Grade 4 · Story
Grandpa's Old Radio
The radio had been sitting in Grandpa's attic for forty years, wrapped in a blanket of dust. When Hazel blew on the wooden case, a gray cloud puffed into the air and made them both sneeze. "Can we fix it?" she asked.
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