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The Piano
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Illustrated by: Julie Joubinaux
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C ONT E NT S
story introduction i
1 In the Dressing-room 1
2 A Poor Boy 4
3 A Farmer’s Boy 8
4 An Old Piano 12
5 The Village School 20
6 Mr Gordon finds a Musician 27
7 The Music Competition 32
8 The End of the Story 38
glossary 40
activities: Before Reading 44
activities: While Reading 45
activities: After Reading 48
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Chapter 1
In the Dressing-room
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The Piano
Chapter 2
A Poor Boy
The teacher’s name was Mr Grey. He was grey, like his
name: he was old and grey and tired. Everything about
him was grey: grey suit, grey shirt, grey hair and a
long, thin, grey face. When he smiled the children saw
his long, grey teeth. But he did not often smile. Mr Grey
did not enjoy his job. He did not like children.
‘Why does he work here?’ one of the children asked
one day. ‘He doesn’t like us.’
‘But he likes the long school holidays!’ said Tony.
The other children laughed. They thought that was a
very clever answer.
But Tony was not a clever boy. He was big and slow
and silent. He did not enjoy his lessons. Usually he just
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