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Four little Blossoms at Brookside Farm - Tim And Angi

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88 <strong>Four</strong> Little <strong>Blossoms</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Brookside</strong> <strong>Farm</strong><br />

A shriek from Dot startled them all.<br />

"I saw a snake!" she cried, running to Meg.<br />

"A horrid, nasty <strong>little</strong> green one. <strong>And</strong> now Fve<br />

lost my flowers!"<br />

Sure enough, the bouquet she had been picking<br />

was sc<strong>at</strong>tered in all directions.<br />

"Don't you care," Meg comforted her. "It<br />

was only a baby w<strong>at</strong>er snake. Aunt Polly told<br />

Mother th<strong>at</strong>'s the only kind th<strong>at</strong> lives round<br />

here. Honestly, snakes are all right, Dot. Lots<br />

of people don't mind 'em a bit."<br />

"Well, I do," said Dot decidedly. "They<br />

wiggle so.<br />

Let's go home anyway."<br />

"I think we'd better," announced Bobby. "I<br />

don't know wh<strong>at</strong> time it is, but I guess there's<br />

no use looking for the raft any more."<br />

"The raft?" echoed Meg. "Oh Bobby,<br />

where is<br />

the brook?"<br />

Bobby grinned a <strong>little</strong> sheepishly.<br />

"We forgot about the raft, didn't we?" he<br />

said. "Let's see—we came down th<strong>at</strong> p<strong>at</strong>h<br />

the brook must be over there. Come on, Dot,<br />

we're going home."<br />

Dot s<strong>at</strong> down on the ground and began to cry.

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