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Jack Griggs stands on his boat. The wind is strong and his boat moves quickly over the sea. A big, white bird goes past and makes a noise. 'Keyaaaa', it cries.
Jack smiles and says: 'Hello, bird. How are you today?'
Jack's friends laugh and give some fish to the bird.
'Ah,' says Jack. 'Hungry, I see.' Jack's friends are Max and Sasha, and his wife's name is Tonya.
' ... He I You We am hungry, too,' says Jack.
'Sandwiches ... but about for and drinks everybody? Tonya. Can you steer?'
... One Half Clock Quarter an hour later they are eating. ... 'What 'Where 'Who 'When are we going to do now?' ... does tells asks goes Jack.
'Oh, I am going to ... read listen watch play my book. Then I'm going to ... wake up,' drink,' try,' sleep,' says Tonya.
'No - what about tomorrow? . . . ... After Next Last Then month? . . . Next year?' Jack looks at ... everywoman. everyman. everyone. everything. 'We have lots of money from ... our we us ours old business, but . . .'
'We can start ... again another more two business,' says Max.
'A sailing business?' ... talks tries says wants Sasha.
'I don't want to work ... some one no any more,' says Tonya. 'We don't need ... for at to in work.'
'OK, listen to me, says ... Max. Jack. Tonya. Sasha. 'I am thinking about sailing around ... the an that all world.'
Max, Tonya, and Sasha look ... to at of on Jack. 'What? From here to Australia?' ... thinks tells listens says Tonya.
'Of course,' says Jack. He ... are am have is getting very excited now.
'Max what ... are do have is you think?'
'I think we must talk about it,' says Max.
They talk about it for hours. It is night when Max, Sasha, and Tonya say excitedly: 'OK. Let's do it!'
Every day lots of different people come to Happy Hills because there are lots of exciting things to do.
Sally Brown ... walks waits works wants at Happy Hills in her holiday. ... She It Her Hers is a student and she wants ... for to at of be a teacher.
'I need the ... money,' car,' house,' clothes,' she tells her family, 'and it's ... an a the that interesting job.' But she is always ... much more such very tired in the evening.
The workers ... on at to with Happy Hills arrive early in the ... work. time. morning. night. They all wear clean green trousers ... also but so and yellow shirts. They must smile a ... lot lots not little and be nice to all the ... schools. cars. clothes. visitors.
Every morning Mr Parry puts a ... email list paper letter of Jobs for Today in the ... workers’ Sally's Mr Parry's family's canteen. Mr Parry wears different clothes. ... Her Our Their His shirt is green and his trousers ... are is was am white, and he wears a red ... shoes coat trousers bag with I’m Ken Parry. Can I ... play see help talk you? on his pocket. The visitors ... name call tell say him Ken, but all the workers ... name call tell say him Mr Parry.
Today Sally arrives ... of to for at Happy Hills at eight o'clock. On her shirt there is a picture of a smiling face and Have a Happy Day in black and red writing. She goes to the canteen and looks for Mr Parry's list.
'What job am I doing today?' Sally thinks. 'Am I making tea, or helping in the children's play house?' But Sally is wrong. The list says 'Sally Brown – Connie Cat. Break: eleven o'clock.'