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ALovelySunnyDay

8-yearoldboy

calledTommylaybythestreamlisteningtothesoundsofthecountryside.

Thebirdsweresinging,thecowsweremooing,thelionswereroaring,

andthesheepwere…

Hangon,didIsaylions?YesIdid,andtheywereheadingstraight

forTommy.

Tommystoodupandsawthethreefiercelionscomingacrossthe

field.

Heheardanoibehindhim,and,lookinground,sawagrizzlybear

ightwerealargenumberoftigersstaring

athim,andonhisleft,inthestream,wasacrocodile.

idn'ght

foramomentandrealidthattheonlywayoutwasdownwards,sohe

ouldn'tdigfastenough-thelions

wererapidlyapproaching,thegrizzlybearwasjustafewfeetaway,the

tigerswerestartingtomove,andthecrocodilewassnappingathisheels.

Suddenly,aspaceshipflewdownfromtheskyandpickedhimup.

"Phew,thatwasacloshave"thoughtTommy.

spaceshipwasdrivenbytwoaliens,regreen

hemwaswearingaT-shirt

withthewords"I'vebeentoBuckinghamPalaceandenthequeen"

eroneworeanidenticalT-shirt.

Tommywaspleadtohavebeenrescuedfromtheanimalattack,

butwasabitunsureaboutwherethetwoDavesweretakinghim.

Itwasquitewarminthespaceship,soTommyaskediftheheating

unately,neitherDavewasquitesurehow

wasabigmistakebecauspaceisavacuumandquitecapableof

exactlywhathappenedtothe

twoDaves-theyweresuckedoutofthewindow,nevertobeenagain.

'dnever

drivenaspaceshipbeforeandwasgoingtohavetolearnfast,otherwi

he'dbeinbigtrouble.

HesawaredbuttonwiththeletterRonit,io

ngabuttonmarked

Wstartedthewindscreenwipers,butitwasn'trainingsoheturnedthem

off.

Eventuallyhetaughthimlfhowtocontrolthespaceshipusingthe

ghtitdowntoEarthandlandedin

hisbackgardenjustintimefortea.

Hetoldhismumabouthislittleadventure,butshetoldhimtostop

tellingliesandgetonwithhisfishfingers.

Fortyyearslater,Tommywas48-yearsoldandhewentonholiday

elaxingonabeachhesawtwoobjects

ndedonhistowel,and,onclorinspection,

TommyrealidthatitwasthetwoDaves!Afterallthistimetheyhad

finallyfallenoutofspaceandbacktoEarth.

ThetwoDavesweredelightedtoeTommy,andTommysaidhe

,althoughthetwoDaveslookedthesame,

clever,andonewasn't.

Let'scallthemCleverDaveandNot-so-CleverDave.

Tommysaidhewoulddrivethemtoashoptogetsomedecent

otinthedrivingat,CleverDavegotinthepasnger

at,ecarstarted

tomove,ocha

afterthem,butashewasn'tverygoodatrunninghedecidedtocatcha

bedonboardthenumber46busandsatonthedriver'slap.

Thebusfollowedthecarallthewaytotheclothesshop.

IntheshopCleverDaveputonaniceblacksuitandtie.

Not-so-CleverDaveputashirtonhislegs,somesocksoverhiars,ahat

ghthelookedsmart,

butheactuallylookedquiteridiculous.

Dave

-so-CleverDavepicked

uphisfoodandatehisknifeandfork!Heevensaidittasteddelicious.

Forpudding,hehadthetableclothandalady'spur.

couldn'tunderstandwhypeoplehadtopayforthingsinshops,sohekept

gettingarrestedforhelpinghimlf.

Oneday,thetwoDavesweremakingacakeforTommy'sbirthday.

CleverDavewasmixingsomeflourandsugar,whileNot-so-CleverDave

t-so-CleverDaveputthe

mixtureintheoven,therewasahugeexplosionandbothDaveswere

blastedbacktospace,nevertobeenagain.

Tommywassadtolohisfriends,buttriedtogetonwithlifeas

besthecould.

day,hewasdoingsomegardeningwhenhesawanaeroplane(英式英语)

eemedtobesomethinghangingfromoneofthewings,

ly,whateveritwas

turnedouttobetwothings,notone,andbothofthothingswereDaves.

Tommywasdelightedtoehisoldfriendsagain,althoughitwasa

nt

intothehouandgotsomethingtoeat,becaubothDaveswerehungry

afterfloatingaroundspacefor40years.

Tommymentionedthathewishedhewereyoungagain,becau

amazingthinghappened.

CleverDaveproducedapackofMagicalWishingPowderandsprinkled

itoverTommy.

Suddenly,Tommywas8yearsoldagain!Hewaslyingbyastream

dsweresinging,

thecowsweremooing,thelionswereroaring,andthesheepwere.....

Yes,thankstoCleverDave,Tommywasabletolivehislifeallover

methough,hedugabitfasterandescapedfromtheanimals

econdlifehenevermettheDaves,buthealways

hadhappymemoriesofthem...

Hereareafewquestionstoeifyouhavebeenlistening...

WhatanimalswereattackingTommy?

Whatwerethealienswearingwhenhefirstmetthem?

WheredidNot-so-CleverDavesitonthebus?

WhatdidNot-so-CleverDavemixintothecake?

Doyouthinkaliensreallyexist?