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“Nothing,” said Billy. “Bed time,” said Billy’s mother. There was a little hatchet by the fireplace. Billy’s father used it for splitting kindling. Billy took it to bed with him. “May I leave the light on?” he asked. §§ “You know you’re too big for that,” said Billy’s mother. Billy’s room was dark. The house was quiet. Something was in the closet, thumping. It sounded big. §§ Billy got out of bed and pushed his dresser against the closet door. It was heavy and hard to move. It wasn’t heavy enough, though. At about midnight the dresser began to slide. The closet door creaked open. Billy hid under the covers, but the ant knew where to find him. It was as big as a man. It had a sharp snout and huge pincers. It had long hairy legs. It climbed up onto the bed and pulled at the covers with its pincers. It pulled them off. Billy swung the hatchet. He chopped off two legs but the ant kept coming. Billy swung again and the ant grabbed the hatchet with its sharp snout and snapped it in half. 10
Then it snapped Billy in half. “Where’s Billy?” asked Billy’s father, the next day, when he got home. “The ants ate him,” said Billy’s mother. §§ “Those little devils,” said Billy’s father. “That Billy was a nice boy. Look. I even brought him a present.” He took it out of the bag. It was an ant farm. Billy’s mother held it up to the light. “Billy wouldn’t have liked it anyway,” she said. “They’re all dead.” 11
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Page 5 and 6: BILLY AND THE ANTS It was a beautif
Page 7 and 8: “Coming!” he said. §§ “Your
Page 9: There was an ant between him and th
Page 14 and 15: “I never said that,” said the f
Page 16 and 17: “He doesn’t do things,” said
Page 18 and 19: “No you didn’t,” Billy said.
Page 20 and 21: “Of course not,” said the fairy
Page 23 and 24: BILLY AND THE BULLDOZER Billy had a
Page 25 and 26: The sand was already dry. Some of i
Page 27: “What happened next door?” aske
Page 30 and 31: “Hey,” said Billy. The unicorn
Page 32 and 33: “After you go to bed,” said the
Page 34 and 35: “Girls like unicorns,” said Bil
Page 37 and 38: BILLY AND THE SPACEMEN “Look what
Page 39 and 40: “It’s a spear,” said the spac
Page 41: Billy knocked them into the water w
Page 44 and 45: “Of course not,” said Clyde.
Page 46 and 47: “Playing with dolls,” said Bill
Page 48 and 49: “I’m sorry I called you a sissy
Page 50: “We all make mistakes,” said th
Page 53 and 54: They gave Billy an axe and a long o
Page 55 and 56: As soon as he stepped ashore, Billy
Page 58 and 59: BILLY AND THE TIME SKATEBOARD “Go
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He grabbed it back. He pointed it t
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BILLY AND THE TALKING PLANT One day
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He took the magazine to the store a
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“Eat your turkey,” said Billy
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“Nothing,” said Billy. “We go
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Billy hid behind the garbage can.
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”You are too big,” said Billy.
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After a while Billy got hungry. “
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He got his gun out of the closet. I
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The clowns made Billy’s father la
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BILLY AND THE FLYING SAUCER “Hey,
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“Sorry,” said Vernon. He held u
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“You must be hooked,” said the
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BILLY AND THE WITHC One day Billy
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“Late again!” said Billy’s mo
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He shot her through the head. He wa
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BILLY IN DINOSAUR CITY “Pack up y
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The next day Billy went to dinosaur
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The next day, Billy took his magazi
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“Aren’t you going to school?”
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