Children's Story: Peter and Jane's Adventure
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"I likeit," says Peter. "You've found a "When are we going to see the big
nice one. " garden?" asks Jane. "Can we go today?"
'tYes, you've picked a nice one," says Father says, " We have too much to do
Father. "I think it's lovely. We both like it." today. We'll go over in two days' time. I
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have a talk before he goes. Come on now,
it's five o'clock and time to go home."
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Today, Mother, Father and the children
are going by car to see Mr White and his
house and garden. It is a sunny day.
"What beautiful weather," says Mother,
as she getsinto the car.
"Yes," says Father, "it's a lovely day to
go out in the car." He tells the children the
way that they will go.
Soon the caris going fast along the road. It
goes up over the hill and then down by the
woods. After this it goes by the farm.
The children look out of the windows of
the car and talk . "There's the donk ey," says
Peter.
"Yes, the dear old donkey," says Jane.
"We must go and see him soon.
Then they come to Mr White's house. The
car stops by a door in a wall. The door is
closed. "This is the garden door, " says
Father.
It is a lovely sunny wall. It is yellow, and
there are flowers on the top of the wall. Some
beautiful butterflies are by the flowers.
"I love butterflies, " says Jane.
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Father and Mother go round to the other
door to see Mr White. Peter and Jane wait in
the car by the door in the yellow wall. They
look at the wall and at the lovely blue flowers
and butterflies.
The garden door has PRIVATE on it.
"Can you read what's on the door?" Peter
asks Jane.
"Yes, it's PRIVATE," she saYS.
"I can read PRIVATE, too," says Peter.
"It means people can go in only if they want
to see Mr White."
" Yes, " says Jane T "PRIVATE means that
the door and the garden are for his use only. "
The door is closed, but soon they can hear
some people in the garden. Then the door
opens and they hear their father call.
Peter and Jane push the car door open,
jump out, and go in the,gutd:,.d39t.
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They go on round the garden, and come to "Some of them hide when people come to \
a very big rabbit run. The children look for see them," says Mr White. "trf you came at
the rabbits" night you could see a lot of them."
"There aren't many here, " says Jane, ,,f "It's a good place to keep rabbits," says
can see three. Ontry three. "
Peter. "They have room to run about."
"r can see the heads of two more. Look
over there, " says Peter. "Yes, there's plenty of roonl," says Mr
White. "But three of them got out last
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can see a lot of them as they swim about. long time," says Jane. ''I think they're
Peter puts his hand into the water and one of beautiful."
the fish swims up to it.
"Look, Jane !" says Peter. "I think this
"There's a book about fish at school,"
says Peter. "I had a look at it last week.
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big red and black fish wants something to There were pictures in it of fish just like
eat." these. "
"Don't fall in," says Mother to Peter.
"i{e did fall in some water once," Jane
tells Mr white. "we had to pull him out. His
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Peter and Jane have found some balls in a
box. "I know the game to play with these,"
says Peter. "People play it in the park. "
"Yes," says Jane , "I know children play
this game in the park. tr saw them once. Let's
play it now. We can learn how to do it."
They look up at Mr White and ask him if
they can use the balls for a game.
"Yes," says Mr White, "go on. Have
some fun. We can watch you play from
here. "
The children take some balls out of the box
to play the game. Peter hits his ball. Then
Jane hits hers. At first they arenot very good
atit and one of the balls is lost by some logs. "I like this, " says Peter, "but not as much
They find it and then go on with the game. as cricket. Some people say cricket is a slow
They get better at it as they play. game, but I don't think it's slow."
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Mr White went away last week. Peter and Feter goes back to get the box of apples.
his father are at work in the garden. There He takes it to an old stable at the end of the
has been some bad weather and it has made a garden" Mr White keeps his car in the old
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Peter is under a tree as he picks up some the stable rlow.
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Peter and Jane are in the old stable. There They find a tent, some old pictures , arop
is a room over the stable and Peter wants to hat and a cricket batand cap. Peter takes out
get into it. the cricket bat and the cricket cap.
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says. " Come on, Jane, let's have a look an old Queefl," she says. "It's our Queen's
round up there. It'll be fun. " grandmother."
The two children get into the room. Jane Peter takes out the top hat and puts it on.
opens a window so that they can see. "Look, Jane, " he says.
There is a big black box in the room.
