Grade 7 · Story
The Storyteller
On a hot afternoon, a train rattled across the English countryside, and one small compartment was stuffy and loud. Inside sat an aunt, the three children in her care and, in the far corner, a bachelor traveling alone. Almost everything the aunt said started with "Don't," and almost everything the children said started with "Why?" The bachelor, who had hoped for a quiet trip, began to scowl.
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