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Harry’s Second Try

The next day the lady next door sang some more.
Harry’s ears hurt more than ever.
He went for a walk.
After he had walked for a long time he heard a wonderful sound.
“Oompah! Oompah! Oompah! Oompah!”
It was low and lovely.
Then Harry saw what it was.
It was the big horn in the Firemen’s Band.
The big horn was even softer and lower than the cows mooing.
Harry walked along listening.
He wished the lady next door would sing like the big horn.
Then he saw the leader of the band.
The leader threw his stick into the air.
Harry watched.
Suddenly he had an idea.
The next time the stick went into the air, Harry caught it.
Harry ran in front of the band.
The leader ran after Harry—and the band ran after the leader.
Soon the leader was all out of breath.
He stopped running.
But the band ran after Harry.
The men played as they ran.
Harry led them all down the main street of town.
They passed the school, the library and the fire house.
Harry stopped the band in front of the lady’s house.
She was still singing.
The big horn player played even softer and lower than before.
He blew and blew and blew right under her window.
But it did not do any good.
The lady next door went on singing.
She sang higher and louder than ever.
When the leader got there he had Harry’s family with him.
Harry gave the stick back.
That night, he slept in the dog house again.

Harry’s First Try

He ran until he came to a quiet spot.
He dropped the music and lay down.
Soon he fell asleep.
In a little while, something woke Harry up.
All around him were cows mooing.
They mooed very low notes.
Harry listened.
He thought the cows made beautiful music.
He had never heard anything so soft and low.
He wished the lady next door would sing like the cows.
Suddenly Harry had an idea.
He rounded up all the cows.
He barked at their heels.
Down the road they went.
Harry barked and the cows mooed.
They ran on and on.
They ran down the main street of town.
They passed the school, the library and the fire house.
When they came to Harry’s House, the lady was still singing.
Harry ran ahead and stopped the cows.
They went on mooing.
They mooed and mooed and mooed.
They all mooed soft and low.
The cows mooed for a long time but it did not do any good.
The lady next door went on singing.
She sang higher and louder than ever.
Harry’s family called the man who owned the cows.
He came and took them home.
That night, Harry slept in the dog house.

It`s almost Father`s Day,
and Little Sister and I are planning a big surprise for Dad and Grandpa.
"What are you two up to?" asks Dad.
"Nothing." we say.
You have to be very careful to keep your Father`s Day plans top secret--especially from your dad.
First, we make big, huge, super-duper Father`s Day cards for Dad and Grandpa.
You need lots of stuff to make the cards really good.
"Yikes! Be careful, Little Critter!" yells Little Sister.
Oops! This glue sure is sticky!
Next, Mom takes us shopping for Father`s Day presents.
Dads and Grandpas like getting presents,
but you have to make sure you pick just the right ones.
Wow!
"This is cool! Dad will love it!"
On Father`s Day, Little Sister and I wake up really early,
so we can make a special Father`s Day breakfast just for Dad.
Uh-oh!
I clean up the mess. 1,2,3!
"Happy Father`s Day, Dad!" Little Sister and I shout.
"Whoa!"
"It still tastes good, Dad."
When Grandma and Grandpa come over,
Little Sister and I put on a special Father`s Day magic show!
"I will now pull a rabbit out of the hat!"
"Oh, hello, Mouse!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, for my next trick, I will saw Little Sister in half!" I say.
"Ta-da!"
Then, Little Sister gives me a big drumroll.
"And finally, I will pull a quarter out of Grandpa`s ear!" I say.
"Ta-da! I mean, flowers!" I say.
Then we have a big Father`s Day lunch.
Little Sister and I give Dad and Grandpa the cards we made and the presents we bought.
"Happy Father`s Day, Dad and Grandpa!" we say.

Mom took me to the dentist.
She said I needed a checkup.
I didn&`&t need a checkup.
My teeth were just fine.
But we went anyway.
At the dentist&`&s office we met the nurse.
She gave us a great big smile.
I think she was showing off her teeth.
The dentist wasn&`&t ready to see me,
so we sat in the waiting room.
Other kids were there,too.
One of the bigger kids had wires all over her teeth.
Mom said they were braces.
I thought they were neat.
I hoped I would get braces.
We had to wait a long time but there were toys to play with...
...and books to read.
When it was my turn, the nurse came to get me.
I had to see the dentist all by myself.
But I didn&`&t mind--too much.
We went into a really weird room.
It looked like a spaceship.
I sat in a funny chair.
It was called a dentist chair.
The nurse put a bib on me.
Then the nurse said that she was going to clean my teeth.
It tickled a lot.
She told me to spit in the sink.
No grown-up had ever asked me to spit before.
That was cool!
Next she took pictures of my teeth.
They were called X-rays.
Just like Super Critter&`&s X-ray vision.
Then the dentist came in.
He looked inside my mouth with a little mirror on a stick.
The pictures of my teeth were ready.
So the dentist called in my mom and we all looked at the pictures of my teeth.
The dentist said I had one cavity and that he could fix it right then.
They put me back in the dentist chair.
The dentist told me he was going to give me something so I wouldn&`&t feel anything.
I closed my eyes real tight and counted to ten.
Before I knew it, the dentist said it was all over.
I hardly felt anything.
Yuck, then my mouth went numb.
It was weird; I couldn&`&t feel my tongue.
Then the dentist said he was going to drill a hole in my tooth and clean out my cavity.
There was a lot of noise in my mouth.
But it didn&`&t hurt.
When the dentist finished, he sent me out to my mom.
The nurse gave me a treat for free.
You know, going to the dentist wasn&`&t so bad.
It just made me tired.

We like to play with trucks.
When I get bigger, I'm going to drive a dump truck...
I climb up the side of my truck to get into the cab.
Then I turn on the engine Vroom! Vroom!
I beep my horn and wave to everyone!
Beep! Beep! I drive to a construction site.
The digger fills up my dump truck with rocks and dirt.
I drive the dirt and rocks away...
...and dump them out.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The bulldozer rolls over the dirt and rocks.
I drive to another place, where the digger fills my bed with little rocks called gravel.
I dump the gravel at a different construction site where a new building is being built.
All day long I drive my dump truck back and forth, carrying loads...
...and dumping them.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
It's fun to play with trucks.
Beep! Beep! Vroom! Vroom! Whoosh! Whoosh!