The light brown rattlesnake was in the S position, ready to strike little Nicola. John rushed to see what Shayla was screaming about when he saw the poisiones snake before Nicola. "Run Shayla!" He whispered. Shayla wouldn't move, she was staring at Nicola. John grabbed Nicola and carried her to safety. Shayla ran after John to where her parents were. Father got his ax and killed the poisones rattlesnake. After that, the family packed up and went home which took them about ten minutes. Peter brought home one turtle, the one he named Tuck, he was going to let it free the next day. For supper Grandma cooked hasty pudding with maple syrup, a favorite by all of the children! Since it was a Friday night, the children were allowed to stay up half and hour later, except Nicola, who didn't care anyway. Father read from the newspaper while Mother and Shayla knitted. John whittled with his knife and Peter worked on his whip for training his calves. He would never hit Penny or Pet with the whip, he'd just crack it to get them going. All the children went to bed and slept soundly.
*Julie*
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