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Picture - Looking for Shoes in the Garden - by Nigel A, JAMES
A Tale of Two Shoes
A Tale of Two Shoes
Last week,
Gerald Berger told me the following story. A story that was both
annoying and funny. A tale about something to eat.
It had been
a horrible day. Cold, wet, and windy. And, Gerald's way home had
been puddle after puddle and ankle deep mud to get stuck in.
And, so, to
cut a long story short, Gerald Berger left his shoes out on the
terrace. He'd clean them next morning.
And, the
next day was sunny and nice with no clouds in the sky. Gerald Berger
felt great and he went out to bring in his shoes. But, there on the
terrace was only one shoe. The left one had gone. Disappeared into
thin air.
And, Gerald
and Erika searched high and low for the shoe. And, there, in the
shade of a tree was the shoe. All's well that ends well.
But, all's
well that ends well was very short lived. Gerald's brand new left
shoe had been eaten alive! All that was left was a half eaten sole
and a badly gnawed heel. Then, feeling just a little bit angry,
Gerald threw away the remains of his shoe.
But, what
was Gerald to do with his remaining right shoe? He could give it
away to a friend with only one leg. The shoe, after all, had only
been worn for 4 very short hours. But, then Gerald remembered. His
friend's only leg was his left leg. And, a right-hand shoe on a left
leg would be no good at all. And, so, Gerald decided to be nice to
the foxes. And, Gerald's right shoe disappeared in the night. 2 very
good shoes, 2 very good meals, and a family of foxes that had shoes
for their dinner.
Of course,
Gerald wasn't angry for long. In the cellar was a box of old shoes.
Maybe, the foxes could eat them as well. Gerald smiled and went on
his way.
Vocabulary
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gnawed
- abgenagte
tale
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Picture - Looking for Shoes in the Garden - by Nigel A. JAMES
