI.
"Wh<1l it'a ali.., _ I I i~·............. lou •••
We ...... hari 1 li-..
n.e. III .rr ..- u p ..... lined 1.eftI "l' h io frie1ld
...-.. • bout., ill tho . .II .nd _ 1""0111_ ,... ....
.. her. W1Ioeto tho IIIIIoID pul her .... lOpi.. .... _lied like
......,. ..... be ..iIl,
"Whal • dlrt i Iiule ..... ,.. .
Sha .... alf I ' allowell her. We ro Uy ,....... tho .......
~, I had y Ill ......, bad -Ioic aI
. ..............'. _ ked like. bel lIlY _ 'elt
.11 pri<kly m.ide_ It w Ily terrific. n...... wbe.. .., nI..
.... I ....Id feel thI _ nd illlide " f ..... After
• wkile _ clecid.d to home. It WII iuot .. nice OIllllda.
w~ • wome" iii.., balloo.....
The lllinllte IIW her ... et.opped end lIid. "O h.
w.", _!>III"",,"
","",I"d be "ice. euept I he ve "" _ , Ief•."
"' he"" • ..,in,·
"Show ;1 to ...e."
Sh e took i ' from he r pocket ,
"Ohol Tho,'. ten kOpe<h , She'd lik. _ ball(lOn. pie....• I
lIid to , he lady .

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 She . m ilod ot UO. "Whot oolor d'you ",•• t? Red, green DC bea uti/ ul .peingtlme "'"", when e .....ry on. "'a, d reose<l in niee
blue?"
Le"" ch<>oe 0 ced balloo n , Then ...e lIta rted bac k ho mo .
' You can fly it foe" whi le if you ....I to; . he ..id a nd
h.d on ",h ile Kloveo ,, ~ d a ced balloon "·. s'I...
hright dothes and looked .., cheerful. whe n L~ ~ militiamen
ling ow ay inu>
the hlue . ky , 1 ",sa "'cry I couldn'l tell a ll thill U> Le na, bu t
handed DIe t he . lring. e ve n if I could ohe wou lrid've underatood, h«oanllC oile'••till
The min ut.. the end 01 t he .lring "'all in my ha nd 1 f.lt th< ... little .
balloon tugging at my fi oge.... II prohahly ..anted to fly We didn't ..y 0 word till ...e """ ched our h ou .... When ...e
a "'a y . I let t be "ring ou l " lit t le a nd felt it pu lli ng h oniee. It ",opped U> u y goodb)'e Leoa u id ,
w"" begging me to let it fly " ..ay, I .... .., ..,cry for a "If [ hod 80m. more money, I'd buy a no' h er IuIlioon. So
balloon that eould fly bu t "'0' t iod to me thot I let it g<>. At you could let it fly . way."
fi"'l , it didn't move. You 'd thin k it <ouldn 'l believe it Wall
f,..,.,. But """n, wh e l> it did, it OOllced u p h igher Iha . the
la mp pool . " IT'S ALrVE AN I) IT SHINES"
" Look ...hat yo u ve do nel Catch ill" Le na cri ed .nd began
jumpiDll' up a nd down , Wh e n oila ..... oile oou ld n't ",,,,,h it One e_ening I wo. oitting hy lhe ... ndbn~ in our yard •
• he bu ...' in to tea .... "Why'd yon leI it go?" wa it ing lor Mommy to rome hom e . She w OO prob8bly alill at
I didn', ..y onyth ing. I Wa' looking op ot t he balloon. It oollog., or maybe ""e'd gone '0 lbe store , or maybe . he ......
wa . n oot iDll' bighe. ond higber. a' if it'd boon d .....ming of ha ving 0 long wOil for lh. boo. I don't know who t w,,"
doing this a ll ito Ii/e. . keeping her, All the other pa",nto of child",n who lived in
I otoo<I there. look ing up 01 the oky. Le na w"" I""kmg up , our hou.. ho d come hom e, oad lh. child",n hod gone off
too . Some gro..nu,," .topped to w" tc h it fl..li ng h ighe r " od ...ilh them and ..e", prob8bly having lea a n d b"",d ringa
highee 01><1 getti ng om" lIe r and .ma lle e. ond chee... by DOW, hUI my mommy wo. n·t hom. yet.
The IuI I1""n ...... fly ing PO" the top floor of • very toll The !ighle were begi nn iOll' to go On in t he window. , and
apartment building , SoDleo"" le.ned oot of the window a nd da rk c10uda th., lookO<l like beard ed old me n we", d omping
wa ved to ii, but it ne.. on, h ig her than th< TV On U n llAll, aeroM tho oky.
h ig her than a flock of pigeono, a nd ba<:a me ""I')' .malL It [ ...a a awfully h ungry . 1 Mid to my ""lf t hat if I'd kno wn
n .... behind a liltle dou d lbat "'0. . . . m ll lind .. fluffy a. my mommy "'00 hungry a nd wa ' woiting for me ...m.pl....
a ",bbit . Then it n""ted ou t a nd fi.olly diaappea ced . It had fa r . ..."y . I'd "-'n at..ight to her a nd ..ouldn·t be la te, a nd
prol>ably re""hod t he . lra toopho", a nd wao noot ing by the sh. would n't have to . it by the ... nd ho. and not know w h a ~
Moon now . but OIill, we kept looking up a t the oky, Afte. a to do.
whila I ~o n U> Oft dole and cird... The bal loon ...... gOne, Ju", lheo Mi. h " "ame out into the yard, "He llo: he
l.en" aig hed . The gro",n u,," ... Iked on, ..he rev er thoy were .. id.
gOing , "He llo.·
We did, too. We didn't apea k . 1 kept t hinking a boul ho", Mioha oa, do...n booit!e me a nd picked up my dumplnIok,

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" Ileyl Whc..,·d you get it? Due. it pkk up . l".,d of ..nd by
I!.MII? Doeo i.' C.n it dump it by il8oOl f?"
·Y...•
-W,,"-t'o u.. handle for? Doeo i. tu rn' M....' n.:... It? H.,.I
Can I borTow io?"
· No. 1.'0 . 1'ftRIlt. DoddJ' ...... it ........ bef..... be W . ...
hie orip.·
....... p.n..l aDd . ... y. I. ... aeWnc cIotILer. I
.... -.inc . t u.. p oe. bec1o. - I tfidn" want ...
"'_ _ y """ ......l ellJ'Wboft ill oicht. She .._ _
A".. Rite u.. war &Ild tlIOJ .... ~ """""'''
r ' _ end ~ &Ild ..... ' " " 'hinki. . .bout ... I
.......... aut ... the .. nd.
n.e.. "'ioNo sUd. -W"".. ,.".. Itnd me ,.,..,. d"lIlp<nockr
-oe. ob'" " p-
" 111 ci- you l.hrM _ m,. r.... it: _ Guooe...... e nd t _
Borbodoe.·
"11 _ con you "'""PO'" llorlMMloo .... d Ulllpl.ru<kT
-Wonl my life ,..,..... trl'"
"II lulul.·
' You con pasIe tbe bole up."
Thol mad e mil mod . "And ...""...'11 [ . wi"" In the
bh.t h l ubT
Miloho pouted a ga in . · AII .i,M , it you·... 00 ot i"l!Y. be , ..r
n.....nd..I me 0 mat.>bboa.
"Go on. open ill You11 _.'
1 opt.-l tho boo but did _ e thi"ll ot fi..... The " I ...
o liny po~n liiJbt. It like e aIat" b1inki. . very fe.

~ou
.Ioww_.
e.oy. · Whe t Ie it.,. I ..h iopeted.
"I". e Li te it ' And it', oli-. It rn.11y 10."
know ..ha... You CO" have ...,. dumptnM:k for 1tMpo.
111 i. f.... ,.,..,. Iich&-·
., tchN _ y dump' &Ild n.n "-'e. I ;.. at
Ihefe, Iookinc at ...,. little ,lor It wee ... e-a .. e
,.
lairy li,hl , and e""n though il w... n,h' thero in my hand il . pn lti when """ fi to .~it . The 1.-- we.. all r-n,
_ med "'ilea a. ay. My he.rt Wat bu'lae ..... 1 ru t , . 1>11 [ and ""erythilll _lied ol nd leaven, . nd n thoulI:h
had funllJ' , prio<ltly r...l i. . in my ...- lilt" , wanled '? cry. il w ~i .... i otill lipt. loIomrny ..,nl ofl to bM.
I ..I 1.bere IookiDc al i\.. Tbata wun'! ....ybo<ly elM ,n the ..... I a I and M.... ~ aaiod.
yard. I cIoa'! ~ _ udI u _ p&oMed. All '" a wtltIen I " Be a boy and to bM. 'Then _ Sundoy 111 tou
JaokeoI "" ..... 1.bere M_ y . I • _ _ ilad g _ her. ,... to .,y _ tho n_ booalt. W. ll ... thnw II,-
Whn upatain . nd .itll... at tho gWa "uu... _ "Ieetric: In-in. ,"",,",'a . doJ there, and .... th....e "' ... will ...
..... breaoolI nil&" and . . . .. W-...,. &aid. - How'a _ - rvwi....."
du""",rwltr I _ ~t to bM. pullM the ......".. "p _ IIlJ' . . .
"' Inocled iL"
"Vou did! Wha. ,.r
"For a r io.........' Son? H.".. it in, in the ""' td>bo.a. Ttl....
and Mpn thin.kinc '" nut Sundoy and pi to tho "*'1\UJ'.
rd ",n . . . . .0Cltl in the rc- and .....}"be 'd """ Ie< ....
"'. The ..riocb would """'"It. the . atel" would "'rrJ- anti
"'f the 1",,1.." dropa .. "lear .. ,tuo _Id rall booclt in'" the . atlr. r tl
"' .....my tu""", nil the Iilh\.. The "",m beca.... very dark. malt o lriendo .ith the do« I nd would Ioolt in'" Ita brown
W" both _ ...f at the paJl-sr'Nn ot& •. 'Then Mommy tumt<l "yea a nd touoll ita beautilul ~ue when it lolled ~t franl
tho HeM haolt on again. "It ~any i. lilt. mallie:. But how the ho.t,
could you've t....dod yOUT new dump' TUCIt roc. Iittl. woem?" Ill Y thero th lnltinll I nd I;'toning '" Mor ia Pltn>V1\l
"I .. a. wailing rOT you, al>ll Wi lti ng, and I lOa. 10 . ad The I.u~hi"ll' unt ,1 I f"n • •1...1', An tho. w..,k I k" pt thl nltlae
,lowwo",,', bettee than a dumplJ'\l<lt." . boul the ...... . hi"ll& "hln 1 w"m to bed. On Sal urday
"In what w. "'" ..iahl I Jl,l..-d my ""_ . nd Jharl>e..-d my I"'nltnlf" on the
-e... '! ,.., _? l" a .1i .... Anti it ahi_ ." ~ of the WI , bo!ca I mip t find • .-y nw. Itid< to
whlltJo. On SU y ""'"'i I . . up ~ore a..,..,... lloa did ,
sot dt-.I I nd b<pD _ ill... for MarUI Pet Alter
THE ANCIENT MARINER nr.w,. bad hia bo-ealtf_ . nd ..... the ~per id,
-e- , o-m.. Let'. JO lor • walk."
Waria Pet_ ott.... _ g haft _ with .... Sl>e'. - I ..n Daddy_ YarUo Pot_ '1 .-w,... • °1 ,...... to
very p1ullIf'. ~ _ an pullM IicM .._ her booty. I~ ..11 lor _ and ...,'N pi to ...". -..,... """"'a • doc
a pillow pil" . She ....,s w.... _ IICI '... then a nd . ....._ 1.. 111 it lOt her."
...", ntI abe . - perlu_ that'a id<y_ _ The ....,U o.tItfy diclJl'! ..y . nytltiltJ. U. looted .1 1oI.....1IIJ' , ahnac·
of it c:l>oQo . pd and had an<lthe< ,tuo '" tea. , finiahod lIty bo-ealtfut in
WMno_ _ _ ohe alWal'll u ka "'" .hal [wan. to • hurry and weat ""taitIa 10" I'd'" there the minutl ....
be when [ lP"'w up and who my ,mleiend I.. Well. 1 don', .urned up. [ Itq>t . alk'lti up and down for a loltJ t bDl,
ha • • one! 1'... IOld her 10 about II"" ti"",,", but Ihe I t _ ....itiltJ lor her. After a wlli10 M,olla <sml ... ee a nd
••kin ll .... the .."", old " upid qu..tion•. She'. lunny. It W at ..id,
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 "Lol'. go up Lo 'he attic a nd _ if the pigeon eno.....
hot.thed."
"] can',. Not now. I'm going Lo t.... country for the day.
Th....·• a dog Ih.... and a ",..boat. My mommy'o fri.nd I.
roming for me, and ... ..... going to go by el"""ric: train."
"G<!e! Can 1 go. too?"
, wa. glad Millha ..anted to go, Alter all, it'd he mo... run
with him tb.... than jual m. and Mori a Petro~na.
"Sure you can. Maria Petro ~ n", very ni"". She'll bo ,lad
to l.Ilke yo u , too."
w. both started wailing ror h.r. We went out through the
gale a nd atood on the pa" ement, weiting. Every ti"", we aaw
a lady Mishe'd ..k,
"I. that h.r?" A min ute later he' d "y, "I. tha, one her?"
But none 01 them w. .... We w. ... hot and ....n got bored.
Alte r . while we got li red of waitin,.
"I'm no' going to woi' any mor.; Misha aaid and l.h.
But I kepi on "'oiting. I ",a ited till lunc hti me. During
lunch Daddy oaid,
"W.1I? J)'you w.nl to go for a wa lk? If you oon't , Mommy
will SO ..ilb me,'
"111 wai, . I Lold her I'd ",ait 10' ....r. , kDOw .h,,'11 com"."
But . he didn 't , Thai day r didn'l go 10. a ..alk ..itb Daddy,
and I didn 't go to ..., il tb. pigeon tgIfll had hatched, and
when Daddy ~a m. hem. ha wid me not",.tand by tbe go" .
All we ..alked "'wards the bonae be put bia ann aro und m.
and said,
"You'll have all of that ahead of you: grua, the riv.r,
,"wbeata and a dog. So don't look on unhappy."
Wh. n I "'.nt to bed thai night I atarted thinki.ni about the
country, the rowhoal and the dog. but now I pictured Mi. h.
th..... with me, or Daddy, or Misha and Mommy, hut not
Maria Petrovna.

