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Show -16- and he will too! Do you see this list?" He pulled a long piece of paper from his pocket. "This is a list of all the materials I'll need to complete this castle -Oh, my beautiful castle!" A few more tears rolled down his cheeks. "I'm going to give him this list, along with all my money - " he stopped to blow his ncee- "and he'll run off and I'll never see him or my money again!" By now the man was shaking with sobs. "Don't be so upset," said Sandy. "He won't take your money. Why don't you just trust him?" "YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYBODY.'" the man shouted. "Look, I'll prove it to you." He pulled a whistle out of his pocket and blew it sharply. At this, the carpenter put down his ladder and headed toward them. "Yes, sir?" said the carpenter. "Here is a list of materials I need, and here - " he held out a pouch "-is the money to buy them. Get these materials and be sure you come back! Go now!" "Yes, sir, I will, sir," said the carpenter, putting the list and the pouch into his apron pocket. "Goodbye, sir." The carpenter left. "Now let's just wait and see!" The man sat down on the tree stump and put his face in his hands. Sandy, seeing that he was not going to speak, also sat dawn. This is ridiculous, she thought. After ten minutes, she stood up to leave, when a small boy came running toward them. "Hey, mister! Did you have a carpenter working for you?" |
