Jonny,â she smiled.
I thanked her and, when I got home, I took out the rest of my savings and counted them up.
Yippee! Iâd finally done it! Iâd saved enough money for my new bike.
I went into town at the weekend to buy it. Itâs bright blue and goes like the wind. I know because I rode it all the way home.
âWill you give up your paper round now youâve got your new bike?â asked Dad, when heâd finished admiring it. âAfter all, thatâs what you wanted the money for.â
âIâve thought about that, âI said. âI donât really like getting up early, but Iâve made some good friends on my round. So I think Iâll carry on for a while. Anyway, Iâm really curious about the new person whoâs moved into number 14. Yesterday, I noticed she had a bright-pink broomstick parked outside her front doorâ¦â
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