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Summary Of Rona's Short Story: The Perfect Child
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Bam! Bang! Bam! Bang!
Rona’s annoying little sister, Marly, was banging the old rusty pots and pans together. Rona had never been very fond of her little sister. Rona had always been the perfect child; however, Marly was not the perfect child. If you wanted to take Marly to the library, she would simply say, “No.” Or, if you wanted to take her for a walk, she would just turn around and stomp away.
One time, the whole family was going out for supper. When they arrived at the fancy restaurant, Marly just screamed. What I’m trying to say is that Marly was a bad kid, but Rona couldn’t always blame her sister for being so bad. Marly was, after all, only three years old. Rona was twelve.
“Stop!” yelled Rona, “You’re going to give me a headache.”

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