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Ti"", ma?'<becl on. I'd really lorgotten all about Maria
p.,, "'v...... hen one day the door .",.ned a nd th e'" . be wa•. J took my .... at ' M ta ble o nd had <e. with . h.m . nd .....
Iler da",lil\lr ...nne- wen' , jnkle.tink le, and ah.e and her 10 th.e door .hen oh. Ie'L
Mommy ,"nt omack-ama<k. a nd 'M whole plaoo ..... filII 01 Tho ne ll da,. I had 0 h.rd Ii ioi"ll for ",' -I 14 be
thot irlt,y eet ..... n. EverybodJ" A' clown 14 1.ave _ n<qll ....L Wh.en it li nall,. . .. I duhed f u 1 ....1cI. I
..... I hidinc behiDd the .ardrvbl. bt<a_ I ..... ...... . , ltefII ... viDfl "'" . nn .. I ran. beG_ I preUlndinc I
Maria PecrGVM. She AI there., the tahle• .,..joyiDfl henelt. hall . ' -""'- and ..... ...."i... • ,. .. the nuia . ...
defmdi... bIod: doi~ in Af I .... ",1lDi...- 1_.
J..a.qinal WI>on aho'd finah.ecl ' - 1M .... pc. up and peebd
beh ,," the .............. She ....ppe<l ' - haDd " -r ...,. <!lin bt<a_ <Mre w. . . .word ....itUIe f. _ .' I
and obi. "~ D·"word . Ia 01 I"",W.l .-Jd be _ .
"Why • P>omi!"" . nd thafd tau _ , boa I had • ...-. n-. I'd . . ..
"I . . _ .- C<i. .... ,... Cutn> I'd have ou . pOet...-.. takea
-e- ......... totetJ>er. I'd ha... m,. awwd .nd he'd be.... hia - .
"I like it heft.- 1 nn into IDJ' """" . nd _ ta ...,. bed. n.ere ..
1bea aho IIuI'lll .at Iaucbial:, . nd ...,.,.u,i_ .. '- twonI on it. 1 IooUd .. ndo-r tI>e pUIow. relt ......... under ....
J,qIed. WheoI abe . ... all throuch I.uch i", aho .. ie!. ~ bIOiI. n- .... DO awwd. N_ .t .U. Maria hIrov had
wha l I have f.... you'r looled _ _ n- .u no ... ord . ... thmo woulcln\ be ,.. I
"I do n~ w. n' . nything.- wen, !<lI tI>e .. i ndow .
" Not ""... a onr." "She y _ ill rome: Mornmy ..id.
· Wha l ltind o' onr." "No, on'. I knew ahe .. ou ldn~ . nywa,..-
1'hen wby'd y... Ioolt u..... r the bed?"
" It. ",. 1 0....•
Th.t ... . ",.lIy aum. th ing l "1 ju" wondered whet her ohe w.. h.... or Dot. l)ilMl'-
sta nd? Ma y~ , h. woo. Thi' dm, .·
"O'yo\l h••e one?"
· V..." " YH , [ _. Go end "a'.
and c, me over to atand betide rna.
aomot hiDJ[ to .at; Mom my .. Id
' Do n~ you lIfOd it?"
Alter J'd ea."'n I .....nl 14 th t .. Indow ' ~ .; n. I did n\ 'HI
· Wh.. for? J'm ...<>mon .nd . omen don\ need . .. ord•. r d
Jllte aol "* ...... ide !<lI play.
.. t her Jive il 14 you. -

I even bap.a to think aho .... ai«O

*When 11 )'GIl Ii'" it 14 me?'"
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Y........kl ... aho..-un' 0 bil -.y . bout lJi";Dfl it . ....,. .
oU.
When o.ddy ....... home Mommy toIcI bim ' bout what had
happenad. Ha ..nod me ......... tool< • boolr. oIf the ~It a'"
..i"Let'.
d. read . . ....... rf.. 1 boolo .boula". The of tI>e
"Why, \OooOI 'U• . T _ I ow . bea you ~ Mm. f""" boolo It 'N~1. 8nlther 01 JerrY. 10'. br J London."

~ . rich"-
odIooI. T lOW the awonI11 be here, 111 put it .. your I . 1 down.
..n,. """"'"
hi... and bot hopD Ie .-...I Ie _
Iflllly. BeoioIIft. ic
a"
"a
a <errif". . 1000&. rd

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-AU I ..id and..- out I """ beftitld the wardrobo- ......... Iw&nI an.J'hu. lib it baf-. It l1 about II
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lU",aro .tola it . nd they .. t off lO(Ielher to hunt for w.. eo wu rn lying ne ~' to him ' hot I r,lI . Ieop,.. li nt hefo..
, .....u.... n.. ' hip tMy _IIad on bel.. to th.... rich "",n. lalH "" ..Ieep I ... "",,,,he. uying to m)'Mll,
n.. Anoriant 101 . ,; .... . . . iek a nd lonely old m.n. told ' hem "How <an y<Itt rompa ... , IuIt honibla Mu i' f'fll'Ovna .. iUo
ho k..... "'hera a iJU t trea.urIo .... bidden a..ay a nd the Ancien l Mariner 1""
pn>mioed _ h 0( thorn • pi le of dia moDda- In .... urn. thor'd
ri'" him rood and Iodcl..... On the way thor d ia«wetood the WAT ERM,ELON LA N E
oII ip ...... ldn"t .....Jl the lftNu.... ,-,-""" they
... _ . '"'" Anor:ienl 101. '; __ bad 'ricked them
tu"'
-.- .
aho>rt 0(
thor !tad to
Ha'd tritbd them bIoca.... "" didn"t .._ to 01... 0( _t
I .. ma ......... q .tlt"O>d ' nd Illthy . h er a _
feeli"ll put. beca.... ...,'01.
~ bu t
tha _ m f...... tha _
....... 44:37. I riDtoed my lui..... qu id.1J . nd _ t atnipl to
Wa finiabed ...... i"" aDd b<p.a tal k.iJ'lj: . bout ...... _'01. the Ititdoan. _ I ..... &I the tabla 'nd . id. "Y.... ~.
read . Dadtly .11 o1J La Dd _id. 101_." I -ud _ • -. .~
--n.at A....... t Wari l1J -ohl"l! " " Y. "" .... She _ iled. . ... lift ' -r1""
l _ • tri<bt.ar li.k.o M ~. -Yq>.~

101_"" tur-.l. . . . f...it lho

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· He .... -.I He wun't . 1 all lib ' - . Ha tricbd . . - . Shoo ... loooWiac •
• '. ""..-ldD't dloI .................c:a..... "" aid<.Dd.U _",iac plate. I r . . . . .y ,. . .i t.a pickIoa _Po
.Iooa i" tha ....w. but Waria " - " " '1 ia .1"" 101_ .. lho plata be' _ _ aao:I aaioI.. · Iien ,..
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·No. h ', quito Maltby." 8 ", it ... IIlilk _ p .nth .....:1_ and all fu ll '" It
"SM ....t l _ ,,7 If tha A.......I hadn't Iiad ""'01. ... pndi<:aIr, tho _ _ .. fari.... '"'""" _ .. .....,.
....., oI.iood het_ tha boola aao:I en i" _ port. wi th
tha icJ wiDd .Dd olulli". ..i " pouriDc - . . em h.J.m. He
i" tho cerul aao:I u..... .... 1_.,. 'Iti"
i " the ..m.... nd·
"",,Ie _ po It _ . "'" PC to ..... Ioolt at it.. to . ,
didn't .-a ..... a rotII a_ h. ba&dJ ....... Waria Pec1'ovaa t*hi". . bout "YiDc to . . it.
.... • ....,. nice ......... ADd ..rriDp aao:I pi.., . Dd pld .\ "t",.n' it..
cbaiM!" "We 't ""n di&cu&o it!" )I"""",
.id.
"1'11.0,'. hKa........'. numr·brai ~ "It" rull of um."
[ did ,,'1 know .. hat n ut _-brainecl w but 1 1d t.aU ..,. "Which -ki,,?"
the ...y DMdy ..id il that it ,"" ful ... [ ..id. Daddy ......, ilL Ha loobd at ua.nd ..id , ""''hat'. the biI'
· But tha t 101. ,; "flY noble. Ha _ _ h. m.cu-io" all a bou.t?"
. id frion<! nd than . Daddy, .rter .n. he only t,;'hd ..... · Look .t bim! Ha refUMa to ea' bit din _ .l Hel l _ n be
loUfY rioh n.•nd M. r ia f'fl rov.... tn.ked t1W. Why doea aln an. but ho'. "" ng lik" • """lied baby .·
ohe keep foollllll' "",1 I' m not • ,; ob .... n." I'll _ n ... ni_. Mammy be,. aayl..,- I'd _ n be ola""n.
· r Ofga' . bont it ," Mommy ..id. •...nd dGn't he .. upoet." Wben I woo oight. &he kepi ullli I'd _n be Ian.
u,.
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Oaddy I""t ... . t har a nd """"k hiA head bnt didn"t
anything. Ho and I "'e" lying oioo by oioo on .ho ro u... . lL
· Why won't he .ot it?" Daddy e, ko,d. · Did Iha ..up pi
burned . or i. it Loa a lty?"

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 ' If. bolkd mil k ao.d nood ~ . ... 1,,",-" Ill<ln ;n ;t."
o.cwl ohaolr. hlo ~ "So I,,", I~ it. Hio M. jooty dooon't

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.... nt '" """" hi, _po
on , plolter.'
H."""'bl, wontl ......i,... fip_

I Ia"ll_. beea.... I like o.diIY' 10k-. •...,..... t·........

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· 1 ""''t \ _ So_thi... _ W I .-110 eI ..........
.w.... . ptrio.lly r.... y..... 1ol . jeM.,.. Go.n .owI HI,..... _ Po
Otuil.·
·k lhon· i ll ...
'V ..,. lilt. IO:J bo,: o..lol:1.w .... t ....... 10
.w_ ."_· Rom II bio pIoo~. It _ . . . ""look .1 IIi• .
K. 't like .....1. be 't _ IOIodIo .... t.'t ...
, :!1' II ..uo _ oar
H ~~ _ .... ....... .. _ ... iI •.. _
_ _ ia _ Ii '. W..,. 1W"''t . , ...,.uu ,...
IIopI Iook.i.,. • _ lito !hot.. I ....... .-ilutc richI •..,.•
...... 1.'1 _ _ 't io&i-.., -.. o.w,.., ......
io 14_ .... 1 ...... oilellt. '"'"" ho ....,...
10 liII-.,.. ' 10
_ k
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.... "W_
hut ho wua't . .kill( "" _
_""'" hb be .... i kl. 10 I f
thi"" r'D
_ .... 't _ .
lbot IIrriWe _ _- hi
IDOI..., _1l 1ho
1'IIzio ...... po _ _lido tht ell,. . W. wen III II ......,.
.... ""Id. ",. c r - P I iW. ",.,. u,t I~. ""
lho ' -rty ............... _ 1M """.
., .... . , - , ~ .1 lho 11_. • lId I 'I" crow'''' . . ,. .,
q.. ltklJ. JlU"" Vf!tJ' tall. oDd I .... h"....,. . ll the ti.....
Tho
""' f 1_ they _I,.
.......,.tI for ... 10 eol. I .1jII .... ill( lIlY
Ilo<l u..;. 11 .......
rot nII t"-r .ur.:l !hom .,Ih ..... E""" 1""1 't
e I'd lI" 10 01"", on. h,,~ IIo mlkh."" d m • •
bI"old I 't I"" . ,,11 ....... Il ... tho li mo 1YIr)"I 80
"" uch hao b<oen wnno" .bout t' - l i _.
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 "One day .. 1 ",.llling do", n • lilt" aida .. _ I ne.' un _ . Pink . u .."""lon ;"1.- .... <10'0' 0 .... c .1Il Qu c
OW' houM I and. piled hlp orith ...tenllelo I .._ he ..... ted up 1m tha7 Jaokad lille t_ • • te If
oIidn'l Il ....... hotr 1looY0I ,....... ....1McI 101_ . ThO)' ..... )'OII'd _ k • - . d o IIIle lIIat it -.Id - - ' lille . oIn"• .
"""'bly pi... WI ..... I A thl.. _ otaJodi ... W. onl)' ' ll' ' ed ... hewl... . ny bnM Ie .. t with II.

. . . . WI ._her .......
WIt' " 1M Ino(.... H,,'01 pid.
"""1 _ .. _Id
..... 11. .ho worlled ia 1M f..it
_ thtow it
It .. Ia 1M
, _ ....·d ..... iI
bf,;o,u.. thee iI ,.tl)' _lei he""
Oaddy t.........:l WI ..... _ .. 1M wi
the coW ,...et..II
f - . V....-
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Dry - ...
... 100
_loti ='
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f... Jlicb
,. • liM. ,..... IDe
1M and. riP! .... 1M fnLil
'.u....
."..,. . ..t
that ..m.I
, _ tlwI W_'M the IOMia _
,. 1I7 1M wi W otil ...
..,1 ......
..... y thialt tho,- - . ..,... • _ _ otripN WI H . I ..... h......,.. boA;....,. .. do -i .....
M . .... W_ rill hap " ......Dd •• ae.-
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'1 lMte -Idoitoc t " - , 1 _. . . . ....,_. ..... 0... I . - .,. .._uh ...
.. 1M and. UpI 001 _ . H. __ • - r ...."....... It .,.,. wa I-W _ ., _ .....
I i.. , fiaa1ly ured .. lWIdift& theN _ ,_ So 1_ WI .,Iriaonl Va/ra'. h . - ....
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••Idroiotc tloeM..
.. 1M ~ I.. IDe Ii..
'*'t WI a- fl" bad _ _
• ..""'. A ....
"!At·o .. WI that
..._ ........i
1oti=1oa ...... "',..,. IJooTN'" ..
...,.... _ wi.l fa U . nd ........
... I.ei _ • • IuT. 1M ,.-..1. Rifht nut WI _ • •• <ndted ... ~ thoy'lJ let .. M" II opioL'
_ n. n..... ... the ....... .. kiWI 1... - nnd 1M erl_ "'So .... dad OUt nd • ...... on ..... ., OUt _WI
......ter l ull of .......,. ftiDo . nd bl..k ",. aiaht . nd • ..,1 hola, bf,;o,...., it biUertr mid . OM wen l .... k WI
_II of th.1 ;"i<J' >ecf ... _Ion m _liM _ Wo_ lon 1.-_ It J"'ly da ,. . n..... -.. herdl,. Iny
terribly kU....., I . ... Bul I I"",",,, y. nd f1«I ' -. pIOIll. on tho oIftM.. It "''1' " .. 1M ou!aide t.lI Ukl
J'd 0111)' Wlllon • fe .. ....,.. . he.. . t - rd ..mao"" ol>o<Iti..., it 10 ........ 'Thera .... n't . MOIl in W.tennelon 1.- W. -.....I
"11.,.. )'0111 Iloy f ....talda th e f", it ltore w. il b'll ror . t"",k oanrl I'*"-
- I turned nd . n.. man .. ho·oI been ""1... on top of 10M WI dri"" up. AI..... 10.....hila il bega n ptti. . u .k.
the "'" .-.i... Ia... ..... ..... ....,.1 the ..... ked 9tm, the... wu 110 t rudo .
• • te ...... lon . " 'lt11 prubably ....... 1omOtt'OW: . .. id.
- '11""" _ . Talle it. T. ke i . home. 1\'. ,. ,.•••: "'Va. 1., 1 """'bly ....... \00._ •• • : Valy. qned.
"aef_ I had • dwIce WI ..,. • ..,lhI... ho "'" 1M "'So _ '-" t-Ia. ",. _ U l .... _ WI
_ _Ion in blJ' ho kW'TIH bad WI 1M ........ . W. _ l.-aa 'Thera .M no tnIoO:S.. W. u,a. .....
riIokhod 1M _.,. I -,Id lIeI"ely ewet)' Ia "",.. -.u r. it, bolt iI _ ..... ecaI""
....,. .. w-.. I p i ....... I ..11eoI .,. ' ..... V.tr-, _ 1M DaoUr dowed He ..1 _ .. 1M .......
t_ " _ _ tloM h..,. . .Iti = ~,__ .1...... iI _ if loa _lei _ Mo " hl.. theN ,..;~ 11= . , _ .
....J . ... \ _ ~I,.... _ _ on '_boW _ w.
al_ WJoea _ .-.. iata I t - 1M ..... . . . .....

