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8-11Stinky StreetWrittenby HelenaPielichaty andillustrated byMike PhillipsleFranklinhas aproblemHouses arevery different.Some arehuge andhave goldswimming pools.Pop starslive inthose.Some arein rowswith abrickwall atone endand overlooka pie factory.Franklin Gateslives inone ofthose.Number three,Stanley Street,to beexact.Some peoplemight think,“I wanta housewith aswimming pool.But notFranklin.He lovedliving onStanley Street.Everyone wasfriendly.All hismates werethere andthe smells from the pie factory...mmm,delicious!There was just oneproblem.Franklin mum and dadwanted tomove.His mumwas expectingtwins andthey neededanotherbedroom.HI dontmind sharingmine,Franklin said.”Babies cryall night/*Ill wearearplugs/1But hisparents wouldntlisten.nThis house is TOOsmall,said his mum.Next day,there wasa forSale“sign stuckby Franklinsdoor.Franklin andhis bestfriend Joshstared at the wordsof doom.nWhat amI goingto do,JoshHsaid Franklin.Josh frowned.Has your house got problemsNumber fortysgotproblemsand noone wantsto buyit.”Franklin staredat number forty.lt lookedall rightto him.What kindof problemsnhe asked.Oh,mice anddamp andreally horriblewallpaperFranklin sighed.His housewas warmand friendlyand ithad just been painted,worse luck.Mrs coxlived next door toFranklin in a littlehouse thathad oncebeen thecorner shop.Just then,she calledout,nHello,lads.Willyou take...Before shecould finish,her dogZack leapedout ofher house.He jumpedup atthe boys,trying tolick theirfaces.nYuk!Down,Zack!nJosh giggled.Mrs Coxtold Zackto getdown.He hasntbeen outall day.Ive beena bitwobbly,nshe said,tapping herlegs.“No worries,HFranklin smiled.He didntmind takingZack anywhere.He lovedhim to bits.Im sorryyoure moving,nMrs.Cox said.nSo amI,Franklin grumbled.Mrs.Cox pattedFranklin on the arm.Never mind.Your housemight takemonths tosell/For aweek,it lookedas ifMrs Coxwas right.Only afew peoplecame to look atthe houseand noneof themwanted tobuyit.Franklin^mum strokedher growingtummy andlooked fedup.Upstairs,Franklin dancedaround withhis underpants on his head incelebration.Maybe he was safe.Maybe noone wouldbuy hishouse.But afew dayslater_it musthave beenThursday,because thesmellsfrom thepiefactory werechicken andrhubarb Franklincamehome fromschool tofind aman in the kitchen.His namewas Mr Bragg andwas interestedin buyingthe house.Mr Braggwasnt interestedin Franklin.He glaredat Franklinand trodon histoes,without sayingsorry.Franklins heartsank when Mr Bragg said hewanted tocome backfor asecond visit.”Saturday morning,ten oclocksharp,nhe said.2Franklin makesa planThatnight,Franklin hada baddream.Mr Braggwas sniggeringat him,You waitand see,boylm