Stop, Thief!
Fishel and Faivish forgot their fight as they stared at the shoes
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crowd of children stood around Jolly Solly’s open-top car. The clown was not visible except for a pair of feet, wearing large clown shoes. These shoes were sticking out from underneath the car. He was fixing something.
“Jolly Solly! What’s wrong with your car?” asked Miriam Morris. She tried to look under the car. “Is it broken?”
“I bet it’s the exhaust pipe,” declared Fishel.
“No, it’s not. I bet it’s the… the… the blowbobble pipe,” added Faivish.
“There’s no such part!”
“Is!”
“Isn’t!”
The two faced each other, fists up.
Just then, there was a curious tapping sound on the sidewalk. Everyone turned to look. To their shock, there was a pair of empty shoes tap-tapping around in a circle. They looked like they were dancing! It must be one of Jolly Solly’s tricks!
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