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N , _ ...... Ie hi. . _
..,lie ........idol)' .... leh
' ho room. She followed hi m, I wu left all by myaell, I ... t went ove, to him and ..id, "Hey, Sloppyr' and croooed my
the"" lookin g out of tho window like Daddy had done. All of oy...
a . u.w.,n I th<mw.t I could .... Daddy a nd hia Frie nd Valya Thar. whon he . na"'he<! hi. pencil box and ...eke<! it "n
. hive, iltjf in th. <old and waililtjf , The wind to re at Lilem, my . kull. And that'. when I unde..tood what _ ing .ta"
and the onow, They were Il"02-On ..ill, but they .. ill kept wo. all .bont. I got 110 mad at hi m I awa ,ted him wit h the
a.. I><!ing ,he...., waiti ng , Wait ing. Jus, waiting, bl"tting pape" N.t u" lly, h. d idn~ " 'en feel it. He grabbed
I feU"" ""arod I grahbed my plate and oUlrte<l ea t.i ng .. hi. brief..... . tld went home. T..." w. .... dropping right on
last"" T could. Then I tipped it and drank Lile 100' drop 01 the blotting paper and . preading " ut like invioible in kblolll,
boile<! milk. Then I wiped the plate elean wil h a pi""" 01 beean lle he'd h it me 110 h.rd.
b"'ad and ate that, Th on I lieked my . poon. Th,ra when I dWded I'd kill hi m, I ....nt the wh" ll
a fternoo n making . dagger. I WIU making it out of Daddy'l
THE Bl.UE DAGGER blue pl. "hc letter opener. T , ,,-",,,he<! it from hi. deak a l><!
apent houra I har pening it " n the Otov• . It wIU taking I n
It a ll [w,gan dur ing our . hop le!lllOn , Raiaa Ivanov na ..id awfo lly l"ng ti m. l<I gel aharp, bot I kept at it picturing
ea.h 01 uo woo to make a ea lendar that "'ould be like a myael/ at IChool Lil" nO't day, My blue dagger would n... h
note pad, wilb ."" ahe'!! for eaoh day. We we'" eoppalled to When [ .. ioed it over Lcuny'. head. He'd fall to hia knee.
oile our i""'ginaliolll!, I took a pi~ of eardboatd. roverod it a l><! J>.g for morey. Then I'd oay,
with green I"' l"'r, made a . Iit in the middle a nd attaohod a "Apologizel·
mauhboJl to it, Then I eut a little .taok of paper to f it the And h.'d oay, """rgi,-e me!"
malohbo. and pa.tO<! the sheelll toget her like a I"'d, [ wrare And I'd laugh. booming laugh li ke thio: "Ho- ho-ho-hol"
"May Day Greet ing." on the top sheet. And my terr lbl. laughter wou ld echo I W'y in the <O"YO"",
It wea a lovely oal. ndar for little ohildre n. Actu ally, it woo And all the gir Lo'd get ocarod. They'd an hide under their
o doll'a oalendar for a dollhoo"". A toy one. Raiaa Iveno""" de""',
gave "'" a n "A" for it and ...id it loa' lovely. I kept tooaing . rannd in bed thlt night and oighing,
I went be..k til my seat and ..1 down. Then Lenny took hi~ bl!catllll! I was sorry f"r Lenny, H. w aH a line kid but he'd
eolendar up to ber, Rai... Ive""vna looked at it ond oaid, ha •• to poy I"r what he'd do"". "or hiUing rna 110 hard , I had
"'Thi. is very . Ioppy work.· And abe go'" him a "C· , th. blu. dagge' nnde r my pillow, I was p, acti... lly iiJ<>Ining
After the bell for rectlI!O ra ng Len ny , tayed in hi. " at. lie oo , elutched th. handl•. M" mmy finally e.me in and u id.
looked a,Jrt of misonble, Twa. b""y blotting an inkbklt but "What'", you groani ng about?"'
wben I sa w him lookin g "" mi..ra ble [ went 0""" to him. I "Nothing,·
Wa' . till holding the blott ing I"' l"'r, T wanted to oheer hi m "D'y" n hov. I IIomaohaohe?"
up, becaU8e he' . my friend and he on"" gave m' a coin wl. h T didn't f..1 like anower ing, 110 I turned to Ih e wall and
a hoi. in the middle. ll e at.., promi..,d '0 give me an empty . tarted b",athiltjJ deep ly, pretending I wu fast .. Ieep,
. h" tgun eartridge 00 [ conld make a n atom ic teloilt:Ope. I t rouldn'! eat , .hing the neU ",,,rn ing. All I hod w... two
,. ,.
cu~ or tea , b<eod ond butter , a fra nk furte r .nd ...... hod
pot.o ~. "",n I ..~nt I<> "'bool. I put the bl... d.aue' on lop
of all booko in my bri~raae, OIl'. it'd be eaIJ' I<> pt . t it
qu ick"'.
I IItOOd ....Ulide tM d door ror • Ion&: Hmo. M,.
' -11. .... '-tinlJ ... loud I ldn~ ro in, but I li...ll,. rot.
vip on ...,....If . nd puahetl the door _ " . Thi_ Jook«I the
.........J... yo. Lenn)' ndi "" tM ..i....... with
V.IefJ'. ",., IIliD_
~.- tel ,.,.. ....t
I hi'" I
Dll dagw. LeD.tlJ' .... _i.,.
ned UDbudJi"l rtf1

.... ,..... I ~t be ... nted I<> h it "'" api ll . nd _ ned

lOW"""

. on.inc )' at tM bu<kJr, but he '"""""" out 10 _. aIOad

!heft 11,..
of . ..11....... and thet> beat _ I.... 10 "'" and
.101,
"Hrntl"
Ke .... '-Idinf: """ the .....,.)' lIhoMpa ~ Ke
Ioobd li te be ... nted 10 . )' 'hi. . itIa but ab)'.
I ......., want Iri:m 10 . ,. u)"thi.llj(, I ;.- .........,. ' al l
......t ...ali. fa kill him. II i' rd _ IDtn>IlM to
• .."..,. It ......t.,. .
_,._L
~I t '. a .-II I ..WI , lOOt; it """ ....,1 otnipt 10

TH.E MAN WITH T HE BLUE FACE

We ..-ere .i..i.... .... _ lop U..... Volod),. ·•
...mm..- <Otlalf". Dadd)' ..... ..hi t l li"ll illow Mid< 'or Dl)'
bo... .nd I .... ....hllt lho bowsui E ~ ...
po_fuJ and quid. Tho onl), noiaa the . h UC..IIUC:dlUC
of • _",roller . 1 the I• • end 0' the . trt*L It .... rolli"i
0111 ..ph.it , '-"woe lhey we.... p... ing the M..-L The
dri ve.... ..,.t . ... ve ry high up , to th at . ""'n tho otea mrolle.
ro lled b)' the «>t tag8 "II I <:<l\lld _ of It .", Iha dri ve. '.
h• • d .. ili1ljf " Ionll" OVOT the lop of l ho f. ...... Ili. face ... .
,.
blue , be<:au.. ev en Ihough he . hav<ld he had a heavy bea rd ,
~ driver had a woman helper. The head thai .. iled by
nu t ro h.. had a fa,," with .....y cheek• • nd prelly eyeo.

.tIl"""
I !<new that they'd gone ro have th eie luncb in Sooenlti

bec._
whe... thei e g. ....go ...... They'd
when we Were all ""Jeep,
workin g .t night
il Wall _I th en ,
The man with the biue fa "" niaed my leg with a ....i\eh
on"" because I'd tried ro ....." up Ihe ateamroller while he
wa. away. I didn't Iiko him , [ woo .fraid he'd tell D. ddy on
me, but he didn' t even II<Itioo me .nd .. ned right by.
D. ddy . nd I we", . itt ing the'" on the logs, I woo
..hi stling. Daddy w. an't oaying . nything. We kopt "", iling . t
each nth er now .nd then , bee/m oe we lih living in . aUm"""
colony. We'd been . ..ying the for nearly a ..eek, .. [I w
. 11 the boyll a nd the dog. , We nt ro i ng , made campfi ,
...,nl muIDro<Im.piclting and had even n a mother elk and
a boby elk ....,...ing • field,
Today D.ddy . nd I were going ro . hoot " me . mI.... , u Mi
then we ...,.... going l.<I fly a kite right up to tho 8un. While I
W'a Ihi nki ng .bout anlh'. th e g. te tlide<! and our neighbor
Aleu.nder Semyonovich came over. H. baa a Volga a nd h.
and Daddy are fr ienda, He oat down beoide U& a nd ..id ,
"I don't know what ro do ."
"Whara tho ma ttor?" Daddy ..ked.
Aleu.n.!.. Semyonoviclt Mid hi. d river .... getting ""'..
ried th at da y.
"Why . bould th at upaet yOu?"
"I've got u> he in to.. n today at all «>ato ."
Daddy .. id not hing,
"How about Mowing ..me neighborly feeling a nd lending
• help ing h.nd?"
"I'm On vacation. I'm . pending il ..ith my Ion," D.ddy
..Id.
"Why , he11 enjoy the ride : Alexander SemyOoovkh Mid

,"
.nd It..ppod .... on the _ lo.. · WI'I ..ke hi'" .Ione." Now . nd thII.. I'd opoI . ."",thine on the -.:I: • bo.nl,
Now . ' lui I ........ bat boo I I ............., . .hich bad prolIably 1. 1 orf l.bo bKk 01 _ ll'\IOk, •
...by I hoodI:I\ . . - - it riehl I
dn.. hio 0W1iI oar! lie didn\ ""
' . Our ","""bar <lOUl<ba\
li<ftIM J'I<. ~ .
clump til
_
lao,.""'" I """'
f _. .. tho kiBoI til
tnoIlbla..-uar
dri-.
wheN tIw bad
to pe tho . . -
dri¥e.1I3' kiDd til tar. beea t.... - . . .. lie e..... ....... tIIf lbeir h.aDIla. I bad a feelitlll the u Ui... me
poo.n ;" • ndly _ . But'" \ ba... . ..... Ho.·1 • • ...·d driva> ..... it. bot..... __
..,..notdI dri lhoup. AIeu...w s..._ioh aiel ... WI were opeediq . Ioq. I ... plaTt
pu lli". 10...... PftMinr button. and
~i p
pi"'&' Illy f_ 011 abe
&Pm.
...iohed Daddy Id dri ... hi'" to town ..... bKk.
I oould ' " lhat Doddy . I on·' ""I'J' eI<i~ by the ido•• g.... I lOOk III Plit Mi rl I nd the Moon. I nd .. ill f.rther,
""".~.. he . oo h. ppy jU81 .itti",. in tho oun ne.r the boTn. 'Il1rn I d. c:ided I .... ,," ightl_ I nd be.an jumpi!\( up " ""
""." "11" hio old ,1. <1... . nd .. hitUiIlll. ot ick. II. didn't loel dowo to ' " whethee I .... lIy .... 1>1" not.
lik. rol"" I . ypl..... I thought it ..... great ideo. ~. 10 "$top jumpi!\(!'" Daddy lOid.
I a id, So I went _ k to llarina at the 100HIind juM then I II.
~ 'I co! Sure. _ will!'" .... pi. She ... ruoDi a'-d of UI. I cIon\ .......
T10etl An• ...w Sem:J_.idl jlunped up.
.,.mil Leo'. p!'"
"'"'"1'. .... richl •;..
•
",';.,;....·d _ _ 1.--. baoa
DC W aR. Sba ; -
\ . . . thaN •
.,. .,......ecI f.-- _hen!
Dodoi)' "... Ill, tJ..,p he did .." . rYe rot to" _ I:.,. The 1 = 00 i thII richt. Thoa bluM..
til • I "'ber Mel thII pi opriDC thII rilbt _ . • hich
AIt Sem1O""Iith pr-.l hill haDd to hill heart...d meaD' riehl ;" f",DC of thII "r apioL ",... thoft
lOid. "By h 'o! M. y I dt'Ol' dead on the opoI il ..I 'no "'" I»ck .... I temble ItfeeOhi!\( aDd .laahi.... It felt lib _ ...·d
by 1'0'0 . Ha v. no f• • , a bout thai ." oudde n]y Ylnk..! lb l ell' by the 1111 . nd. Then avl rythi..,
Daddy and I oh.ng<>d. Then hI d",V<l til. (ae oot 01 becamo IOrt of .... y.
Alennde' Semyonovkh'o yart! I nd .. e llOt in. AIt.. nd•• Finl. I loll that J'd had .o electric "'001.. Theil IOmothi",&,
SelJlYOllOYidl At '-ida Daddy .nd ] got: in the t.ek. ] kept ...!>ined illlida the .u, I nd then orunebld. The hom bpt 00
Iooltin.c ~. ohea<I I I the ...... at tho·, .. _~. It blowi!\(. I p....... .,ailllt .... t-lo. 01 the Iron. _ t and
the """"" .nd ., tho _ i n c I..llie. ~ I . . . .... eJutdal ir. II bani .. I .....w. """"'ch the wi...... I
cIri,,;.... T10etl l.bo ..r ~ • rocl:otahip. aJ>d I tho 10. aU thII birdo u - . - - """" II _ ...... T10etl tha7
fi... "",""","0 to n, to ...-. apooce ...d l.bo ...... jumpIol _ i..... plaono &pin. n- tMy "'WW _ apioL
It f<d rid&! E....,-thlnc .... "....., thII cr-. T10etl -.rythi,. • ; ; J, I . .... ...,. haado ""'" ~ .....
.... " - ...d thII ti.., birdM.. n.e .ind . 11 . . - ...d apeo top til _ . I flit I ... i.. I IIlblDarlDi•
• ann•• nd it .Ito _lied If\'Hn. OC box of • • 111. T10etl I btp.II aaambliq lib •
I otoud boohiDd Daddy• • hiolli... aDd ....ri nc . , ,he """" eat bbinc .. bateV., I .....Id tel ...,. bando Oil: the _ t
.hood . II .oo .1 ohiny .. ail , e•• I nd il I bent my head J OOye ,1>0 done hand lll, until I .. a, fil'll.lly out In .... fl"lOh
ot>uld ' " the hot al . ohim me.;... . nd _ i ... over it. air . galn. The Ol e .... Iyinc on i\.l lida on <hI bottom 01 a

