All his life, from when he was a
mighty tiny baby . . .
to a
mighty
titchy toddler . . .
to a
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mighty small mouse . . .
This is Max Small.
Max has had a
mighty BIG secret.
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And the squirrel stick-up men pinched his pants and left him tied to a daffodil.
the Cat Burglar didn’t hear him, and trod on his toes.
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And he hung up his cape and stopped being a superhero.
UNTIL . . .
the circus came to town. The band oompahed down Main Street.
There were fire-eaters and fireworks for the great parade. And the townspeople were so excited that . . .
and gave the gold to the Tower of Clowns who were wobbling and waiting on their getaway unicycle.
Well, almost no one noticed. no one noticed Sam the Strongman bending the bars of the bank so he could steal all the bags of gold . . .
.. n ow t he t e ov b a igh h ed o t Walker, who ti p pe o tr h ig T e th m o T g erin and toss them to Tott
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Max was so scared, but he just couldn’t let them get away!
So he put on his suit and cape . . .
his little boots . . .
But the clowns didn’t hear him.
e leapt into action, c ryin g,
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his gloves . . .
and his mask. And that made him feel braver.
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And held on tight . . .