goingto haveyourhouse!Then Franklinwoke up.No,you wont,you tattytoe-cruncher!”he saidangrily.At school,Franklin askedJosh whathewasdoing onSaturday.Josh shrugged.Nothing much.”nDoes yourbig sisterstill workin the fish shopnaskedFranklin.Josh nodded.Good.Listen,Ive gota jobfor you...Franklin cuppedhis handover Josh*s earand beganwhispering hisplan.When Joshheard whatFranklin wanted,his mouthopened wideenough toswallow adentist.nI can*tdothat!he cried/Tll getinto trouble!nnYou have to!Its myonly chance,Franklin begged.In theend joshnodded.He wasnthappy,but heagreed todo whatFranklin wanted.3Something isfishyOn Saturdaymorning,Franklins mumwas ina flap.Something smellshorrible andI dontknow whatit is,she said.She lookedaroundinapanic.*Your dadsoutside checkingthe drains.HFranklin smiled.He knowwhat thesmell was!Mr.and Mrs.Gates werestill outsidewhenMr.Bragg rangthe doorbell.Franklin lethim intothe houseMr Bragg stoppedand sniffedthe air.Ugh,whats thatdisgusting smeH”heasked.“Its Saturday.The factorydoes fishpie on Saturdays,Tranklin said.Mr Braggfrowned.“Isnt thefactory shutonSaturdays11No.Fish everySaturday.Thats whywe callthis Stinky Street.Dyou wantto seemy bedroom*Upstairs,Franklin openedhis bedroomdoor.Mr Braggpointed toa huge,dark patchon thewall.Whats thatnheasked.“Damp,Franklin said.Mum mademe coverit with a posterlast time.Hmm/MrBraggsnorted.nMind themouse poo,Franklin grinned,pointing toa pileof brownlumps.*It getsstuck inthe carpet.nnUrgh!nMr Braggpulled aface.Thats nothing,smiled Franklin.Wait tillyou seewhat the rats do.At thatmoment,his mumarrived,nHello,nshe smiled.Hows itdoing1Your sonwas tellingme abouttherats,nMr Braggsaid,icily.,fRatsWhat rats…”n0h,no!Franklin yelled,pointing out of thewindow.What isitnasked MrBragg.That horribleJosh Barrattscoming!Quick!Hide!felled Franklin/Hide fromJoshDon,tbesilly,Franklins mumsaid.But Franklinducked behindhis curtains.nJosh isa lovelyboy!”Franklins mumsaid,amazed.But Joshbanged onthe frontdoor.He shoutedfootball songs.He evenburped throughthe letterbox.nWhy youlittle.Bragg gaspedas Joshran off.Er...would youlike tosee thebathroomMrs Gatesasked,but MrBragg shockedhishead.“Youre joking.Im notstaying hereanother minute.HHe randownstairs andout of the door.4Mrs Coxjoins inMrand Mrs Gates werevery angry.“Youd betterexplain whafsgoing on!nthey toldFranklin.nEr...well...I-nJust then,there wasa loudbanging.Its comingfrom Mrs.Coxs house,Franklins mumsaid,glaring ather son.Fancy gettingan oldlady mixedup inthis!”1didnt,HFranklin cried/I reallydidnt!The banginggrew louderand louder.Then Zackstarted barking.Something was very wrong.Mr.abd Mrs.Gates andFranklin dashedinto Mrs.Coxs house.She waslying byher stairs,where