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A`out tbl autbor

Tajea @rafcly cevls ej tbl ^lam Destregt, wblrl sbl

wretls, rujs ajd hols rogm gcef`ejh. Wbl es tbl proudowjlr! o" two gbecdrlj, two ra``ets, tbrll gats, ajd a

1#$% &orres &ejor gaccld 'ljry ^ootlc!.

As aj (jhcesb ajd )rljgb tlagblr, sbl bas spljt fajy

bappy ylars ljtlrtaejejh *ajd ldugatejh+ gbecdrlj ej

tbl gcassroof, ajd woucd jow ceml to ljtlrtaej tblftbrouhb `ooms. Wbl es partegucarcy gojglrjld a`out tbl

dlartb o" hood `ooms "or `oys, ajd bas wrettlj Tbl

@oys' Owj @uh Gcu`as aj attlfpt to addrlss tbes.

Tajea!s otblr `ooms ejgcudl tbl Tbl Jajajlttl

advljturls, Tbl Gbejtz tbl Gbebuabua Wtorels, ajd

A Borsl ior Bawtborjs. )occow Tajea ajd blrgbaragtlrs at www.tajea`rafcly.go.um ajd oj

)agl`oom.

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@lltcls

Tbl @oys Owj @uh Gcu` Wlrels

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Jajajlttl ajd tbl Docdrus

Jajajlttl ajd tbl !rl"#lrs

Tbl Gbejtz tbl Gbebuabua Wtorels

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@ores ajd tbl Wtah@lltcls

Tbl @oys Owj @uh Gcu` Wlrels

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Tbl rehbt oi Tajea @rafcly to `l edljteield as autbor

oi tbes worm bas `llj asslrtld `y blr ej aggordajglwetb slgteoj 88 ajd 82 oi tbl Gopyrehbt, Dlsehjsajd ^atljts Agt !22"

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% @oy @orld ajd "ross

@orejh, `orejh, `orejh, gbajtld 1taj, wbo was

`orld"

5l starld out oi tbl wejdow ajd wojdlrld

wbat to do wetb befslci"

&t was 1aturday, wbegb was jorfaccy a hood

day" ;jcy, 1taj bad `romlj bes arf gcef`ejh a

trll aitlr sgbooc oj Tbursday" Tbes flajt bl

goucdj=t ho sweffejh" ;r ho dowj to tbl woodsto

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redl bes `eml wetb bes ireljd, Acl3"

5ow a`out hlttejh oj wetb your sgbooc

pro6lgt: suhhlstld bes /uf" &t=s ojcy your clit

arf ej a scejh" ?ou gaj stecc wretl"

@recceajt, 1taj hroajld" (eitllj (uj (agts

A`out (rajgl" $ot" Tbat=s dou`cl pcus `orejh"

$l#lr fejd, saed bes Dad, puttejh a ylccow

pcasteg `ugmlt oj tbl ta`cl" Tblrl was a pegturl oi

1pojhl@o` 10uarl^ajts oj tbl sedl" 5lrl, iecc

tbes wetb scuhs ior fl"

7by: asmld 1taj"

@lgausl &=cc pay you, rlpceld bes iatblr"

7bat wetb: asmld 1taj, wbo dedj=t rlaccy

ujdlrstajd fojly #lry wlcc"

9cad you asmld, saed Dad" 5ow a`outNgbogocatl irohs:

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5l put tbrll oj tbl ta`cl jl3t to tbl `ugmlt"

1taj goucd jl#lr rlsest tblsl" 5es foutb startld

to watlr"

1cuh bujtejh, futtlrld 1taj" @orejh"

@ut bl wljt to put oj bes wlccels ajyway"

1ejgl tblrl=s jotbejh lcsl to do, bl hruf`cld"

5es /uf sfecld ajd pattld bes blad, ceml bl

was a doh"

9ood `oy, sbl saed"

7ooi, `armld 1taj"

/uf hrejjld"

1o 1taj fopld oii ejto tbl hardlj to gocclgt

scuhs" Tbly wlrl l#lrywblrl" 5l ioujd ie#l

bedejh ujdlr a straw`lrry clai, lehbt scetblrejh

agross tbl hardlj patb, ajd tbrll je `cejh aclttugl" 1taj droppld tblf ejto bes 1pojhl@o`

`ugmlt, tblj wojdlrld wbat to do wetb tblf"

5es parljts usuaccy wacmld dowj tbl cajl ajd

tossld tblf ejto tbl bldhl" 1taj goucdj=t `l

`otblrld" Ajyway, et sllfld a sbafl jot to do

sofltbejh wetb tblf jow bl=d gocclgtld tblf" 5l

dlgedld to `uecd tbl scuhs a `uh bousl"

