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The Red Well-Read Reader
Story 12
To France
For weeks Vance was in a trance. He dreamt of going to France. He
wanted so much to get a glance at knights who wield a lance while riding
horses that prance. Moreover, he wanted to seethe Pa•ri•sian showgirls
dance.
But would his boss take a blocking stance ?
No! To his surprise he was given a pay advance. So he rushed to tell his
wife, Nance, who thrilled at the chance of romance. Then they were off
to France as though biting ants were in their pants.
Story 13
On the Ranch
The thought of work made Billy-Joe blanch. However, rather
than starve, he took a job on a Dude ranch. He had to pick
almonds from the branch, which he placed in a pot to blanch.
He also picked fruits to blanch. After a few months, when the
hot sun made his clothes blanch and his hair blanch, he quit and
married–you guessed it . . . Blanche.
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