•• .w
.mall . Iope U lJ>e edlft' of lJ>e rood. All the window. hod moWr<:yclo drove up. There " ere t..o mllitllmen 00 it. One
been k ....ked out. Smoke ... . curli... up from u nde r the 01 them soid, "Let'. _ your Ii......!"
hood. The roof "".hed like . n old h.t. The a r w•• Ood<ly . .. ... ndillll "Ido",",... 00 the mlliti.mo.n .....Jdn't
moki.... d..... i _ nd. The ..'-I.o ..Oft <till opinni n,g, JUlIt _ hia bleedin,g richt &nil. Doddy tried 10 I"t h.. loft hand
liIte • beet le'. Iep ..ill _ ... ..hen you flip it ....... 01\ i.. 1"10 hlo ri&ht pocIte. but """ldn\. I IOC hlo dti "",'. liee....
"",.
Somrbooly dlmbi... th....".t. the f.""t wi 01 the
eut of hlo pocket ror him. Doddy Iookecl U _ . I lbovcht. by
the ,. he did, that ho'd jut( ""."ombered r d bee" . Ith h i..
..... It ... Ale Se...,_.ich. He came _1O IId ,n .10 He bbed hold of .... with hie " It .....IId be'"
...id, "D'you ~ .1Mn ..,. loth ~ is!'" ...... .-I c , but .bo" ho ~. hlo ...... -.ned 10 be
H. only hod ..... ~ .... He turned . IId loookecI '-ok at ......I.., ftolD _11"1 II' ,..
the " '. tllltd>ed his beood . Dd ooioI qaiD.. MI oi<m't kMw .hot "'" II 1""!'" H. bepn k i.., - . 11Ien he bep ..
hopptDeol to IIOJ' ..... Kelp _ i0oi< f.- it.· "-tiDe", "Whoft ,... h d Tell _ r
I ouned hWlti.., . _.... ill the but ..... id:Il\ fi.lld it. "No place.. r 11 richL~
n.e ....... h i..,~. It tftriblot -.nd that o..w,.......mod and ~ ...i... the f t wMol.
..... 1Ihi-. lIlY ........ I t.deol ....., . Hlo 1_ ..,c 011 or«- B. cIropo of _ t __ ......
A tn>dt pulled up by the o>clot 01 tho . - l Same ......... hio lou l d. He bepn ollppi ........... ,., I ~ ...
joam"" "'
the
it ..... rao ...... 10 .... 0... '" lheoIlloookecl imo
to lhe CItiMn &DCI ohout.ed.
....tooI to Do down- I
Iy;.., dow" en lhe .
bhed ~ .tIitt CO keeop h im f...

-n.-o' io her.! H WTJ'f" The......... in • .hi.., oIoo:tor'. HOOd< .._ -...II . .

n.e ...wien u owded """""" the _ II rich t ..... He Il-.led beoido Deddy .IId Ilftool hio ticht ..... "It·••
up. I. Ite,t en droIli"I. V....·d r..hiDk it caIIiDc f.- help. -.bIe frod......- the dottor -.id.
All '" • ...we.. I remelllobereol thot DadolJ' OliO i....... H. helped Deddy up I .... loci h i... _ CO tho ..,1>0,10_.
the ..r! H_ ..... I<I r.... l.....,u.u . l-n him! I
....l.h &DCI doohed 1:No:k .. the .....
_ red to

SomMhin,g w.. ........, wi th !.he ....y DacId,. .... si . Un,g

n.en, __ • _ of plOp" ~ by _ , ' _ '" te.... "'-&
.Dd _ _ U. oteunroIlor tho. hod bee" p... i.., -.-
lollowed tho doetor and Doddy, l:Illt .... iIhov.d ••.,. by the
obMt. I

hdUDd !.he . hotl. Hia body ,"med J:.d: eo if he . .. tnnnI. When Dodd,. "",,,bed U. top '" u. ...". I . .. tho
Iooki........ '" the wi Hia &nil • • • otUtk throuch ....n . Ith tho blue I.... . ho d""'" 1M ","",rollo. h ..,..,.......-
the be"l .hotl • ...t blowl the bo<n• .oDd il . . . .U hlue 10 hi... . He ..id oomrlhinc 10 DadolJ'. I nd DadolJ' 1IoOddod.
&DCI ...,n." . IId bleedi . Then Doddy IOC iolO the amhu ll llU. I decidoo<l r d ru n . r.... il
Th. ooldi... ..., l.htenint; out the stet......lwel. till I <:Iua"hl up with the"" but DoddJr h.rned a Mi ahouted
n..... th.,. ",.ned the l ronl door . IId helped D. ddy ou•. lie oornethi... to ..... I dido't unden 1>d .. h.. he ...id.
.... v.ry pole. Even hit eyeo we.. pole. Hia &nil da...led. It The ambu l.o llOl drove 011. I rted ">I'n l.,. . Ite r i t. hut
didn't evon _ 01 10 belo"i 10 him. I ron o",," .n<! , too<I ri.M """ped holfw ay up the . lope. bee.u.. il WII 00 l tee p . nd nIJ'
in front of him. but he did n't ",ally notl~ OIl : ju•• th en 0 h.. 11. " a. be~ti"ll "" f~.t. I could _ the Vol, . down below.

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It Iooltf!d li k•• tank thafd t>et." hl t b1 • thll!. AJuander 10101i"". lie pu t my ho ndo OD the II..,';", ..b..,1 . nd Ilia
5<m y<>"""",h .."'" arnuoo from the .... r 01 the ear and ow.. nu l to mi.... Ilil l iT'S." . ...... thick I nd hi. DOl. .....
lIid. "11')' biI·
- I""";"". ",y ....., .... iD the 1"1lPP ..............,Dtl II. o<eppotI em the pa. movecI the 100......, ODd tho th_
of
I...-!ibk!" ... rolled a. .y from that torribM pIoa. E werythi", ....
000 of the ",ili tiamrD mille 0_ 10 h.... ....... opi", the the bi""- aDd ..-.. the wi""
-no.. bo)r IUN ..... bon> . . - a hodly 1lU. " " " ' . _ . . - lied ..-... V ·d l..IW>l eM!liDC had h i " I
...td1 .. hillll! N_ tboD: .. th .. ,.... cor?" M Aid aDd Wo hfIl rolli", 0..... with DOhod:r .yi &Dfthi", a nd
-.tool ..,.;U'" ill b.io _ P :I ....... thoucb my haDdo _ 01\ the _heel I , ~"C
J_ • I &Ii 10 uk hi'" ..""" tt.y'd ~ Doddr I..,. kiDd olo . . - . I otioho, 1..,1 Hila iL All« a .. h ile tho
'-::lr< a ' f. - up . . tho ...... ...... with the blue f _ .id II the Iirl,
-W W I tho bo)r ' - l ,""",""I "" _ hi.. . - ; ' " -" lhinlr. who. I Ii....... 1.11.. bo)r ...... row _
iD the here. W.,'ft ""viDe: their • ..-. ~I.....-.loe bio _ 101 rioIted iL II. didn 't _ III II hiI that Iiula ';r1. lie
"""-. Can>o 01\ u p here. _ Dy!" I. ... tho .... D 1rith the .","hod u p Ioia ear i _ _. ",..... 0 car'o ID1)' a pilo of
blue lace. b"". V.., t I.. r", a car. Ke didn 't .. ID' II hi!. l.ha. IJirl. ,","'.
-D)ou ...nt 10 .....ith him!" the militilo..........._ what - ...... Who. I ......n is, he riokod hil 0"'1' bo)r'e IiII
I didn' k _ ..bot 10 .y. 1\ ......, ~. In loa"" 11'111e1d. Tho. II'ID'. I . .1 tip A ith I ...1 !iii:
Ale l<l.nder Semy<>DDVich .11 by hi_If. lie probably g--.I ....11- Tha t'. the ki M of mi n 111 pe<ted ... mlldlo.
""hl l I ..... lh ink ing. the ,...... .-
-no. t·. III riabl. You II" ahetod.- hi lIid. II. put bil finger on my IIOIIlnd preued it li k•• doothel1
-Cln )'OU m.DOge ..I\bout rna!" . nd lIid. "Rr ...ri",!"
"I'l l u y . 'I'h~ ...·11 be peopl. h" ... lO help m•." And bee.u.. he'd lIid wh$\ he hod about lIly daddy I
Bul I j .... Itnod tho... oquOU<!d hi. big lingec hlrd . nd bu... t into tea....
The n Iho p,..,t ty 1Ii. 1 wII<> WI ' lho d'; .."r·1 helper <am.
dawn tho llope . She tn<>k "'y hond ond lIid, "WI'lI ld hi",
hold the ""t-I. won'1 w. !" Th . D aha IIId to the miliiliu""n, HEAVY TRAFF IC ON SADOVAYA m ET
- Y.... tell him he COD hnId the .. beel. II. '. pi". In clrive the
_mnlIlor .11 by himMlf. H. caD *" blow tho born il ho VIDYI DykJo<ror had . hi<)oelo. I••U I.. old bib, but i!. ....
....tI to . lie, 1 hlooo tho born, ond )body'll ""..,. him. tim ........ It to he...... III Vanyo'. fathe. . ....1 II
.nd ,... will too. _ D' ,...r 1'bo .. ilitiamaD lIilI _ hi", hn>kc dawD he II Vonyo,
. . . . . )'Il1O "",,_ Try I",... il. illlllld of i'* ....1"1 'J'IIU

_0"
" e - ....... dMria. Y....... hnId OIIto tho ..-i... wheel.
11_ . nd ,... <:ID ha... iL 1.11 ttlll"'"" far I .hi".~ W..
Sha kept _ i",. juot .. if I ...... bobJ'. 0"" led _ u p
.i_.
Vanyo happy! Ke .._ .... iI ...... II the far II1II of tho """

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the hill II tho ""'" with the blue 1_. H., .....lled ol bnt .nd ttoppod WIIli"C Jtjo H• .,..,. all bio Ii_ Iw"C
 !he bike: homml!r11lOf, .. ~i"ll ond u....,.,..ing oil !.he portt.
li e oil fuJi of OIl.. greaoe , a nd hll finge .. ...e... bnl iMd,
!>ea. he ol~ miaNd ond hit th<-m "Mn "" w...
hammeri .... Still. "" w... ...... ilqr a long n....ly. l>e<:a....
al ..aY" betn pod ot IMp. H. '. in tho fifth pcIe.nd tho-)' do
"".1
metal k in ohop. I helped him a IIIl.. Ewry daJr he·d ..,.
-J Y"" wait, Oennio. Aa _ n ..... fie il I'll n.H)'O'I on
tho W. ' I ride on 0_ M_ !"
I J..lped h im ail! n»re l>e<:a..., he io ....... rood friond•
........ t.bovch he io il tho 5th " " ' .nd Fill only In tho 2Dd. I
"""';Iy triM bani when _ wwkad aa tho carrier. I lIP'" il
,OW" _to el bIaclt ,-in\. Arter an....... practinolly ..._ II
....... joa-. lib ......... I kept \hjnki.nc __ Ia .. hen 1'.1

........
ride aD il. holdine onla VIlJlYII'e belt . nd biQdi..., _ _

Finally. _ day v ...,. owl. tho blb "IIri&ht. pu mped . ir

iJ>to tho ti-. wiped It with • de&fI n.c. waobo.l lUo hudo in
the ..ill ~ and pi tu>ed I.o:S hio pall to' ""II. with
""'h F' - Thio ... tho Cl"t day. V. n,.. pi. aD hio bib
. nd pedalMd oil. At firot he did • oInw em.. .,.,.,nd tho
yanl. '"'" wbet.. were opinnine - " I y. ....tdllnc ..ttl,.
....... tho "..... nd. V...,.. bepn peda11u. futer. '""' . . . . .
nllw. II. bepn oic-.,inc and doi.nc I......iehu .1
prdal mil faa I nti wa jom on tho bnItN. otopping deld.
V.n,. ..... _ i". ~ PIn of the bike lib a ..... pi loL I
lItOo<l there walthi", him juot lib a n ai",I. ,.. mec:han"
..aw- hi. pilot in tho air. I WII r lad he .... ouch a pod
ride. tbou,h I <an probably rido n .... better or. al a..,. .. w..
not wone than him. But it ..... hio bike . _ Ill;"', .. it
didn~ ",ab a o, diffe"' He <'OUld do ..hIUY.,. h. ..... na.d
to. You'd ","Y" lfUIM it I n old bi ke. It .... b.t"" than a
new one. E . ~d. ll y the el mer.
Ve nyl kept g.lIopi". . round lor .bout ha lf . n hou r. J .... .
bell"inni"f/ to think he'd fo'gotten all a bout "". but h.
hada·t. lie up. oteadiod bu.-If by bnrinf: 0'" foat · It w.. like ri<lillll" On • I... therbod, Even better . Wkat •
ltDi _ the fe no! .. W. hikel It'......1 . in...rr
-e- _ , ret .,T" He 1o..,tMd aDd .-had ....... b.ia bait that . . . . 11
Wh ile I • • elilllbi.,. ... I asked. """"""1 '" ,or otaDdi..... __ Hia f_ wu dirty .no! d..." but that_"
"'WhM'1 the difl<nll<e! Out iIIla the wilk hIue ,...-.r ..... b.ia er- bl__ .nd hia lftlb .1Uteo".
I ....we.I:y felt • if that .... hl... ,...... • • full .. That· ben thot lIte...,...- _ ta UI. He . .. ta11, ...
""PJ17 -ae . ho. __ ;va WIliti. f« V • ..,.. IUId _ W ... had ~. H. wu -m.. • It I t ·d .ed .in
. - . no! n.it W ID• • no! . hen _ did. with V""y . u the aDd !oio - . . . I with i A -...:0 little
.1oM1 .no! .....a 1M .. rrie< . it'd be the .....1 f t mull that Ioobd like it'd ....n III po ODd biq .11
feotinl 1<> hqin. 11>ere'd be colored nllp lad halloo I nd follow i ne him. It hod biatk lulla l no! . hite tw la.• nd ....... n
.i"ling. I nd ite ....110. n d ...... t...., . nd 0 dai.... tu lll.• nd .""' "". n 1fM1I. III loll wu ourlod, .Dd It
hond .l. ....... otoocl . UII on th pow. with • fron t n.... """"ked.
Th.t wo. the wonderful f.,.,ling 1 hod .. 1 ....10<1 ho ok on "Wh. ,.., . re ""'"' from. ho".r he • • k"".
the ol....ie••nd It""bbed hold of V.n". ·. be lt. V.ny. hepn to · From K..,kalov Street."
poodal. o-J.bye. 00dcI)'1 Go<>dbye. .. ...,m)'l Goodbye. oW y.rdl · You don \ oa,,! s.. how I• • y<>U've oomel b th io ,..... .
And ~ in it. W. ·... off in to the wide bl... YDD<letl hi"?'"
V.n,. rode _ <II tha "anI. He lumed the -..... l no!_ · Y..... V _ oaid. ~ lt ..... toO bo lDy dod '.. but. it'• •1...
w.,..,leoI up IUId dowll. Joe <II ........... E~i .... looIted _ . I rlUd it lDywelf. Ano! bo; heR V. II,. poiDteoI .t _ .
difletetlt _ . It . . . .11. ~ VI ..,.. Upt riJ>cinc tha
hell .... _ ta N n • • r - _ .
We oped alooc like 1i,p\Dinc. I woo f""linc"
".lItH ta
·A
"""'t _t
u the tap of ..y ....... So I olIoutod
IUId