shehad tripped.Franklin helpedhis dadlift hercarefully ontoa chair.Mr Gateswanted to takeher tohospital butMrs.Cox wouuldntgo.Fm notleaving Zack,she said.So theyrang herson Eric,and hecame tohelp her.Mrs Coxwas stillin bigtrouble.He ranback homeand tookthefishoutofthe backoftheradiator.Joshs sisterhad givenit tohim.He vacuumedup thechocolate dropsonthecarpet inhis bedroom.Then hedried thelemonade onhis bedroomwall.He saidsorry toJosh forgetting himintotrouble,too.At last,he saidsorry tohismumand dad.His mumwasveryupset.We knowyou loveStanley Street.We alldo-“-But therewont bespace forall ofus,when thetwins arrive,nhis dadsaid firmly.nWe have got tomove toa biggerhouse.”I know/Franklin said,sadly.Weeks passedbut noone cametolookatthehouse.Winter wascoming andFranklin beganto feelhospitaLNobody wantedtomove inwinter,did theyButone day,Franklin camehome fromschool tofind creepyMrBragginthekitchen again.Hed foundout aboutFranklinstricks andhe stillwanted their house.“Those Gateshavegotto moveJMrBraggsaidto himself/Tll gettheirhousecheap!HHe smiledslyly andgave Franklinsmuma pieceof paperwithaprice onit.lt wasa verylow price.“Let meknow tomorrowif Ican buyitJMr Braggsmirked.nMake upyour mind.No oneelse wantsit.”Well thinkabout it/MrsGatessaid,going pale.Do wehavetosell toHIMnFranklin criedas soonas he*d gone.“I expectsojsaid hismum.Franklin wasfurious.How couldhismumanddadsell toMr BraggEventhe delicioussmell oflamb andbananas comingfrom thepiefactorydidnt help/Tm goingtotakeZack forarun,Franklin said.A longrun.To Scotland/1nOh,dear.nsaid hismum.Mrs Coxtook agesto answerthe door.She waseven sloweron herfeet sinceher fall.‘I wascoming roundto yourhouse!9,Mre Coxbeamed.9Is yourmum inIve gotsomething toask her/Yes,said Franklin.He wasTryingto stopbeing lickedtobitsby Zack.Bring himback bytea time/.Mrs Coxcalled ashe setoff withthe dog.‘I will6Franklin said.‘I wastalking toZack,Mrs Coxjoked.When Franklincame back,Mrs Coxwasjustleaving hishouse.How wasScotland shejoked.“Cold,“said Franklin,crossly.Mrs Coxlaughed asif he*d crackedthe funniestjoke ever.Youd betterget insideand warmup,then,nshe toldhim,grinning.Franklin feltgrumpy.MI dontknow whyMrs Coxthinks movinghouseisso funny...He stopped.His mumwas dancingroundthe roomwith-yes-underpantsonher head!Whats goingonuhe asked.Wait andsee!nshe laughted.It wasChristmas timein StanleyStreet.There wasno nForSaleHsign outsideFranklins house.Instead,there werepiles ofbricksand cementfromthebuilders.“That wasa greatidea ofMrs Coxs,Josh said/You boughther houseand knockedboth ofyour housestogether-1-So wehad onebig house,ngrinned Franklin.Then theold cornershop downstairswas madeinto alittle flatfor MrsCox andZack.Now youget lotsof bedroomsupstairs...n”…and MrsCox andZack geta safeplace downstairs/1So everybody*s happy.nExcept Mr.Bragg,Franklin grinned.Hes boughtnumberforty!n8Tl臭街StinkyStreet翻译i.