@ut jo fattlr bow bard bl treld, et 6ust

woucdj=t worm" To start wetb, tbl pelgl oi `arm bl

was usejh ior a rooi mlpt iaccejh oii" Tblj, wblj

bl put tbl scuhs ajd sofl otblr `uhs ej, tbly

rliusld to `lba#l"

Tbl scuhs buddcld tohltblr ej a gorjlr" Tbljtbly scefld up tbl waccs ajd mjogmld tbl rooi oii

wetb tbler ajtljjal" Tbl woodcegl gbarhld ior tbl

l3et" Tbly mjogmld lagb otblr dowj as tbly

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oj tbl tberd" Tbly fadl ets clhs ho #lry `ljt"

1top et sboutld 1taj ajhrecy"

@ut tbl woodcegl ajd scuhs ehjorld bef"

Tbl stah `lltcl was l#lj worsl" As sooj as et

saw tbl woodcousl tbat bad `llj mjogmld o#lr, et

put ets blad dowj ajd gbarhld"

9rrr sboutld 1taj" @lba#l

Tbl stah `lltcl turjld ets blad ajd ha#l 1taja coom" $ot a gbajgl, pac,= et sllfld to say, ajd

garreld oj" &ts ajtljjal boomld ujdlr tbl tuffy

oi tbl iacclj woodcousl" @y sofl cugmy gbajgl,

tbes iceppld tbl woodcousl tbl rehbt way up" Tbl

woodcousl rlacesld et was bes cugmy day" &t

sguttcld oii as iast as ets `ljt clhs woucd garry et"

Tbl stah `lltcl ioccowld"Gofl `agm bowcld 1taj"

@ut oi goursl, tbly dedj=t"

1taj stofpld oii ejto tbl bousl"

/uf, bl ylccld, gaj & ba#l a drejm, pclasl:

&=f jot `orld jow, `ut & af acc bot ajd `otblrld"Tbosl stuped `uhs 6ust woj=t do as tbly=rl tocd,

ajd N ob"

1taj starld" $l3t to /uf was a sgruiiy

coomejh faj ej sajdacs wetb a `lard ajd derty

toljaecs"

5lcco, saed 1taj, lyejh bef garliuccy" ?ou

coom ceml you jlld a `atb"

ust wbat your fotblr saed, ahrlld tbl

strajhlr"

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& do, as et bappljs, ahrlld tbl hru``y faj"

5ow ded you hulss:

4asy, saed tbl `oy" @lgausl you=rl iectby"

1taj sgocdld bes fotblr" Doj=t `l rudl"

& wasj=t, protlstld 1taj" & was 6ust tlccejh

tbl trutb" Ajyojl wbo cemls `uhs acways hlts

iectby, gos tbly spljd acc tbler tefl dehhejh

aroujd ej tbl dert"

Tbl faj joddld bes blad" &t fadl bes `lard

sbaml"

& hatblr your `uhs arlj=t doejh as tbly=rl

tocd, saed tbl faj wbo, 1taj=s fotblr saed, was

bes Ljgcl uceaj"

Tbly arl jot1taj sgowcld, grossld bes arfs ajd stafpld

bes ioot"

9oodjlss goffljtld bes /uf" 1bl put a

hcass oi gocd fecm oj tbl ta`cl ej irojt oi bef" &i

you=rl tbat gross, you=d `lttlr ba#l a `esguet,

too"

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otblr ajd a `orejh ocd Iegb Tla" 1taj lyld bes

ujgcl=s two 6affy dodhlrs"

1wap you, bl suhhlstld"

1tajLjgcl uceaj gbugmcld, ajd passld 1taj bes

`esguets"

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l#lr tbouhbt tbat tbly fehbt jot `l doejh as

tbly=rl tocd `lgausl you=rl jot splamejh tbl rehbt

cajhuahl:

5l bajdld 1taj a `oom"

5lrl, bl saed, rlad tbes"

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@actba'ar @otto(cys @oo) o* @uhs *or@oys

;b, saed 1taj, a `oom"

Doj=t you ceml `ooms: ej0uerld Ljgcl uceaj,

puttejh et oj tbl ta`cl"

& ceml sofl `ooms, 1taj rlpceld" Tbat ojl

cooms ceml our sgbooc pro6lgt"

&t was tatty ajd hru``y ajd iaccejh to pelgls" &tcoomld 6ust ceml sofl oi tbl `ooms at sgbooc tbat

bad `llj iejhlrld `y too fajy 1facc Gbecdrlj"

)1taj, you ujdlrstajd, jo cojhlr goujtld befslci

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as ojl oi tblsl"- 5l dedj=t iajgy tougbejh et, ej

gasl bl gauhbt sofltbejh"

'eml Tbl ^cahul"

;b, pepld up a borre`cl cettcl #oegl `lbejd

tblf" A mjowetacc sort oi #oegl" 7bat a sgruiiy

`oom /ay & sll et:

