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Itwastheirfavouritelessonoftheweek
Everyonelookedforwardtoit
EveryoneexceptTrudyHubble
Trudyhadelbowsthatstuckoutandknockedthingsover
Herhandswerelargeandclumsy
Herfeetweresobigshewasalwaystrippingoverthings
WhenshecameintotheclassroomRobMasonsaid,‘Lookout,herecomesTrouble
'ThiswasRob'sideaofajoke
Hecalledher‘Trouble'becauseitsoundedlikehertwonames—TrudyHubble—puttogether
Theotherkidslaughed
Trudyhadtosmileandpretendshedidn'tmind
Butshedidmind
Shemindedalot
MrsWestonsaid,‘Sitdown,Trudy
LetLisabringyouawaterjarandsomepaints
'TrudyknewwhyMrsWestonwantedhertositdown
MrsWestonhadbeenherteacherforthreemonthsnow
ShehadseenwhathappenedwhenTrudytriedtodoArt
Itwasalwaysadisaster
LisaGibbsfetchedpaperandpainta