hT" My IIftouI _ nded fU III\!" wben we hicydod ill40

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, _y? Y_ 'd ....... . . - it to ........ ,..... WhY.
01 -act-.
.... thio ~ ..,.. I . ked.
"'\'_ It'. I Ye'Y nluoble .... It'. ped~. 11"• • Spoaioh
I ti.., 10 po.ftd with col>blntoneoo. The bike ..ttled over dad>ohuno!."
them . nd my ·A-•.• h·. · _ nded lik. ba' kl"ll or cough i.... I ·No. it ion'l! n..I". 110 d.",bshu nd. T'hoy'... lone .nd
w. . . bou ting: - Abl Ahl Ahl AM AM AM" Ilut then we w. te narr<)w ." Vlny. oaid.
onto. pltved ot...,.1 ag.l n .nd il w.. ""mingo oul · A.•.•.•. "Sh ut up, if "ou don't know what )'ou',.., talking .bout!
ohi ag.i n. M_ d. chohundo oro long 'co.... tha,r . pend \hei. Ii_
undct the ""pboord . nd ern. long and low. But thio io •
W. kept on bic')'d i", up 0""' aIrftt. nd ........ anotl>et liII
V..,,,.
w• .cot ti...... ""PI>ed•• nd I jumped dawn.
· 11oIf • • itr be noUd.
dilleteal kino!. He'• • Ye'Y v.lu.b;' doe. ADd • f.i thful
friend. Hio name'. n.ief." Alter • • b 'lo bo .iched • ~ ....
"Terrif"ter" III t i _ ... aaiod, -&1 ..... t·.1M 11M! ty'l • I.ithful
"W_ ,.... ..-fortlbler friend, but. bo'. Kill • doc . nd <:aD't b.elp _ ill thio ti_ III

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\.nIOIble.- Hia er- ,pi. ful l <II Ia<S.
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 My he&rt .lpped . ... Yo'Mt wu itf _ -t II ,..... ret "'" aver it _ , ....,... 1I)'OIl, bul
"Whu'l lho u.rr V• .,. He _nded . .nd. tIlilllt 01 ! n l be ,""",,"Ible. 1'0 I <I'" 111)'01 NlM r....
,.,. ..., boy ,.... ."'" 'lI;oot the Will. · M,. • ..,.' hI r d ..t .... m,. poor old ny died!'" ...nd boptl
wn.....,.·1 dyhw.· he uld ond boc ~'" . nd oM!W..,. 10 bowl I.. h.ia rnIf Ip.1tI- Hili ~a1ub1oo s,... w.
"Sho'1 dyUlc double . _ , 1iritia.. HI ad.H .,.. M<AoIIo..... booII _ _Ii. . no .... ~ .. """'" I
•, .. .... ·o.uWo _DCtiritio .Dd HI -WOO, 11110 il ...,. - . .. Han til. biri ""'", ......
...... Ind wiped hio ~ " h.. ol-..
lol,. '-rt .... .Ilt! ......,. to IIn"ir.... hie
_ I ' . 1, IIIJ" _th I....u.,
,. II II ... Ito
at 1M _ _ aDd u....
10
....ndi.., by _ . MI.... w_, he 100 wwe ' -'_bIy
WI".-!>or _ Td becia 10 .....1 ........ ......,. II Ilia
"pi_ Ibo ...n "'" Iotp.. eryinc H" .....
• , ......... Mpoi "" ..... l ll .... _II,. a.. '1ll V....,.. I...... .... V..,.. aBifJ1eoI, . . .
,.11 _ 1m _ _ "" , - . II. Ji"&I . . ......, _ Il>o bill --.,11 _ ...r he ."ed.
boy'. ........... ..... lIid i.. I ~ . - . .
-..so- . ., <>Y' ~ ,.. "".m.- """"', _ p II . lho ...
lib ...... ..",.....• oaIy _ _ ,. - .
...,...w i.. I -:J ....-
!lib, m
......._ :lM ... ...,..", ·p _ I .. . . tM :tiz....... _ rictII Way I - I J ' K -
. ., ""_ ~ the ., jeij if I daD'tI'" lid be tI.- tlwr el lUo lr.lo

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I ..._ ,
.... ill til - ,PI OhM Ow.! 00II!'" He ,,",u 10. OIiU w.. ............ pIoo!p. Thn lie _-...
.... had ~ lioIc V....,.. ..... au lleWiac _ II tM!Iib.
n. s,.lioh '""=IooIl_ - . n-o .... T1oaloic Iooy -aW it, t1Iofoo. Ii ' bIpn II
........,. I DiIoo' ~ .ha,
to lIut V. .,.. ___ """ .,oi• . "'Owww1 »,. _ old 10". pi.. 10 d.. for
l"U ndrw .. a.. ''''''i"''. _h,. AM .... ..w-... . - _ l i r i.. ()hhIo_ MHolotp.a

-""... ,..
· H..... ,...pclhepom \ · f tt ,... .. ,; i1to-.Ml 11 , .... hoi:r.
..... to lhe +-.. - .... loadl .. ... nl IJ'K the I 101.' tab it. It .... toe InriWo f........... 1 bunt IUt
,....:
Good , ... VIl\yal 111 _ . ba .... .. ,til a 'nollld I...... Ill...
(7)'1".
~ What II II _
_iod to V• ..,... - Lend hi'" tho bib. 1Ii1 ...nny11
7"'U" . . ....,-
HI .I.. aya k _ .....1 10 .... s.u..
W I ·d .. ,... the-.idllo
aad ..... tho ... """I ........,..
"'Oi_ .. ,1>0 sw-Mpd..11 Wi ' _ _ ti_r' I ...... tod .
8Ia V..,.. a.w ... II !oio hib. 'nl ,. ,... lhl aoet6ri...
..,-.I': hi _WI thrtNcto hil toarI.
Thon tho Iq" ""'" hellowed, ~, ,.... uwt ....! Don'
But he ~In U.., thon ~. H•••"" hili ,....1 ,..... too tUtlQ 10 lend _ _ old ra:tllln.p ,....
"'nd. ~ .nd
Ii'" 1Id., MH_ ..n I? VIII 1111... ",In ! Let tho _ old lady diello ,lIat il? VOl ,,"nt her 10
I III ._ kloAo lih ,.... eo "" y.
bo ......,.1 lJow
S1N1t1 Hu h" Rldl"lf • blh' Don't J"lU know ..hat thl
.110 ot n....Ioo! e..... .. ho,·. it toT"'" V.... 0IU14.. ~ 1_1
y ou·... JUII I bu nrh of m tl~ .....1 W...,.;H .bout old
t ..ff!<:'lli k. l......? fl u" ? Why . y...·ll be _ailed to I pulp I..
no time n. 1. With ,..... I nne and lop .NI '-do .11
hihr II. to... a "'tlOll orf hie &hlrt . til.... II down and
bop.. otampina: .... il.
...llftMl 'nl", .re 11_ lrutlul ' borel ... nd ",""I..,
b
 We . tood lroze n Lo the .poI, Then he . uddanly OMl<:hed up ••,e my bike again . (h the , a luable Spanish <!a<:h,hund
hi. dog and tbruot it at 00, oaying. either." Vony. didn't oay . noth er word.
"Il ere! I"m giving you my boot lrie nd so . depoai' , Nnw do He probably didn't "" nt to ... .... me. hut I kept thlnkl"ll
you believe me? Do you? I'm givIng you a valuable Sl"'nish abou t wha' hod probo.hly happened . nyw.y ,
daehah und dO a depoait!" And he Oepoaited ' he dog In The traffic On Sodovoya St_ t is "" heery..
Vany.'• • nna.
It a ll _ moo delle to me now, 80 [ .. Id, "He'. giving un hin
dog, VanY'" Hel l have to "'me baek lor it, beea"",, . he dog .. T HE WHEE LS GO CLATTER-CLA TTER
hi, Irlend . & , Id... , it'. a ve ry valuable dog. Go on, lend hi m
the bike. Oon't wony." Th i••ummer D.oddy had Lo go away on hu.in_ foe two
So V.nya handoo ovee 'he blu and ... id, "Will you be d.y•. On the doy he w•• to leeve he ...id, "' thi nk nI to k.
baek iu lilteen minuWlr Denni. a lonjj'."
"Mueh _nee. It'll only take me li ve. Wa lt foe me he.... , looked a' Mom my quiekly, hut she didn 't oay any!h l"ll '
[I"m t move lrom the 01'<" ," He leoped on the ...dd le, .... rtoo Then [laddy ... id. "Go on, tie hi m to your apron otnng,.
olf .nd . ume<! otmight into Sadovoya S' reet. I.e' him lollow you eround on a le••h."
A, he w.. turning the ..,mee ' ho valuable dog , uddenly Then Mommy', ey• • got a. gree n a. _berrie. a nd ah.
' pra ng ou' of Vany.·. ol'm' ot..... ked .Iu,f him. ..id. "00 whatevee you wont .... You ""u ", k. him lo ,h.
"Coteh It!" Vonya ohouted . Nort h Pol. for . Il I c...... Aud ohe . tamped out.
"We'll never eoteh It. He'o gone after hi. owner, A dog The, eveninjj' Daddy Ind I oo..rded a train and net off on
eon', live without itll Owner. Thee. whot 0 rait hful friend . our , rip, The'" we", • lot 01 people io the .Ir: .....n, women,
....lIy like. I wish I had . dog like him ." old ladi"' , me hig hoya and • • mall girl. It w" Iota of fun .
"S u' ' ho' w., our depoai., w..n" i. ?'" VOnYo .. Id oort 01 People we t. lki"ll and laUllhing. We opened SO me eo of
dou~fully , lood 8Dd had Wa in gI. .... ,h. t w.", ne' in II'Iaaa.hold ,
"Oon't wony, They'll be back ooon." and .. I.. had hUlI'e ehunko 01 ... Ioml. Then a young m.n took
W. "'aited lor li ve minulat. hi. e...,rdion down lrom the top berth and played Ind""njj' .
"I . en" .... him yet," Vanya ..id. . ad oonjj' ahout a boy who fell into the II'"""" by hill ha ....·•
"The re', probably . lot of people In the <!rupto",." hoov.. and d ooed hi. hrown eyeo, .nd hi. red hlood nowed
onto the II""""n g.......
Two mo", hou", pa oaed and .till ' he big boy h.d n't eome
I went o.... e lo the window ond .tood looki"ll out at . he
hoek . Noithee had the valu.bI. dog. When it began Lo get
tiny lights naohing by in the d.r b ",.. . nd kept thi nki"ll
dack Veny. took my h.nd ond ...id,
obout , he young ..Idier in the ..ug and Wiling my..lf th.t il
"That', it. Let', If<I home."
"What'. i, ?'" I'd gone off on 'hat mlaolon with him be mill'ht not hlv.
been killed. Then Doddy ""m e up to ml and we w. .... ' i1en'

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"I'm . , t upld fool. He'll ne,'ee ..,me book. AM I'll ""vee
together for 0 while.
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, . • "Don', be .., ""d ," he ...id. "Well be back the day .[\.Or
\£Imorrow a nd you'll he obi. t. tell Mommy all .bout lhe
intereoting thingo you've ....,n... He ma de u p oue berth . thon
ca lled me . 'ec a n d .. id , "D'yon want to lie next to lhe
"'all?"
"No. You lie t hern. [ wa nl 1.0 be on the on",id. :
"Why?"
I wh illp<'red, ··Ce n "" I had two g lasoeo 01 ' NO ond maybe
111 haw to gee. up at night . Und. ""tond?"
Everybody laughed, Da ddy pres"'" over to the we ll , II .
lOa. lying on hi. oide. 1 woo lying on my , ide 100, hut I .....
on the outoide . 1be w h~l. we "" datteTi"l!' owoy.
[ wohl up in the middle of the night OO<:ou... 1 wu
hanging hall.way ovee lhe edge 01 the berth. Daddy mual' Yo
turned "roond end "'Iu"".oo me nut. I wanl<!d to .. ltle baek
""''''' comfortably, but ouddeDly le ll I "'all wide a wa ke , t ...,
up ond otar1.<'d looking • ...,und. It w.. getting ligh t. [ cou ld
..,., arm. and loltO .11 about me. Som. of the lee' had _ 4
on them and ""me wero jn", bare_ One we • • • "'Y omon [001
and belonged l.<> ,'''' little gitl.
The train was moving "ery olowly now, Gre<n br onch...
were ,....ing d_ l.<> the windo.... . I thoug ht we we..
moving throlllth a lunnel in the woodo. I won~ to """ more
al it ond went dowa to Ihe ond 01 the eor . The door 101 " wida
opeo, I gripped the handrail , oat d<lwn and huDll' my r... l
over ,he . ide
Il 101M <:(lId . ilting lhere. becau"" a ll I had on lola. "'y
ohoru and the iron floor 101. . icy. Bu' altor 0 whila it KOI.
WOrmer . I tucked my hondo into my ar mpit. 8Rd oat lhe...
There ...as " ooft bT<-eze blowing. The lnoin w oo alill moviDll'
very olowly. Th. w h ~ l . were clicking , I made up a ooDll':
Th, ,,,,in it .~dinll down tM 'ruclto.
1l>e whoelo /J<J d"u<r·doll..1
 I l....ked oIl l.(I the rllIht . nd ..... the ~nd 01 our t ro ln . [t '"'"''''.... 1<>uchod wit h the eo rly momi"lf <:old.' the m. n
.... cu ""od like. toll. Thoen I looked oft 1<> th e leI • • nd ..... Mid.
' he I_motl .... II 11 ... . l""ll like. booede . I i\l--' "Go on. hel p ,........11.·
"' e " e'" on • cu .
1 picked ., p • bony aD<I 1"" it in my llIO\Ith . And then
A mon ....... Ikine . \on, .....,.. poth J-ide the I b.
. 1'IIlI.be•• """ hlng it q.lnot the roof of my ...... th wi th my
He'd .... ked ~.,. Ii"" f I ,.. bul .i..... the 1...ln ..
toquo. I ...... on Ntin.lr tlMno . one • • • time. Cou.Id
.......iq ,..tel" than he he kept ~ bigK. He had
.nythl... ha..., been _ .... <ielicio>u.1 Tha .... o kept ... td>in.Ir
on • bfuo ohlrl., obri< ponto . nd he n ')' b<>oq . I ..... 1<1 _ by
... .. if I _ .ick • -.!hi.... or .. If he . .. ~ """l'
lhe " '1' be - . . I hio t-b that he .... 1iJM. He ....
mnyiDjr ........ th l.... Wl>m tfto tnIin co."""
OOlddenly I""",,, 011 the poth aD<I bepn t\lnniq oloQpido
u p with him he
for ..e.
.0..\ pM::t at tbftIl li k. the... Scoop "". bondful.· And he
.... HOo hooto orNnrW ... the .......,1 aD<I _ _ the pebblM l ...-..ed . WI.)' on'. I wouIcln\ ho ohy. probably.
n,.. Soon I .... richl heoido hi.. He beld wt. woocIea oieYe Bul I .......\ oily. rm......,.. ohy ...... rm . ith ..... ___
~ with • _.1 .noI bpi. .. ~ oJaoc ~ _ . Mywoy. I o<arted - - '... the herriao up b:r the borolf.... I
Hie 1_ .... . - . noI t,.. n.... M ohouted. derided the. rd •• them 011. "'" if I "".... Notb... '-I
• ~ _ 10 the _ ..,.,. aD<I olippod i. _ ...,. Iqo. _ taoted I I pod i.. ..,y liI• • • nd rol......,.. been. "'ppy.
I chItd100d il. The n phlled hDId 01. the ha.....ilo, .... . n.... I ... _ .. bored the IIIoID '-I • hoy "'""'" s.abo .....
f_ _ the """P. ....11M h~lf up aD<I oat dowD hooioIo _ . . id. "Did Subo ..... ""Y be .,..
He wiped h;' f_ .. h. tJee... aD<I oaid. "'Stu.. loa did. n....e 100 IYd thoaL"
4 juot ...... iL- "Why'oI ,.... II,. u-. _ berriooT DicIn\ be gvoe ""Y
"Hue'l yoar ~ .. I Mid. ...."..
&1 M dicIB\ ,,"u iL
' o..n.nio.-
-who.'. )'Oar ...... r he .. ked. The IIIoID .... lled oIf M. boot ..... oIIooIt
" II .-rly 1<ilIod .......... oudo • lil tle th i • H
1 • Ii"" pebble.
ailell l
"My bor'l _ ie Suha.· r• • while .nd then aaid, • A liUl<l !hi,. ..n ynur
"Who l io M i nr _I bleed. too. Suba·. Hri in _ now. my bo1. H. '.
"""""'.
-Yo.. ohould oay \iIe -..r..
.......nd lofl ....•
I .... ~ . urpriMd. Tho U,. ......-thine. Wh,- . be
H. ~h ... kled. bul nded 'J\¥I'l' • • D<! pu lled the _ I 011 .oo only in <he ........ JI1I'<ie g 'd ...... and ruo . . .y
lho balkO!.. The w ' ;;...,ry 1...... under lhe IOw.l. Thoe f",m home!
. "",JJ of the . i mldo my llIO\Ilh ""~ '. Tho .... n bop" " 0;01 he run ' ''81' by him..l! or . ith • friend?"
pioklnll th e leo_ olf u.... full,.. o... . t • • ime. The . ioy. w• • "H. w.nt of f with hOo moIh-e•. SlMo . idee! . h. naa<lecl
lull of ' U pbeniN . Alt h(l"llh lhey w"'""
YO.,. red, t h.y ""'... oduc.tion. She'. lrOI ... lui _ t h.... . no! Ir i. ""'. WI '