富兰克林有一个问题这儿的房子都各不相同有的是带金色游泳池的大房子明星住在这儿还有一排排厚厚砖墙的房子,俯瞰着下边的馅饼厂富兰克林住这里,确切地说,是Stanley街的三号有的人也许会想,我想要带游泳池的房子但是富兰克林不这么想他爱住在Stanley街每个人都很友好他的小伙伴们也都在这还有,馅饼厂的味道,嗯・・・很香!只有一个问题富兰克林的妈妈想搬家他妈妈怀着双胞胎,他们需要再来一个卧室“我不介意和我同屋住”,富兰克林说道“晚上宝宝一直哭”“我就带耳机”但是父母并没有听他的话“这个房子太小了”妈妈说第二天,富兰克林家门上贴着“出售”标志富兰克林和他最好的朋友Josh盯着门上的字“我该怎么办,Josh”富兰克林问道Josh皱了皱眉,“你家房子有问题吗?40号就有问题,没人想买”富兰克林盯着40号对于他来说,还挺好的“什么问题呀”他问“哦,有老鼠,潮湿,还有特别可怕的壁纸”富兰克林叹了口气他家房子温暖,友好,还刚被粉刷过,更不幸Cox女士住在富兰克林隔壁的小房子里,它以前是街角商店那时她叫卖“来看看吧,小伙子们”还没说完,她的小狗Zack从她房子跃出来它朝着男孩子们扑过来,想舔他们的脸“呀,下来,Zack”Josh咯咯笑Cox女士让狗狗下来“它一天没出去了,我走路有点晃悠”她,拍着自己的腿说“别担心”富兰克林微笑着他不介意带着它四处转转他很爱它“很难过啊,你要搬家了Cox女士说“我也是啊”富兰克林发着牢骚Cox女士拍了他的胳膊“没事,你家房子也许得几个月后才卖出去呢”一个星期了,好像,Cox女士说对了只有几个人来看房,但是没有人想买富兰克林的妈妈摸着自己变大的肚子,看起来有点厌烦了楼上,富兰克林头上顶着裤衩跳舞庆祝也许他安全了也许没人想买这个房子但是几天后,肯定是周四,因为馅饼厂飘出了鸡肉大黄味富兰克林放学回家,发现厨房有一个男的他叫Bragg先生,对买他家房子感兴趣他对富兰克林不感兴趣他盯着他,踩了他脚趾,也没道歉他说他还要再来看看,富兰克林的心一沉“周六早上十点吧”,Bragg说
2.富兰克林有个计划那天晚上,他做了个梦Bragg朝他暗笑“等着瞧吧,我要拥有你家房子了”富兰克林醒了“不,你不会的”,他生气地说在学校,富兰克林问Josh周六他干要干什么Josh耸了耸肩“没事”“你姐姐还在鱼店工作吗”富兰克林问Josh点头“好,听着,这儿又一个工作交给你・・.”富兰克林用手捂着Josh的耳朵,开始悄悄说了他的计划Josh一听富兰克林想干的,他嘴巴张得很大,要吞下一个牙医了“我做不到”他喊道,“我会惹麻烦的”“你必须这么做,这是我唯一的机会”富兰克林乞求最后,Josh点头了他不开心,但是同意了富兰克林3腥味的东西.周六Wi,富兰克林的妈妈说“什么东西这么难闻,我不知道是什么,她恐慌地四处看“你爸爸在外边检查地漏呢”富兰克林微笑着他知道这是什么味Bragg按门铃时候,Gates夫妇还在外边富兰克林让他进来了他停下来,闻了闻空气,“呃,什么味这么恶心”他问“今天周六,周六厂子做鱼肉馅饼”富兰克林说Bragg皱着眉头“周六厂子不关门吗”“不关,每周六都是鱼肉馅饼,所以我们管这里叫臭街,你想看看我的卧室吗”上了楼,富兰克林打开了他的卧室门Bragg指着墙上大大黑黑的一片问,“那是什么?”“潮”富兰克林说,“上次妈妈用海报挡住了”“哼”Bragg哼了一下“小心老鼠”富兰克林毗着牙笑,指着棕色的一团“它卡在地毯里了”“呃”Bragg先生脸一拉“没什么”富兰克林笑着“等会看看老鼠都干什么”在那时,妈妈来了“你好”妈妈微笑着“还好吗”“你儿子告诉我老鼠的事Bragg冷冰冰地说“老鼠,什么老鼠”“哦,不,”富兰克林喊道,指着窗外“什么啊Bragg问“可怕的Josh来了,快,藏起来”富兰克林喊道“躲josh吗,别傻了妈妈说但是富兰克林躲窗帘后了“Josh多可爱啊”妈妈吃惊地说但是Josh暗口旁撞前门他吼着足球歌曲他甚至还通过信箱发出打嗝声“嗯,你想看看浴室吗”妈妈问道,但是Bragg摇了摇头“开什么玩笑,我一分钟也不想待了”他跑到楼下,跑出了门
4.Cox女士加入了爸妈都很生气“你最好解释一下发生了什么”他们告诉富兰克林“呃,好,我・・.”这时,传来大声的啜崂声“Cox女士来了「富兰克林妈妈盯着她儿子说一个老太太卷入这事多好!“我没有”富兰克林哭喊道,“我真的没有”嗜嗜声越来越大然后Zack汪汪叫出事了夫妇俩和富兰克林冲到Cox女士家她躺在楼梯边,就在这儿跌倒的富兰克林帮助他爸爸小心地抬她到椅子上妈妈想送她去医院,但是Cox女士不去“我不会离开Zack的她说所以他们给他儿子Eric打电话来帮助她Cox女士还有大麻烦他跑回去把暖气后的鱼拿出来(这是Josh的姐姐给他的)他拿吸尘器把他卧室地毯上的巧克力渣吸走了然后他把卧室墙上的柠檬汁弄干了他对Josh道歉,很抱歉让他卷到麻烦了最后,他对爸爸妈妈说对不起他妈妈很沮丧“我们知道你爱Stanley街,我们都爱”“但是双胞胎出生时候,这的地方不够我们所有人的他爸爸坚定地说,“我们不得不搬到大一点的房子”“我知道”富兰克林悲伤地说几周过去了,但是没人来看房冬天就要到了,富兰克林感觉有点殷勤了“没人想在冬天搬家,是吗”但是一天,富兰克林放学回家发现令人毛骨悚然的Bragg又在厨房他发现了富兰克林的把戏,他还想买他们家房子富兰克林感到脾气很坏我不知道为什么Cox女士觉得搬家这么有趣他停下来他的妈妈正头顶裤衩围着屋子跳舞“怎么了”他问“等着瞧吧”她大笑Stanley街迎来了圣诞节富兰克林家没有出售标志反而了几堆建筑工人的砖和水泥“那是Cox女士的主意Josh说“你买了她家的房子然后把你们两家的房子凿通J“那我们就有大房子了”富兰克林笑了“然后那个楼下的老街角商店就变成了Cox女士的小公寓了,现在你们在楼上有好多卧室了”“・・・还有Cox女士和Zack在楼下有安全的地方了”“这样每个人都开心了”“除了Bragg先生”富兰克林笑着说,“他买了40号!”。
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