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Anno ond her mother ore woiting to meet Tim of the troin stotion.

This is Tim's first visit to the big city.

Tim is in Anno's flot, of the top of o toll building. He's very excited.

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The next morning, Anno ond T¡m ore on the Underground. Anno is toking Tim to o roller disco. There ore so mony people on the Underground. It's dirty ond crowded, ond they con't sit down. They hove to stond oll the woy to the roller disco. Tim is getting ve ry ti red .

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"Isn't ¡t greot?" soys Anno. "I come here every week with my friends. Isn't the mus¡c wonde rf ul? "

"The mus¡c is too loud!" soys Tim. " Put on your rollerblodes ond let's go!" " But everyone i5 skoting so fost! I con't kote thot fost!"

you enjoy the roller disco?" osks Anno.

"It wos OK." "I'm so thirsty. I reolly need this drink. " "Whot's it colled?" osks Tim. "It's o Timbuktu Twist. " "It looks greot! How do you drink ¡t?"

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"I hope you hod o good time," soys An no.

"It wos OK, thonk you. It's your turn to visit me in the country next time. " "OK. Thot sounds wonderful."

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Anno is visiting Tim in the country for the first time. Tim's fother is driving them home f rom the tro in stotion. An no is excited. She loves onimols, so she wonts to see the form.

"Welcome to the country!" soys Tim. He wonts to show Anno everything on the fo rm. Ă&#x17E;

At the fo rm, An no to kes some photos. " It's so beoutiful here!" soys Anno. " Look of oll the onimols. " "Yes, we hove cows, sheep, chickens, ducks, ond o pony colled Stor. " "You're so lucky, Tim!" Tim tokes Anno's bogs inside.

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It's nine o'clock. Everyone except Anno is osleep. Her eyes ore wide open but she con't see onything becouse it's so dork. She con heor the form onimols. There's on owl of the window. It mokes o sound like o ghost.

Anno is afraยกd. There ore not so mony noisy

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The next doy, Tim ond Anno ore outside. It's cr beoutiful doy. Tยกm shows Anno how to ride Stor, the pony. Tim rides very well. It looks eosy. Now it's Anno's turn, but it's not thot eosy. Stor jumps oround ond Anno is o

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"Wow, |ou cought o big one," soys Tim. The fish pulls ond pulls. Tim wonts to help

Loter Tim tokes Anno out in o boot. They ore both fishing. Tim goes fishing o lot, but this is Anno's first time.

"Are you sure there ore fish in this pon d?" osks Anno. "I'm getting bored. " " Bored? )ust wait o few more minutes. "

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