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The Little House That Wanted to Be a Home

by Wanda Jardine

At the end of Berry Street, in a One day, the rain stopped and
quiet town called Hampton, stood a the sun appeared in the sky. The
little old house. The house was clouds moved away. The little house
white with pink shutters. The house was especially lonely that day, even
had been empty for years. A huge with the sunshine and clear sky. She
For Sale sign stood on the neatly cut searched the street but never saw a
lawn. car go by.
"Oh my, I hope children will "Oh my, will a family ever come
come by," cried the little house. The by?" the little house fought back her
little house was lonely. She wanted tears.
a family with children to live within When the little house thought all
her walls. hope was gone, around noon she
"There is nobody here, not even spotted a moving van on her street.
a mouse, to live in my house," "Oh, what is it I see? Could the
sighed the little house. A tear ran van be coming with a family for
down her window pane. me?"
"Oh, what do I see? Could it be The little house waited with
a family to move in with me?" The hopes held high. Sure enough, the
little house was excited as a car moving van pulled into the
pulled up in the driveway. The little family. It is the same as me." But driveway. Then another car pulled
house watched hopefully, waiting. even the cat moved on. in, and two people and two children
Two minutes later, the car pulled out "Come back, little cat. I want to got out, singing and laughing.
of the driveway again. have a little chat," the little house "Oh my, I want to cry happy
"No, don't go! Come in and take called. tears. Finally, a family has stopped
a look. Stay with me and I will be The little house sighed and said, by," the little house said with joy.
the cook," said the house. "I have waited a long time for a From that day on, the little house
More time passed, and the little family. My sign on the lawn has not never felt lonely
house was very sad. "Oh my, will a brought a family by. I want to cry. I again. And every
family ever stop by?" she said. just have to be patient and wait for a day after that, the
The little house spotted family to live in my house and for a little house felt like
something moving outside. "What is child to play in my yard. To get a home.
that that I see? A little cat without a family here should not be that hard."

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