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THE GLORIOUS WHITE WASHER

“Tom!”
No answer.

“Tom!”

“Where can he be?” Aunt Polly asked herself. “He must be somewhere here.”

She went to the door, looked out into the garden and then shouted again, “Tom! Tom!”
No answer.

The old lady stood there thoughtfully . Suddenly she heard a sound behind her. She turned

around quickly. There was Tom near the cupboard door. There was jam all over his mouth.
“What have you been doing?” Aunt Polly asked angrily. When Tom did not answer, she
went on, “You’ve been stealing the jam again. Don’t tell me that you haven’t. Haven’t I

told you a hundred times to keep away from that cupboard? Where’s my stick?” Aunt Polly
took her stick and raised it high. She was about to strike Tom hard.

“Look behind you, Auntie”, shouted Tom.

Aunt Polly looked behind her. This was Tom’s chance.
He rushed out of the house. He climbed over the fence . Soon he was far away.

thoughtfully : thinking deeply
suddenly : quickly and unexpectedly
fence : a wall for enclosing

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