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....me<! 10 h• • • been bruohed with . il•••. They ...... pe.fect , nl"" how-<l·yo.,-<lo. Suh. ·. In IOwn. and I'm he.... What .

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Non. w.... oq... . hed . My oy.. P<lppe<!, . it u. tlon.·
 "Don' " orry. 1I~ ' 11 learn t<> be • Io<:omotive dri_ .nd
thO'D be'l eon>e '-cit. Wait aDd _ ."
",.Id.., .w.,..li"",y
the . ....11 ke •
_re not. , .i l. ery • •
b~il\(j:""'h.rd.
be,,,,,, bul 01111.

"ll'. too> Io"ll' 10 It." Dadd,. anw>d aolHp. Hn'd spread oul hi> .nno ....
"Where .......... Ii '!'" iep. n.era "" """" fOt n.era .u ... """ I Id
"Ku" .- ....... the ~ to. n.an """ I ........ tell .boul the
"You "'-ld _ ,. ~ .. Kunlt' ." ...... ioo the hi. . ohirt • hil _ Suha. All the_..-
H ~ ......uN ...i... It ... a - . . ...udle and _1WIed
Ii... ha Md. <'GId.1'I>en ha bent towaI'do _ aDd ..id, "All
....1. Prof_. nl pi ......., IIIOnI education. \00. " . . war
wn'1I! _

When I _
.... uIeep.

the "*oktl ... the floor 1

napbrny j\oiw had ouined ...,. - n. ........ . nd lop
.w that tha
.
ktpt .... oul of od>ool . When I .... )'OU. ap"~ rooked t_ I dacided 10 pi .nd ...... tbe oticl<,. juice of f, bul nl,.
bark for food." H~ .... thlnkiag about "'m"hiag. Th~n he 1.11 •• ry dro...,.
looked up .nd pointad to...anb. the ...ood•. "In th~ ~ •..,. There ...... a la rll'<' .u l",... . ta.ndi"ll' on .nd in the ""rner.
fo"",t. "'nny. Kn . nay. VIll' lI'l'll rom. in to oight ... lOOn a. We'd uoad it .. on txl• • t.bl. the ••eni'4l" before. I le.ned
,ho ...ood. end. Th_ two h. nda hel""" to put il back on the ove r on It. The wh l. beg. n dalUTi"ll' louder t han ...... I
lII' p . flf!r tho ... .. ThaI'. ...here I get off." felt .... rm . 11 o,""c I l10tened t<> them . • nd the "'I\(j: I'd
"n l ;ua have _ """" haDdful .nd then you tie it u p made up floated . round in "'J' head:
...i ..... ' ......
H• ....-cI tloe ...... iIIto m y lap .nd Mid. ,""",t·. _
.....t I _ .... y"" k..,. it.- H. put .... haDd ... ...,. ~
............... I -.JoI feal b.w _..,. a nd _ _ it .... b.w
dry .nd ........, aDd rwP' He pu lled _ apu. hio bl. .
ohirt . nd Iwld .... I;,ht for • f_ -..... H. .... ... not .nd
he . .... lled of lftad .rwIlAbo.tto. I .-Id hur Ilim btuthl",
......1,., bul loudly . n..... he Mid. "Goodbye. ...na,.. Be . pod
bc>y." II. OI"'ked m,. bead and th~ n ""ddenl,. jum""" nff lbe
rnn~ln(j: lnl n.
A few momenta. laler hn ...... ...ay behi nd uo. but I could M ASONS H AMM ER AT STON ES
Itlll hu t the ".,.....1 erundll "<l' und... hi. heavy ~ . H•
.... geUI ......... lJ• • • nd .1<1,.
lIer. Then Iw cll ...bed the Earl,. In "' ...m'" Milha . K...y••Dd I hepn ¥Oina til the
quicltl,. . that kind ill bI obin . Dy _ ....1IlIDing _ I neaTly e-oery da,.. When en
".. \,.i.. bep.n inc UP ki'" the wind _ Ii didn~ know how to nrim, but then _ leo .
• nd ........... I pi<bd uP the ..... ..r,. ; Io.. ' iw it Mioha IMn>od to _ _ in the .-nt/')'. Kaotya .........

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bad. illto the .... III o..w,.. ".. f.... .. the ~ ..... to ....... at camp and I had awimminc ~ a ' tha 1oIGak...

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""01 f(Jr •...., """'th&. Now that _ ..... Id aU im _ kt_ 0 ... day, .. hen _ . eroe lyio,g . .. tho pie. i.. the . .. n.
<heroe ..... no btuer p~ ie tho . erld e <he I)yMmo>
-,.Tha.·. .. ~ 0Ute.
K.aat)'O uM(,
"Can ,.. ,h. fr..... the hiP di';..., .... rd., DeDnior
I, '. _ Lbo .0"dtd..1 too lie OIl
a bricht ..."",. .....,tIC. brM I
damp
r _ II 01 tho
OIl I Ioolr.ed aI <he '-'nI. It ......) 0- hiP" 0- ....,..
.-Ide"l bo hip< thaD tho tlt ird....,.. No. it """'"1 leolt bad
't
Mo. b . Rh..... IoMr tho . . . - Rap n..ppUtc ... <he hip .t aIL 5<> I _ id,
""'ou . nd the "ppitIC _her. ftr)" ~Jo. """"'" <he "'$uno. I an. Whol'. .. fperiaJ
"I hac ,.. ....."I!'" Mioh. laid.
.boIl,
that?"
...oodle You ton look off at <he for bonlr. a nd _ tM
. .......muo"" r..i"l( t.... em banlr. ....e'. They bep l.o.ppi .... · you.... . dope, Mi..... thaf . ..ho you ..... I laid,
. ...y ~I the pin lr. iJ'O.n it<o olobo ..ith Ihe " h. mmero. Th. "But it'. ten m~~ro hill"hl"
..und ""ached U" lit tle . Iter they . tro clr. tho alOne. It ...... . -se ......,?"
raint. lir>gi..,- oound. You'd thinlr. _ n e ..... tappiq • "' bet yOll ••e't!" Koetyt laid.
. ,1_ oylophone .ith I ta. ,,",mmen. Mieho dr.imed riflht i .. . "Su"", be d e'oJ l bel., 1 bet , I bet
It ..... fun to tu"'ble;
and ,hen ...-iaa
<he . ._ after bitIC in <he ou..
"'lOd> .. ,..,.. too . nd iu"'4'
~-""
"y""... boUo • bu.""" 01 boobiea! That', ..hat!'" I -....:I up,
alf .... _-1IiP _ thett oil lOd> .. ,.. puffed out tIly c:beal, nu.d tIlJ" Ioraod<d .....udo the
• &IlUd to. n.a. . ...... you lind, it J'OO'II ... I" back Joich di 'litIC board. .... ltitIC _ I lltitIC , . . ...........
to 'JWT frieDdo and ..aIlr. u.... <he bet woodtoo pier with ~ I bet, I 11K. I bet you _
.1.... _ .
't-_"l· "lr Koetya ohoutod
,....,. t ' - pu'fed out . nd ,...... . ...... n U N .nd aIeppi....
bit pipoe.tood, .......... " look. fine '0' you ... lk ,ha. I didc', ....... boIh01" to hi.... I we. ditllbi..., the
w. y, . nd th...o tlHl w. y enryoee • • Ik ,~ . I.dder. Every day I'd Hee wn men di", lrom the hiah
Th' . w.. cot JUI' eny old liul. bathitlg bea.h with dine" board. They trehed th.i . hack hee they dived. tho)' did
.. n<I . n<I " " " " of ,.,.. blo.. i"ll . round. An.d it ... . n) •
. hady, I ....y Ii,.. r bank, either. Thia
. 1 . ,hletic pool. E veryt.hillll: .... dean . nd
roe.L, "",laNioe .
1,. bnw. TIl..
cluely, ,,",rdly .ve.
oom. ..... ul ... i n th e ai, . nd jtckknif.. t nd .ut int<! tho ..... te.
evoe ma kiltlr a . pl."" . And .h.n they
bohhed up .,.,.. and ~Hrnbad ....to the pier they'd pulf out
..... aklll, opoI't ..... J'OO'II cIaaL T1ta, '. .. by uu y... at.ruttood their d>eou . nd ne. their &nIII.
. ....nd like <hampiolta. Someti_ they ...... at.ruttc<d _ II __ t il - r _utiflll. rd a1waya Ir._n I.-ld oil", ..
thaD , hay ....... _II .. they muJd, IIuI _ , .. I diebad the ........ I
Tha,'. why Miablo, KOOIY1I .nd I _ ...-...:I • day tha ' ........ I _Ide"l'" y fa...,. di_ lhit f lima. r d ~
...._ . We . lI .... we..,. tanDod. w•• Illeanwd to awi... Jllill ju"", off. ........ and pr--' to tIlJ" n.el ....
bet'er, And _ lot _I ..._ ........1 bicqIa . nd tricpea. W. euieat . .y. That'. how I'd oil"" the r... ti_. Bu' . , tha'
k... w ..... ry ~ . nd cn.llI\Y theroe. We k.......beroe the r d ... _I f• ...,. di e.., . peria ll,. I.,. Mi....•• aelr.e, to ..
firoN ' id ' l.8 tion ••1. ...be.. tho ridee ...~roe . nd enryth i"ll" him 11""1'".
ei.... The pl.<tt wa. lik e hom~ 10 ua, , wa. feelitllf gr<al .... hll. , wao think i1ljJ all th i.! and '0'. '
n'
'"
qu ickly climbing one liu l. I.dd.r . fur ._h.r. I """. r
_ iced """" I ..... olled tho top . until I ... . ",dd. oly ata.od injj
Un mete.... bov<t pool 1. ...1.
Tha.'• • he n I ..... bow tiny the pl. tl(Wrn All .",u od
. nd . head 01 it , .. f. . . . I ..... Id _, ITNt and
bea utiful <i.y bi le ""'" on the pl.tfQml the ..;nd . ..
..biatti"", b Uy ha rd. In lact. ;, .... blowi"ll " bani it
m;P. -.ily bIo'Ir me off .I~ •.

....-
I <lOU ld.n't bear the _ ha",lI>tri. . .t the _ ,
boa .... the 'IriDd cbouoed out the ti n kle '" tho h•• 1e 1 _

Wh eD I 1ooob<I 0 I the pool, It ..... bl.... ......