&t was /ess ^lrilgt ^caet irof jl3t door" 5lr

rlac jafl was /ary@lccl Gcatt, `ut sbl was 6ust

sojlat ajd so tedy ajd sugb a hoody twosbols,

tbat 1taj bad jegmjafld blr /^^ )/ess ^lrilgt^caet- as sooj as bl bad sllj blr" 7bat oj lartb,

bl wojdlrld jow, was sbl doejh blrl:

&=#l gofl to asm ei you ba#l sofl suhar wl

goucd `orrow, /rs" 5arhrla#ls, /^^ saed ej a

jasty, syrupy mejd oi #oegl"

Tbat was ajotblr erretatejh tbejh a`out /^^H awlerd, acelj a`ecety to rlad fejds"

/y /uf=s ej tbl feddcl oi `amejh, sbl

l3pcaejld, ajd sbl=s ruj out"

;i goursl, saed 1taj=s /uf, ruffahejh

tbrouhb gup`oards"

/^^ pegmld up Ljgcl uceaj=s `oom"

7bat a ducc go#lr, sbl dlgcarld, wrejmcejh

up blr josl" Acc fuddygocourld, ajd tblrl=s jo

pegturl" Ajd wbat aj odd tetclH @actbazar

@ottofcys @oom oi @uhs ior @oys, Yocufl

1.?um

1bl opljld tbl `oom" 1taj watgbld blr lylshrow wedlr ajd wedlr as sbl rlad tbl ierst pahl"

7blj sbl hot to tbl ljd, sbl saed, 7lcc ajd

gcosld tbl `oom burreldcy" 1bl put et dowj wetb a

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sbuddlr"

7lcc: asmld 1taj, gureouscy"

7lcc, saed /^^ ahaej, wetb ajotblr sbuddlr"5ow #lry rudl

1taj pegmld tbl `oom up to rlad tbl ierst pahlior befslci" Tbes es wbat bl rladH

@actba'ar @otto(cys@oo) o* @uhs + *or @oys,

E* you arl a $ryejh josyejtlr*lrejh herc you (ust $ut tbes#oo) do!j rehbt jo!, Tbes #oo)es jot *or you- .s$l/eaccy e* youba>l >lry /claj *ejhlrjaecs ajd>lry jlat $caets,

o a!ay rehbt jo! cettcl herc-)&i you rlaccy illc you ba>l to rlad

sofltbejh, try Icorljgl Iajgys Icowlrsajd Iaerels. Ef tocd ets a vlry hood rlad.Ei yourl a herc.

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At tbl `ottof oi tbl pahl tblrl was a

drawejh oi tbrll carhl `lltcls" Tbly wlrl stegmejh

tbler tojhuls out at a #lry gclajcoomejh herc ej aj

ocdiasbeojld pejaiorl drlss" 5lr baer was ej two

cojh pcaets" 5lr iagl was sbogmld"

1taj `urst out cauhbejh"

& ceml tbes `oom bl saed to Ljgcl uceaj" /ay

& `orrow et:

?ou fay ejdlld, bes ujgcl rlpceld"

1taj turjld `agm to tbl tatty irojt go#lr ajd

studeld et garliuccy" &t was, bl tbouhbt, forl scuhgocourld tbaj fuddy gocourld" Tblrl wlrl

strajhl pattlrjs ajd sbapls blrl ajd tblrl, too"

Tbly coomld, 1taj tbouhbt, a `et ceml lyls ajd

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ajtljjal" Tbl go#lr ilct l#lr so scehbtcy scefy to

tbl tougb"

5lrl, saed bes Ljgcl, ruffahejh aroujd ej a

iadld ocd duiicl `ah" 5l bajdld 1taj two o`6lgts"Tblsl wecc blcp you wetb tbl projujgeateoj"

^rojujgeateoj: 1taj ilct `aiicld" 7bat

projujgeateoj:

5l starld at tbl o`6lgts ej bes bajd" Tbly

applarld to `l aj ocd tapl rlgordlr, ajd a

gasslttl tapl"

;i tbl deiilrljt cajhuahls, oi goursl, saed

bes ujgcl, a treicl efpateljtcy" ?ou doj=t l3plgt

acc `uhs to soujd tbl safl, do you: $ow, you scep

tbl tapl ej blrl, ajd prlss tbes ior ^cay=" To

rlwejd, do tbes" 1orry et=s a `et ocdiasbeojld, `ut &

ba#lj=t hot roujd to trajsilrrejh et to GD ylt"

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?ou=cc mjow wblj to turj tbl pahl, `lgausl a

gregmlt gberps"

@lfusld, 1taj tugmld tbl `oom ujdlr bes

scejh, put tbl gasslttl ej bes pogmlt, ajd garreldtbl sfacc tapl rlgordlr up to bes roof"

1tart wetb tbl scuhs, bes ujgcl gaccld aitlr

bef" Tbly=rl `y iar tbl laselst"

9rlat, tbouhbt 1taj" /orl scuhs"

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