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    A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys
    A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys
    A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys
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    A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys

    By Jenni Francis

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    Sometimes you just want to read some short stories, and sometimes you just want them about boys. Not girls.

    In this book you will find boys being naughty; boys being good and boys just being. There's a story about tree climbing, one about a dog one about graffiti and one about a model aeroplane.

    I hope you enjoy these stories.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJenni Francis
    Release dateJul 24, 2016
    ISBN9780473358785
    A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys
    Author

    Jenni Francis

    Jenni Francis lives in New Zealand. She lives on five acres, with an orchard, sheep and a river. She has a cat named Tui, who is very greedy, and who doesn't love children. Which is a shame, as she has twelve grandchildren.Jenni has been writing for about 20 years, and loves to write children's stories. She has six books of the 'Keri' series published so far, and is writing book seven. The main character, Keri, finds herself in difficult situations. Her friends don't always agree with what she does, but they are always there for her in the end.She also has a book of short stories for boys. Not girls.

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      A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys - Jenni Francis

      A Little Book

      Of Short Stories for Boys

      By

      Jenni Francis

      Copyright © Jenni Francis 2016

      Published by Jenni Francis 2016

      P O Box 89

      Matakana 0948

      www.jennifrancis.com

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favourite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Smashwords Edition

      ISBN 978-0-473-35878-5

      A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys

      This book is for my grandchildren who are boys. So far, they are Flynn, Beau and Gus. I don't know why, but I write novels about girls, and short stories about boys.

      At the beginning of each story, I tell about how the story came to be, and what some of the words mean.

      Contents

      A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys

      Lucy

      The Great Eel Fishing Contest

      Hero

      Practical Joker

      The Thin White Line

      Shrapnel

      A Spot of Trouble

      The Tree Climber

      About Jenni Francis

      Other books by Jenni Francis

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      Not long ago there was a dog that lived near us, who would bark every time the owners went out. It used to drive me mad. She would bark for hours.

      This is not a true story, although it could be.

      Lucy

      You couldn’t help but love Lucy. She was that kind of dog. She was cute, fluffy, clever and a hard worker, a beautiful black and white border collie. She loved Lachlan and Lachlan loved her, and that was all that mattered.

      BUT

      Lucy loved to bark. She loved the sound of her own voice. She’d bark at anything, and sometimes she’d bark at nothing.

      Let me in, she’d bark, It’s cold out here.

      Let me out, I smell a rabbit.

      Hey, here comes the postie!

      Sheep droppings!

      Worst of all though, was Why have you left me alone? Why did you go without me? Why am I here by myself? Why, Why, Why?

      Most of the time Lucy’s barking didn’t matter. Lachlan and his family lived on a farm. A big farm. The nearest neighbours were a long way away. But even they complained sometimes.

      Did you know that Lucy barked non-stop for two hours on Wednesday? Mr. Olsen asked. We came over to see if something was wrong. But there was nothing wrong, at all.

      Sorry, Lachlan said. We went to visit granddad.

      Granddad was getting very old and tired. They went to see him a

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