.....11 it looked the '" • •reue pad.. I k_
...., if I dift'll r d b1y t. boa..- it'd be. ei..... ..
• • ", h • it. _ , ·. 11y oj tho ,",nd t _ a .". ~
,", nd that --W pnboobly Wow _ oIf nd iaIo tho
n __ or. . . . . -":U. omadr. an "'" .. .. boo!) Tbinkiloc . 11
thia _ _ _ . iatI I -.W bear tho _ f"~ tho

.....u.-n. ;.... ....., _ ti_ .nd _ K..a1Jl and W.....

apin boa.- they ...... ...,. I..........Iter all.
l lOnk a fe'll' srq. l-l<, erabbtd lhe ha ndnlila and "i",bed
......... When I teadwd tho ....._ I IHli f l . apia. A

,....
.....t .... ~ had !>oen lifled f y Iden. 1 ..
iliad .. _ Misha . nd K_ ,... that I bopn no""i"" ....

n- .. u pid foola ..... 1."lIhl... tho;. bndo "" . nd

poin.i..., a' me.....kiOl-beI..v. theiT .KIM ... ... lpIitli.....
-so. him ;ump1""
"1I. ·h. -h.!"
"What a eli",,!"
"lI...h... h<I!"
"Ha did . .... n dive!"
"lI .-h.-her
"A jackkn ifer"

",
 "Oh·ho-ho; "'eepi"ll bee.""" J "' ... he r only chil d, ond Dodd)"'• • too. And
· He·. , reo l bray , .... n; t hey wouldn't iO to ,h. mo,l... OIlY mo.. Or y\tlti .... 1MJeo.....
"Good for him; thei r lif. would be m ined. And who'd co", lor them ..hen
.....,. II« old! IleoHleo. m,.
..--
· He cao ",.lIy bout; lil. would bo te rTibie without
I to, dowo beooide them . · V....·n botJl dopeo. V.... th ink I <hem. too. hecouoe I Io' od W m j ...... m...h. Aotu.oU,..
thouah. I wouldn' he the... to reel bIld 'boul i •. 1MJeo..... rd
Thit rude tMm howl. bo dttd 0"" .... Id. - . - _ tht .k,r _ i n, or - . . the
~ wwi,. 0 ")" .. the olabo of pollite 011 the
"Of - . . . _ 1 a.·M ·har'
"Wha. p ... ,.... thtl i6e0? H............!" '''nk-..t.
· V.... _ , ......; W.. on thit gninc to Ito_.. beet... of 1_ oti...,. bo1s
· V"" -... jIaIl: f~ lib Koolro olld N io.ho?
......·e"1l wrilO il "p ror the I"'poro!" J uot thillkinc . - D)' " . . . . Ito..;... III ..rl ... OIl
....... . "11 ....a. them w P" ,.... • medoI!" _Dl of two ."pic! 1 10 ..... m,.
blood ""'I opIl1. I
-nw. mo.,*", h II I ..,liaIJ>.r~
I ... w lh........ How oIiopoli... u.,. bnl.h 1ftI't. ....""3'
old. K _ ro• • "" .\lillb.o o..od Itit cnakT ........ Thor ~
......
doridod rd Ito... to bra. them botJl "P• • "" the _ _ the
So I dilftbod dcr-n opi...
_11]0 tiIoot.IchJ. I w. . ...-I. Who• • Iou,ah! But I otioln, Wheto KooIyt . .. .... he ..... down OIl .11 I...... • ..
; - h <hem the . .,. tho,- .... i lti ... _ . ...... I k _ I _ _ hit ""'"'I. He btp.n ......wi . - in • cirdt ..
-ud jump IIlf Ihot .....,. old di".; '-rd
lib It. n..•.• •
.n,. old. 1'- I f.1t
hy I opoU .. them ealmIy aDd. poIllOl,. . "To
hit Ito... Il1Id k.-. liu thtl. 1oM.I
.\l itho 1" " - bl... Il1Id
;ua like 0
H, • • Itowl .
.

boyo."" P'" _rbr"""

tt.l1 with ,....; I toid. lauchi fiL
I tnIUOd k to tho diri '-.rd . "" ........ up .. tho T1>nw hoIt..-d of bic'
to? io fi no... J u.... the _ hid belli"" . ........ u..,. wut .11 Louc"inlr. too. K_ ro Md Mitho hod pn>I.bly
lOId I Al l 01 them _ ... bovi... , pod Iouch . 1 ...,.

..-.i_.. ,.
II Id ."" (loom,. up then. 'The willd w.. whiollin« aDd.
the tower . . . . . . .ki...."" , wllJ'inc. But I didn't ...... "'k. ....,. onol to ....., m,. lrienda.
I went ~I "p to the ......,. odp of the bot rd. ~ ...,. 'The" I clec:idod thol ..... rylh.I... thol hod hoppon.od ulllil
.ideo. oh" t ...,. .,... I ~t. bon• ...,. k_ I""n hod ..... n dlick...·leecI. I jusI hod '" "ncio'rMoocI whol It
.....11 obout, bul I think I d id. So I turned olid • • 01
hel..... jumpi....""... Suddenly•• Dd qui.. u.... poeWdly. I
thoullh t of Mom...,. . And Dodd)". Wo. ADd G rt n. J "'....... . "'k . to tho divi boo rd. r OT , he th ird li....r 1boy .....
hered , hat J hadn't ..id .oodby. to th"'" th ot mom.i"ll bofort ol\011..... . nd lf1'IIJl1i ond oq u•• li"ll . BUI I climbed " p III II..
oomi"ll hert . nd Ih.t now I might y.ry .... n be killed by ,he lop .nd ""0' 0'.' to tho w ry edge, My k.-. we",
diw. Whet . ' ''red)" tha' would he for them. The)"'d bo ' '''mbll .... but I got hold 01 thom o nd prtAed th om "".,.
griel·.tricken . beeou"" the y'd hoye no me to 10'. on)" more, hord ond . poko '0 m)'NII in 0 low \"0;00, I oould !>eo. my
I i..... gln«! Mommy 10"'0' ,uing "I m)" pootogroph ond \"Olce t",mbllng o n<! my teeth chal"', i... .. I mum bled'

m =
 "S<aredy cat! Babyl Chicl<on·li vered! Jump u,i. minute! a..
on! Or . 1... I'll neve' talk to you "inin! I won't eve. ohake
your hand. G<J on, jumpl Hear ""'? Thia minute! Stinky
10....,1 Smell y ....If'
TIll. w ". too much. I ....... ",.lly i... ulted. I took • l tep
(o""anl and my owmach and heart both liMped Into lIlJ'
mouth. While [ ",a. . .iling down I had no Lime to think
a bout Ilnything, I just knew that I'd jumped. I'd Jumped l I
•• • had! I <*811y had !
When t I>obbed up out 01 the wnW Mi.ha a nd K ~y . .... ...
holding their h ind. oot to me. Th ey pu liM me up. W.
ot""tebed out on the boa..... n.ey didn', oay • word.
llay th. ", lio1<",lng to the rna"" ,," hammering away at th.
pink granite. It wso a very r. int .. und , u if oo.-one "'0.
lIn king . oilv", aylophone with. s!. .. hammer.

A C HI,LOHOO D FRIEND
When I w....i. or . i. -. nd-..-half I had no i ~ . ...hat I'd be
when I grew up. I lilted grownups and an the different kindl
of work they did. All my though'" we", jumbled than. 1 just
<'(Iuld n't decide ...hal I wanted tn be.
ri,..t, I wanUd tn be an ..tronomer aM May up all n illht
"'at<:hing !.he ota .. !.hrough a ~Ie"""", . 1nen I "'anted to be
the ca ptain of a ahip. I'd atand on th e bridge with my feet let
l irmly a pa rt . j\l8l like a "'al capt.ain. I'd rilil lar-off
Singapore a od buy myoelf a pel monkey_Then I decided I'd
be a Ol.ol ion muUlr in the Met ro. Th en I ll"l all ..,t to be a n
artist, !.he k iM !.hat dra"'a!.he ",h it<> lit";",," down !.he middle
nllhe at reet tn guide !.he traffic. Then I decided ;t mlllht boo •
good idea to boc<Ime a brave uplo",r lik. Alain Bomba rd
and "'... ...,...,.. " II the """ano ..ilh nothing 100 ea l but ....
f1oh. Alain Bombard had 1,..1 l...enly.fi~ e kil.. during hl.o
~oy age > though. and oi""" I only ..eighed t went Y-<l;x il meanl
Inn if I followed in hi" f_ "" . nd 100lt that muclll'd only _ rw1 bil1hdlly . 11'• • ri t<dd, bea r. 8M how ,'-"tly·
.....h • kilo b,. tho Li.... I ..... bKk. BuL wbat ir I eaual>t. IIUlfled it is? It'l -u. fi ""....i.. ...,. And ........ 't
coupl. of fiall ' - then h im? I'd a- Mill ....,... ....isht",1010 ha to buy you ""'."
I'd p"",,"bly juer. diMolWl. Wd be tho l" st .ny9M .WI. u w of J theIl ...... ph. "" ring . 0<1 Ihe I.rt til. room.
great ideo . I ..L my ~ bear 10 • comer of the
n. nut""
mOl , I de<:.idllld Lo give up tho 1<1...
I .....U &et Lo bcIcumOl . bon.,~ .... tho
• ""nlne bef.,. I'd w,Woed .... E.. """,... t....;~ ohoom,;o...
It
cwclI . ' . it'd be ...,.., ....""nienl to
n •••• cho<olate bra..o. on.. .,.I nt had
Iop IIOJ' ,.......•
off h" _ ,
ohlp On TV. 111. wOJ' thoy pwnm. lIed udl other! Then tilen . nd he hOld two di rr. ....nt .,.,.: thOl y.llo.. iii h. 'd
w hota or 1M bourl in trolni~, 'I'be1 oh<>w~ thorn . 1...YI had . nd thOl other w buUon. I doo't e""" .....
JlOu i ~ . t ""ncb i~ bq:o Lo oM 1op tleir ~ After ..beD N ..... my'l it 0<1. But tbl dido't uer. beeoo_
... Ld\i .... w m I doc:idtd I'~ be<o Lbe _111* .... n In our 1M w.. Iooki,. . , hOlppily .... 1 of h.. dill t _ , HIa
y.rd , A mao .. ho """ld ltn<x:k , nyon. oot ir I hOld Lo. hind pa"" "ere eo! .. ide lpart, his big round belly bu lfrOld
· Buy .... . punthi~ I>o.i. Ihddy." I . al d. . nd . .. r",nt ""...."'" .. laed. .. il 1M .... _TinliIM p ....
"Wh. L lorr up W ore ...'d _ I ll.arted.
"So'. I <&0. pn«ice. rmpi.... to be " 1m........ -.rio. U my I _mbered <hit .!moo "', t -. .... my _ f"'-d. I
fighte. Will y.... , huh?" pl.y«! with him . nd I lept with hi., . nd oet him on th e table
· How mU<h doeo it COOlt?" ..ben 1 . ta. • 0<1 lod h im f ....... my "I'OOn . H. Ioobd. rWUlY
·Not mud>. JIIOlt " bO<lL • hundred rub"'. Or Lhree ..beD _ food pi on hie muzole. II. IooUd aJj _ """
bundred." ..toed w. ..10! to bed I'd croon hi'" ........ If be .... my
b.::"~'~'~!.':'..~~:eo~ :'' '=.•' t-. .. y noo ..itilol£ it,"
beby brother. I'd wk.r bedtime"'-ori. rilib t i.to hla Oltllf.
vel"",y OIIr. I loved him witil all my "-rt thOloo.
I ..... mad d 1,,01 1>0<&.... '" tho "0lJ' '~ . . ld i<-. Ii ... he H..... "" .... _ . 0littI,. ... 1M ClIlU<I>, my r......... ' -
......... inr fuo of ..... N _ my .... I 1o tl>o dum"" " nd r""D<l. my __ . hi Idhood frind. iOlughinr out of !IlII
u id. · 1 h. "" " n Ide• . W. ,t • minuU ." dirll",nt ..,eo. And hen I ..... lifl ti llfl ..... dy to deVOllop 1IY 1
Sh. ..... 001 my bubL of old toY"< I di~n~ plOlJ' with til101J1 PlInth by _ h .. him. '"
a oy more. bto::o.... I'd "'lJI"OWn !he.... I'~ be Jl.aOtinc __l -;>, 1·1 UOlrl'" N......,- aobd. She'd j .... _ beclI.
10 s.,.a-Ioor. i nto .
.u Mom.., .... ru mml(inr io I'" bubl I """lied my oId I didn\ • ...,.. what thOl m. lte r w eo I d ldn\ ...,.
tron.y taT that bod I... it.o ,,_10. though it a m bod the old . oytili. .. but I tunlOld . way. I didn't " t hOlr to r - by-
olri nr·n.e.. w.. my pLootic horn, my *,,!<od Lop. a n . . . - t1... "",nod of ..y "Oico or by "" ..-lo0oI _ u. ...... .....
..itll • rubber tip . a ..1lI_r<1 uil . nd • 10l of ~r /u.o. , ....u.r ..... I Ioobd up . t !hOI oeiIi. . to ...... the w.r. I'IllI
Then ohe ,.,11«1 my m.- old leddy beu ....1 lrom UndoT bock into me . 1"i""l ly, I M id. · Nothl"ll. Nolltln,(1 thl
"VeTyth illfl.I.e. t-.I it onto tho e<>uclI and .. id. ""'u'r, I jlUl. chanpd m y miDd. l'm DOl ...1", to be

-
·H...... Th is is tho leddy ..... r AUDI Milo ,pl Wl you !or )'OW' a hour."
 MY SISTER XENIA
0"" d ay , on a wry oroinary day , I Ca me home rrom ""h""I,
twd my IUl"I<h and went ovec to . it on the window.ilL I'd
been thinki ng a bout . it ti n g on the windowaill, witching the
pI_ro-by and not doing a nyth ing ap""i. 1. Thi. woo Juat lho
righl t ime foc it. "" 1 m.de myaeU romfol"t.ble e nd begin
doing noth ing. Thlt w,," when Daddy bellied in ,
"Fee ling bored?" he ..id.
"No. Whe n '. Mom my coming home? She'. bee n gone foc I
...eek ."
"Ila ng on to the window fc.me , bec.use [ don't ...a nt you
to t u mble ofL "
l ' gri pped t he frame , jWJl in ..... .nd ", id . "Wh.f. lbe
m. tte"""
Daddy took a ote p back, pulled a pi"'" of paper r",,,, h ra
pocket, ...aved it at me a nd ..id, "She1] be Mme in I n hout l
11. ...·1 !he wi.... I'v. ronla " ...ight f", m wock, jWJl to tell
you. We ...on't e.t now. We'll all have lu nch tog ether. I'm
going to the ItatiOn to mee t hec, You t idy up a bit a nd wa it
foc WI. All right?"
[ jumped off the ...indo.... ilL "su...! """. a y! Run, Daddy !
I' ll cl• • n up in a mi n ut el Everything'[1 obi"". Go on. Don't
.....te time' Bring Mom"'1 eight home."
Da ddy dashed out a nd I got down to wock . It ..... "All
bands on de-ckr' [ike on a "'a [ ah ip, bUI the storm ....n
. topped a nd the wav.. It ...ightened out. That'• •a lled a ••Im.
That '. ...ben we ...i[o... get down to wor k ,
"One. t wol Swillh -owiah ! Chai ... , line up! Attenlioo! IJroom
and DUl t pa n , .tart . ...ee pi ng? Hey , th..... F[oor, you look
a wful. I want yo u to . h ine. '!'hi. minute! Right! L uneh, obey
my order! Pot a od Pa n , one, t wo, up on to I"" ltavel
"Let'. have a lIOUir
 I didn't .,. .~Inc,
Then ..........y turned ...... 0 u.. ..... __ o..noI I • • ..,.
-.era f-. h ... . H_ ,.... .-.!dD\ _11y - ...,u.r,..
I .... dutdWlc boor • liPu,. .. I Id.
-U-, boom, ' - ' " Dodd,. _ ..... bMioM _ .
"Co "" ••,."h. up. 'n>ent, Good for ..... r m ..... 1help, A "Attention, p leoM ," he ..... tin i n an . - . . . . ro .....
child lib me iI . blNtl ...._ When I grow up you k_ . hu "Den.... h.. J_ been ~nted .Ith . "",, lioe oiotlo<. H';
I' ll M7 111 M _oho! 111 even be ohl>-bo! Ohoh ohoho l Th u 'o na"", i. X.ni a. SlIa', fifty centl _.. lr'Om hNd to lOa.nd
• lIu 111 be!" rifty.li... f1'Olll toll to head. Net . elght: 3 1<1100. 26ll ".......
I_ on pu.yU>g a.oocI hoe.. inr Io ke u.. ti_ .... r_ "'" """"tJ,. tho PKIr.qi. .."
till M_ y ..... DodoI.1 _ I'inaU1 &he door flew o..Id)' CO' ' t down beaida _ o..noI put bio haDdo .......
. . . a.oocI DMdy bunt ... "Pi... Hoo ft!rJ nQlod H" bat ..........._ ha ,.-t>ly afraid I'd ,.,."., • . '""'" ba
... ,..... bod< .. I1io be.d. He pia,.. on all _ of opob to "-'OJ' lUI ....1 ..... ~ . . . -
imqiDary "*"'-DU, .. if he a bud . .... &he _ mblar
<Ond'uclor at tho . me tm.. o..Id)' . ..,inc lIiI "Y.....
ho ndo. · No, oM doesn't. fn til.. liltle cap oh. loob juot Il k. olel
· Boom, boom!" be ohoul<ld. Th u . .. tho bill: bo.M drum Kon:b.Ki "'·Alen nd....vokaya. til. fomo", ~ .hom I
plo1i, . in M"", my'o honor. "Crull , C"lLIh!'" _ nt tho bra. ada>irftl .. in my )"OtIth . I'm oonvi"","" . 11 .... -bom lnr.nl,o
~ Then ~.. ~ • - ;,Ii... JOIfuor dooruo ...-mhla KordIacina·A~ya. F.apeciall,. tho _ .
01 • IoIlDdroool Droddy tho .bolo bllJldred, but ...... Y... ....'t miao tho 1m Na_."
• tho I ru _ tho 10011 10 M- .y. ~~ thoro omili...- lib on idiot ""'" holdittc 'OJ' .....

