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Submitted to Contest #125
It was the 4th of July and most of the family had already sat down to enjoy their hotdogs, cheeseburgers, and party potatoes. But in the backyard was a little girl, Millie, watching her big brother Gus, as he used their little jungle gym to climb up onto the roof of the house. Gus was always climbing things just to see if he could, the school flagpole, trees, fences, and this time it was the roof. He climbed onto the top of the jungle gym and reached for the edge of the roof, then he pulled himself up unt...
Evie is lying in bed asleep when suddenly she is woken up by a trumpet-like noise. “What was that? It sounded like an elephant!” she thinks. She waits to hope to hear it again but nothing. “Maybe if I listen at the door, I’ll hear it again,” and then she climbs out of bed and tip toes her way to the door. She presses her ear to the door and waits a minute, but she cannot hear anything. “Maybe if I go into the hall, then I will hear it.” She creeps out into the hallway as quietly as she can. As Evie is ju...
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