A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys
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Sometimes you just want to read some short stories, and sometimes you just want them about boys. Not girls.
In this book you will find boys being naughty; boys being good and boys just being. There's a story about tree climbing, one about a dog one about graffiti and one about a model aeroplane.
I hope you enjoy these stories.
Jenni Francis
Jenni Francis lives in New Zealand. She lives on five acres, with an orchard, sheep and a river. She has a cat named Tui, who is very greedy, and who doesn't love children. Which is a shame, as she has twelve grandchildren.Jenni has been writing for about 20 years, and loves to write children's stories. She has six books of the 'Keri' series published so far, and is writing book seven. The main character, Keri, finds herself in difficult situations. Her friends don't always agree with what she does, but they are always there for her in the end.She also has a book of short stories for boys. Not girls.
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A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys - Jenni Francis
A Little Book
Of Short Stories for Boys
By
Jenni Francis
Copyright © Jenni Francis 2016
Published by Jenni Francis 2016
P O Box 89
Matakana 0948
www.jennifrancis.com
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A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys
This book is for my grandchildren who are boys. So far, they are Flynn, Beau and Gus. I don't know why, but I write novels about girls, and short stories about boys.
At the beginning of each story, I tell about how the story came to be, and what some of the words mean.
Contents
A Little Book of Short Stories for Boys
Lucy
The Great Eel Fishing Contest
Hero
Practical Joker
The Thin White Line
Shrapnel
A Spot of Trouble
The Tree Climber
About Jenni Francis
Other books by Jenni Francis
Connect with Jenni Francis
Not long ago there was a dog that lived near us, who would bark every time the owners went out. It used to drive me mad. She would bark for hours.
This is not a true story, although it could be.
Lucy
You couldn’t help but love Lucy. She was that kind of dog. She was cute, fluffy, clever and a hard worker, a beautiful black and white border collie. She loved Lachlan and Lachlan loved her, and that was all that mattered.
BUT
Lucy loved to bark. She loved the sound of her own voice. She’d bark at anything, and sometimes she’d bark at nothing.
Let me in,
she’d bark, It’s cold out here.
Let me out, I smell a rabbit.
Hey, here comes the postie!
Sheep droppings!
Worst of all though, was Why have you left me alone? Why did you go without me? Why am I here by myself? Why, Why, Why?
Most of the time Lucy’s barking didn’t matter. Lachlan and his family lived on a farm. A big farm. The nearest neighbours were a long way away. But even they complained sometimes.
Did you know that Lucy barked non-stop for two hours on Wednesday?
Mr. Olsen asked. We came over to see if something was wrong. But there was nothing wrong, at all.
Sorry,
Lachlan said. We went to visit granddad.
Granddad was getting very old and tired. They went to see him a