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Pictorial<br />
The tree house<br />
Aileen and I have a tree house. The cabin sits firmly on a rectangular platform<br />
mounted upon the spreading branches of an old tree. It has a door and three<br />
window holes. The window holes are covered by shutter boards. Sticks prop them<br />
upwards. The platform has patio space on two of its sides. Aileen put four f<strong>low</strong>er<br />
pots on the patio under the windows. Each has lovely f<strong>low</strong>ers. She keeps a watering<br />
can near them. We climb up to the tree house by a rope ladder hung from the patio.<br />
The ladder is made of two thick ropes with planks tied on by cross-over knots. A<br />
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pulley is mounted on the side wall. The pulley has a strong rope going <strong>through</strong> it<br />
down to a big hook and a basket be<strong>low</strong>. We load the basket and pull the rope to<br />
lift things to the platform. We close the door and windows when we leave. If we<br />
don’t, birds turn our tidy tree house into a messy birdhouse! Usually, three of them<br />
are waiting on the roof. Our cat Kevin always stays casually on the ground, but he<br />
watches them.<br />
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COMPREHENSION THROUGH CLOZE <strong>Book</strong> 4 978-1-922426-73-4 R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricpublications.com.au
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