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　　NoisyNeighbours

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　　MrFlinch

　　Inagrim,greyhouseinagrim,greytownlivedanunhappyman.

　　ItwasnothisgreyhousethatmadeMrFlinchunhappy.Itwasnotthathewaspoor,becausehewasnot.MrFlinchwasamiser.Henevergaveawayapenny.(Henevergaveawayasmileeither.)Hewasameanandmiserableman.

　　MrFlinchwasmiserablebecauseofhisneighbours.

　　OnonesideofMrFlinch鈥檚grim,greyhousestoodajollyredone.ItbelongedtoCarlClutchwhomendedcars.

　　Carllovedcars鈥andmotorbikesandvansandlorries.Everymorning,MrFlinchwokeuptohearhammersbanging,spannersclangingandenginesrevving.Thewholestreetshookwiththenoise.

　　Ontheotherside,inabrightbluehouse,livedamusicteachercalledPoppyPlink.Eachmorning,Poppysatdownandplayedgrandtunesonhergrandpiano.Afterbreakfast,herstudentsstartedtoarrive.

　　Violinsscreeched,drumsthunderedandbassoonsbellowed.MrFlinchshuthiswindow,butthenoisestillcamethroughthewall.Brum鈥brum,tootle鈥toot,bang!Hiswholehouseshookandshivered.

　　Heputhisfingersinhisears.

　　Herappedonthewall鈥buthisneighboursdidnothear.

　　Theywerefartoohappy.Theyweremendingcarsandmakingmusic,andtheylovedtheirwork.

　　Brum鈥brum,tootle鈥toot,bang!

　　MrFlinchraprappeduntilhemadeholesinhiswallpaper.Itdidnogood.

　　MrFlinchlockedhimselfinacupboard.Hewoundoldtowelsroundhishead.

　　Hewroteangryletters,buttorethemallup.鈥Stampscostfartoomuchmoney!鈥hesaid.

　　Eveninbed,heworeahattokeepoutthenoise.

　　Butthecarsstillrevvedandthemusicstilljangled.

　　MrFlinchwasthegreyfillinginanoisesandwich.

　　鈥楾hiscan鈥檛goon,鈥Flinchthoughttohimself.Heevenshouteditoutloud:

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　　NastyTricks

　　MrFlinchwentnextdoortoCarl鈥檚house.Carlwasmendingcars.Itwaseasytosneakintohiskitchenandputadeadratinthefridge.

　　鈥楾hatwillgetridofhim!鈥saidFlinch,andsmiledanastysmile.鈥楴obodywantstoliveinahousewithrats!鈥橖br/>Atmidnight,MrFlinchclimbedontohisroofand鈥carefully,carefully鈥crawledacrossthetiles.HeputhisheaddownPoppy鈥檚chimneyandgavealong,loud,鈥楬ooowooowoooo!鈥橖br/>鈥楾hatwillgetrideofher,鈥hesaidwithagrimgrin.鈥楴obodywantstoliveinahousewithghosts!鈥橖br/>Thenheclimbedbackintobed.

　　Nextmorning,MrFlinchwoketoaHUGEnoise.Carsandlorrieswerestoppingoutside.Helookedoutofhiswindow.

　　Carlwassittingoutsideintherood,withatable,akettle,aloafofbreadandabottleoftomatosauce.

　　CarlcalledtoMrFlinch,鈥楥an鈥檛usemykitchentoday!Rays,urgh!Mymumiscleaningup.Shetoldmetoeatmybreakfastoutside.That鈥檚howIgotthisgreatidea!Take鈥awaybreakfast!Driverscanstophereandbuybreakfast.鈥橖br/>Justthen,PoppyPlinkcamerunningoutofherbluefrontdoor.鈥極h,MrFlinch!Oh,Carl!Guesswhathappenedlastnight!鈥橖br/>鈥業giveup,鈥saidMrFlinch,withasumgsmirk.鈥楧otell.鈥橖br/>Poppybeamedwithjoy.鈥楲astnight,anglessangdownmychimney!Theydid,Ipromise!鈥Shefrowned.鈥楤utthemusicwasn鈥檛verygood!Ithinktheywantsomenewsongstosing!I鈥檓suretheywantmetowritethem,andIshall!OhIshall!鈥橖br/>Shedid.

　　Poppystillhadtoteach