WMn
She " ""1lI: ..,. tho _ I rod., boldinc • 1IunoIM.
_ oM _ ned a M ..id .. ftl)t. "Hollo, do" inc . "Be .......u!. ~nia.. o..'t """" her,· JUmmy M.Id In •
Did you mi 1'" woErifld voica.
"Awfully.- " Don't .. o«y, Mommy. [ a n li rt a tII....·..heel. . .ltII OM
· 1 hove. "'1JIrioe for J1>U•• h.nd I .. on't d...., • liule tIIi,. lib tlllo."
"An oirplone1'" -W pi...- ... bathe ""'" tbie e>'eftilli: Daddy ...!d.
H. IOOlt tho buDd la with Xenia ;.-... anod I followool ilia,
. ~ . 100. . . ........-

......
We'd bath beeoI_~ ft!rJ 1lOhly. )1_ ,...... _ &he . .... Jil_
In tho ~ 01
f..uow..:l ma. W. ..... Xeoda ....... _ pq . . . . .
Sba didJI't """ peap.
"WIooot iI itr 'Thill 10 only f _ niPl,· o..Id)' ... w.. 'TU bu.r bar a
-n... .. J1>U< .ioter Xe n"' ," Mon" ny Mid i_ .. crib ........ rrow. You _ tho. nobody c ' - tha by
..rt!y , _ iden!, Dennie. .... . . mi glot lo~ . h put loot."

.,
 We oat down '" lunch. I kept jump1llll up ey • .,. ... In utoo tel A GI RL ON A BALL
..... k •• X...... but oho . '''1 ~, em .leepillll. It ....
• on.ui I ktp< """"rl... her cheek. I' eo 0011 eo oilk. One daJr ...... d .... . .nl oa 0II1ing tel tho draa J ...
N htn rei had. doooo look .t her, I oho hocI ..... ""'1 arited. '-awoe rei OfIly '" tho dteuo.wice btf....
...... ~""-
Tb.ol _ pi ....,. '" bottao. ber. Xoeio . .. 1yiJ>c
iD III.f liIe . nd. tha' . . . . IoDc" lime " p
....'. ..... to tho <:it<uo thtoo .i-. 11"
....,. ob, bu.
11y _ f. lr.
iD tho cIro , ...m.rc.SIlt ...... '" be wwriecI. boca_ ~, "'y duo . .. ....... to "'" dt=o, ODd I ... rtod I
abe ItefIl 1Uki!lc creUiDc _ _ lib . -t'_ki.. . . .. bw ... ",UClI older _ . boa... IJUo .1.... r ei _ tho
n.d<t,. ....... m...u,..her up .. .... . oaIIbt, be "'" _ _. ,...,......_ .......' 1) .
He rol led u p Itio .Dd oaid i" • et-r.,. ........ n.e r~ time I . .. i.. tho I . . . otill • bob}' . not

..................
"\\'bo'. tho ~ - - . . ? Who'. tho ~ eli..., Who'. ttao.

YOII muld _ b)' Xeaio'. IaoIt lAo. oM thou,plt oM . ..

elidD't ~ who l ' I n.bout.
Ie..,w "'1 bood off. boa I tho\lD>t tbeJ __ .1o.1Ii",.
WhOIl _ - . . b ola
entered the riDe ODd 0... j" ped .... . - - 0...•• __ Idon I

tho boot elly... ODd swimmer . 00dcIy'. pop \.Olk hoel done tho r ei ..._ _n grown ....... dim bi"ll .... each other" h ..'" .nd
job. BUI . hen . e .torte<l bothi", her ohe pi'" ""'",,1011'd
t h Ink h• • own peronto .... .. r<>l", tel """"n th eir only
obo"lde... That ·
how h.rd It ,
h1 I ""I'M out l' lIlfhi..... I didn't kno"

do..,.hUlr . Sh e r.lt .",und for th o bo'''''''

of 1M boby . ub I remember I kept " . "'hiltll ,he br... bend."" conductor

..1mecI dow". Her , ..", ._heeI

.i th her hot!' found II . br""" he_If . p l... il .. nd ' i....111
011' . bi,.
Sh. elidn't IooJ< eo
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• ••, . While I .... .. ""'" "."'hlllll the ...."" the cima
... lookod lib oM r..bouaht o.dcI1 ~I elWIlt her. performers - . . P"I' throu.Ih their oda, bul I ..... 't
I chod.:l tlllder MotnalJ". .Ibow .Dd oIf.... Xtttio "'1 "';nc . tl}' Olle nriooo to theaI .Dd .. ...iooecI _ of tho
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to hard eo • ~ .... dutcboo • •• otn., I f.1t • IWod the _ lie 01. the <it-cut, tho briP' ,....,.. . Dd hri&bt
- ' 7 I. her, ~ .. '" me of 011 -W, boIcIi"' to Iichto. tho _utifnl ""'l* """ .....- tho ri , tho hIP
1_ ...... ...101 with her tiD1
tho ....,. _
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curtain.
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i t h yellow ...."", ••me 0'" fftllll behind. • rood
tined up . 10"" both . iM. of the ""rtal" .nd
lhen th.i, ohi<lf. who 10. . .....r ing • bl. ok ."It.....
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in e loud Thoen hefld bepn to plq --r f- .
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bella. left . . e hlUldreil et e time. aDd ..tehiltc lhnI. 'nleft
be ..-.I fooli. . ........,j wiLh • et:riped ~ ...... hul1i,.
it. ..16. . it hie bed. ticki. . it u p ...itII Me ~ ....
ell .... ti-. the ......, o&/IppOool ..iii", up aDd hie
body_ V.... ·" think it .... ~ . It ..... ,...lJ,. _
thi.... All of e oud<ko he l - . I the IUiped bell into the
. " dience. Thu ·1 ...hen the r"n reilly bqln. beeou.. t .. ""'t
It end th.... it to Velel')'. He th ...... it to Miohe. MWIe
decid<d to thro... it to the ""n d _. but miMOd Ind hit ....
hi.- dru'" inoteed. 84,../ ".. drummer pi. mad end t - "
the t.lJ ~ ICI the iuaIor. hut it fell ohort . nd hil • Iod7o
ltIiNo. boodr.i", it I I ' 1 d WI - " ' <6eoI Ie.....i. .. We
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n.. ........ho did _ <&me lUI aDd ol>outed
-..ethi", I .....ldo' fId. I ldn' make lUI e oincle
. ord of .hot he'" ..id. The 1.00 II.Irted pie""" eplo.. II
WI • .,,,,,,thi nr lively but not .. flot ... hefore.
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pretty (in before_ She hod On . l ilv... dreM I nd. filmy .. pe.
She t..d 10... I ...... whidl waved li"e I biN. Shoe jumped
oatil the h_ _ .1 IIoO<>d then. Then obo MIrted
nmDiIlC lID iL I thoual>l ohe . ... ro&nI to jump off it opi• •
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if obi . .. on I omooth 1100, _ n.. hI... 1.11 tool< ' -
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 On Sunday Daddy """Idn', go, Snme ef the mrn f",m his "C<>m. 00, Daddy. LeI'. find out wh.....be il."
offioo "" me OVeT . "Indeed. Whr ... can oha be? Let'. buy a program." Daddy
They had charta . pread out all ovee and .houted and ....mad quite plaaaad , lie looked a round, .."ilad . nd aold,
smoked, and d....nk too ond stayed very l.te. When they "Ah. how ' love tbe d"",. ' The eire"" ... ell. make my head
finally left, Mommy had a ..,Iittirlll' h...dache. A. Daddy ..1UI ~,m •
rolli ng up hill charta he &aid, We want out inlO the foyee. It wa• •.". crowded. Vaadon
"We'll go Deal Suoday, Denn ill. My ..o>td of honor'- we'" ...Iling candy and soft drinb. The .... ll. ...e... hUf\ll
I don't kno.. how !.hat week paased, hecawre a ll I did .... with tigen' m ugs. Wa finally lound aD uoher ..1>0 w• •
..ait lor Sunday, Doddy didn't 1001 me tbill li me. lie gnt "" ""lli ng prog....m•. Daddy bought one, I wa' too impotient to
tickel.o in the oecond ro" . I wso glad we we... aitti ng "" do... "'ait till ho'd .... d it through "" I . oked the uoher,
10 the ri"ll. The perform . """ bege n. I kept wa iting for tbe -C-.n you tell me ..hen the gi rl on the ball ill 001"
gid on !.he hall , hut the mo.o who announced th. program "What gielr
k ~ p.......nting othee oeta. one olte e onothe r, hut not the "It oay. he..., 'Tanya Voroo","v. Bal. ncing Act on a Ball:
giel. I"lUI "" jittery- I wu t...mbling. I waH dylrlll' lor Daddy When'n . be he on:'" Daddy asked
10 .... how wonderful aho W IUI whon abe dooced on hee hlue "Ohl You moan Tanya? Sh. 's gone. They've gone on ""'-r.
ball in het silver d..... ond filmy rope . Each t ime the You juat misaed them"
a onouncer appeand I whi opel'rd, I W IUI . peechl....
"lIe11 a nnou n"" her now!" "We'.a hero ",. it ing to ... bee th_ poIIt two weeu ,"
But h. ...mad to be announcing othae acts jU3t 'oe . pite. I Daddy ..id, "ond now you say abo'. gooe."
w"" beginning 10 hOIA> him . "Yea. She'. gone, She loft with her po...nl.o. lI er P'",oto
"I wioh hod abut upl Wbo!'. h. announcing? That'. Dot a", "Th" Plying VorootBoVl'. Ever hoar of them? Too bad.
in tel'e9li ng!'" I kept oaying. Thoy jU3t left yeoterdoy."
Dadd,y had bis ey"" on the ri ng. Each t ime he'd oay, "Step "The",! See , Daddy?"
La lking. If. 0 wonderful . rt'- "' didn't lnow abed he lea. ing. Whot a shame, The ...'.
I decided he didn't Jr. ""w m uch about the clrcl1!l it be could notb if\ll ",e c.n do about it thoo," Daddy aoid.
like those kind of 0""'., oould jua' imagine wh.t ha'd 88J' "Are you abl;olutely, pooit i.ely . ure she'. gone?" I aakad
when be oaw the girl On the ball. He'd probably jump up and the· uabar.
hit Ute ceiling. "Abeolulely."
Then the 'nnouncee ""me out ond obouwl in bia " ....nge "And you don't even kno....h".... she i. r
kind of voice, "In·tee· mia-oion!'" "'Thoy've !lOne to Vr..di_lOk.~
I "'lUI ",unne<!. lntermi..ion? How oom.? The lion a<:l Sn that'. ..here thoy wO"'" Vl.divostok. It wu "" lac
..ould go 00 alter ioteneiaoioo. Wbe... ..... tbe gi rl 00 th. away. At the for adge of the map, way off on the right-ha nd
hal]? Why hadn't ab. 00"'" on' W.. abe aick' What if aha'd . ide.
lallen ofl the ball and broken her lelf? "W. so fac aw.y" I sa id.
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Tb ~ uah ~ ••uddenly _ DMd In. hu,...,.. · Y.... ll lin . to 80
to y..... K.h !lOW . '"'" liph nre dim miJlll." oh ~ .. id,
'"Co>tM on, ))en.o ;" l N ~' I ill lJl ~ lion .cr.. D<>n't ,..... .. n t to
lIN. I""... ".....17 COfll~ onr DadcIy ..id.
- Let'. ro home. DMdy."
-rtuot '• • a ift "--d',..... .
",.",.he. .... Hoed. W. _ t t to the c1... iI.nlom. JOt OIU
.....h llJIod left, W l11.i . olowly . Iong the knn! .
AI• • 10......hilo I ..ill,
"V1adi..-ok Ie .. ' ar ...., f...... w - on tho IIIIp II
,..... CI" ... It l1 teke ._ to 1ft thrR by tnlL-
Dooddy did n't IIJ' oayth..... He _ _ to "" th iw•
• bout -m• . W. bpi 1m ~. Afte r . . .hi" I
. .... . 1>' II • t ' M theft .... oUpIa-. ..... . IDIi lIill,
- _ itlllOliy tU.o thrM haotro by pbllol.-
DoIdod1 didD't .,. aaythiac thio timr, oithor. He ...
walki:ac ......, looWl• . , und. WhoB ... J'IIl Ie o-t1
su- "" lIill,
-Let'. . . to tho ico ..........rior. W. ll - * r ' - ..... joo•
...tr.. Whot ofyou .yr
., ....'1 rftl lito it. Doddy."
"'lboy'.-e roc • oafl dri... thof'I Clned &ibL I'M _
lUted . nytlli. like it ill- .., mo.·
.. fUlly- .....'t fH I lito it. Dooddy."
He didn't try to <'OIJ[ _ . H. bop.. ...lti. f_ . nd
eq.-..d Illy .... II.d .. han! it bun. 1 <X>Uld !.my u.,. up
..ith him. Why .... ho • • 1t i. . . ' &IIt? ~ didn't "" My
.l\1Ibinc' l loot ed up n bi.... Hio f "", ........., ""riouo . nd
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