Page 12 - Spider Magazine for Kids (January 2020)
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His father smiled, grabbed the “Oh, good. I need help cutting
duct tape, and tossed it to Tucker. the duct tape.” Tucker threw the
“Have fun.” sticky silver tape roll to his brother.
I I I An hour later, Tucker and Paul
“Whew.” Tucker wiped his stood on top of the hill under the
mittened hand across his forehead fading January sun.
and gulped the frosty air. Despite the “Do you think it will work?” Paul
cold, he was sweating from carrying asked as he handed Tucker his sled.
a mountain of cardboard into the Tucker shrugged and looked
backyard. down the slope. He and Paul had
“What are you up to?” Paul called lined the flat brown boxes, one
as he walked across the crackly yellow after the other, up the hillside, and
lawn. taped the undersides together until
We’d better get going. All aboard the
It’s a long ride to Bugtown. New Year’s Eve Express!
Okey dokey!
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