Short Story Saturday

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      "Do not walk ahead of us please!"

"Ok mummy!"

He skips along the pavement, taking every chance he can to put his foot in all of the puddles that he sees.

"Stop!"

She freezes with her eldest son holding her hand.

"Did you not see the car that was coming! I keep telling you to not walk so far! You need to sit in the buggy now. Ok?"

He starts to cry.

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