"What can be in there?" asks Peter. "I wish iir:r;r':irr:'i
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Peter and Jane have fun dressing up in Peter has abook about fish . "There ari
the room over the stable. Many children like some fish here like those Mr White has," he
dressing up. says . "I could learn a lot about fish from
these pictures. ' '
Then they go into the house. They want to
see Mr White's books. "He said we must see The books about horsos,
the bookS, " says Peter. motor flowers.
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know where they arer" says Jane. "I
know which room they're in."
They find the books in a sunny room at the
top of the house.
"What a lot there arer" says Peter. "Mr
White must have a lot of money to buy all
these. "
"Some may have been presents," says
Jane. " Many people give books for
presents. ' '
They sit down in two chairs to look
at some of the books. Jane has a book
about butterflies.
"Look at this beautiful butterfly on this
log," she says to Peter. "It's yellow and
black."
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The children tell their father about Mr "Have you left the books just as ,1,
White's books. Peter says he saw a very old found them?" asks Father.
book with Punch and Judy in it. "I didn't
know they had Punch and Judy in those "Yes," says Jane, "we put all the books
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days, " says Jane
As they talk the two children help their
father to work in the garden. He tells them he
wants to make a fire and looks round for a
place for it. "Itmust be away from the birds
and the trees and rabbits," he says.
Then they find a good place for a fire.
Peter likes to make a fire. He brings some
wood for his father to put on it.
Jane says, "Mum saw Pam's mother the
other day. She says our friend Jack wants to
come to the farm for a holiday."
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There are some logs by the barn. Pam's
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Jack has come to Pam's farm for two house if they want to.
weeks' holiday" He has a friend with him.
Peter and Jane come up to the farm to see
When Peter and Jane were on their own
Jack. They talk to him about the happy days
holidays by the sea they used to talk to Jack
they had by the sea I used to like going on
about Pam's farm and about the good times
the pier to fish, " says Peter.
they had there. It mad e Jack want to go to the
farm for a holiday. "Yes, and I liked picnics on, the sands,"
says Jane.
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Jack's uncle's ven. They have a tent in it. They talk about the day they lost their kite
Pam's father tells them where they can put and how Jack and his friend helped them to
their tent. find it.
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Jack and his friend have been at the farm Peter and Jane come up to the farm again'
for some days now and they like it very much. to see their friends. They ask them to make a
They live in their tent. There has been no bad log house. i.tt
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Jack and his friend make the log house for
the children. They find an old door and put it
intg place.
Jane wants the boys to know that she can
write. She writes ENTRANCE WAY IN on
the door. When he sees this, Peter writes
EXITWAY OUT.
Farn comes along. "Has my puppy been
here ?" she asks.
utYes," says Jane, "he came by here and
then ran off to play with some chicks. He ran
that way. I'll come with you to help to find
him if you like."
Peter talks to Jack. He says, "You can
swim very well and I like the way you dive
into the water. I want to learn to dive like
you. I can swim a little now."
Jack says, " If you want to swim well,
swim every day if you can. I live by the sea, so
I can swim every day."
Jane comes back, " Pam has found her
puppy," she says. She plays in the log house
with Peter until it is time to go home.
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"When I fell off I had my clothes on. Ii's
fun to talk about it now, " he says , "but as I
sat in the water I didn't like it. "
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The three boys like it in the water very Peter gets up on the log " "Now hetp nie,"
much. Jack can swim well and so can his says Jack. The other two pull him up, but the
friend. They see that Peter does not get into log goes over again and they all fall into the
danger. water.
One of the boys finds a big log in the water. They play some more and then at last Jack
"We can have some fun with this," he says. says that it is time to go back.
Jack gets on the log, but he soon falls off as
it goes over and over in the water. When he
falls off Jack goes under the water again.
Then his friend gets on the log and Jack and
Peter push him along.
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It has been lovely weather all day. There The boys sing of danger atsea in bad
has been no rain and the sun has been out all weather. They sing about the woods in the
the time. It has been hot. Summer time, and about a man and his
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Now the sun is down and the night has
come. Peter and Jane are at home in bed.
In the farm house Fam's father and
mother are going to bed. Their window is
"It's going to be a beautiful night, ) says
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open and they can hear the boys sing. They
Jack, "but I don't want to go to bed now." like to hear them.
o'Let's make a log fire," says his friend.
"Then I'11 play and we'Il both sing."
ttYesr" says Jack, "come on, then."
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