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1、BOOK15HerecomestroubleChapter1OnFridayafternoonClassSevenhadanArtlesson.Itwastheirfavouritelessonoftheweek.Everyonelookedfwardtoit.EveryoneexceptTrudyHubble.Trudyhadelbowsthatstuckoutknockedthingsover.Herhswerelargeclums

2、y.Herfeetweresobigshewasalwaystrippingoverthings.WhenshecameintotheclassroomRobMasonsaid‘LookoutherecomesTrouble!’ThiswasRob’sideaofajoke.Hecalledher‘Trouble’becauseitsoundedlikehertwonames—TrudyHubble—puttogether.Theoth

3、erkidslaughed.Trudyhadtosmilepretendshedidn’tmind.Butshedidmind.Shemindedalot.MrsWestonsaid‘SitdownTrudy.LetLisabringyouawaterjarsomepaints.’TrudyknewwhyMrsWestonwantedhertositdown.MrsWestonhadbeenherteacherfthreemonthsn

4、ow.ShehadseenwhathappenedwhenTrudytriedtodoArt.Itwasalwaysadisaster!LisaGibbsfetchedpaperpaintbrushes.SheputthemonthetableshesharedwithTrudy.NextshefilledajarwithwatertookthattoTrudy.Befeshesatdownshemovedherchairasfaraw

5、ayfromTrudyaspossible.TrudywishedshecouldbemelikeLisa.Lisaneverknockedthingsover.Shehadsmallhsfeetwavybrownhair.Trudy’shairwasasstraightasstraw.‘Nowtoday’MrsWestonsaid‘I’dlikeyoutopaintmeamonster.Thescariestmonsteryoucan

6、thinkof.’‘Ohgreat!’ClassSevenlovedpaintingmonsters.Trudydecidedtostartwiththeeyes.Theeyeswerethescariestpartofanymonster.Shedippedherbrushinredpaint.Thenshemadetwolargeredcirclesonthepaper.Thentwolargeyellowcircles.Thent

7、wolargegreencircles.Butitdidn’tlookmuchlikeamonster.Itlookedmeliketwosetsoftrafficlights.SheglancedatLisa’spicture.Lisahadpaintedabeautifulgreendragonwithflamescomingoutofitsmouth.Trudysighed.Shereachedouttodipherbrushin

8、someblackpaintohno!Sheknockedoverthejamjar.Dirtywaterspreadinapoolacrossthetable.ItdrownedLisa’sdragon.‘Oopssry’Trudymuttered.Lisastarteddownathersoggypicture.Tearscameintohereyes.RobMasoncameovertolook.‘HeyMrsWeston!’he

9、called.‘ComeseewhatTrudy’sdonenow.’Trudywentredintheface.‘I’llgetacloth’shemuttered.ShejumpedtoherfeetHerchairfelloverbackwards.SheturnedroundherpaintbrushcaughtRobMasonacrosstheface.Itgavehimadroopyblackmoustache.Hewass

10、osurprisedthathestaggeredbackagainstawirebookst.Thebookstcamecrashingdownbookswentallovertheflo.‘Ohno!’MrsWestoncamehurryingover.ShecaughtherlegonTrudy’schairladderedhertights.Chapter2IhateArtTrudythoughtasshewenthomeont

11、hebus.Ihateschool!Shewishedsheneverhadtogotoschoolagain.elbowspressedtohersides.MrsWillowcamebackintotheroom.‘AhIseeyou’relookingatmyChinesevase’shesaid.‘It’sveryveryold.Doyoulikeit’Trudynodded.MrsWillowheldoutasmallbrow

12、nbottle.‘Here’smycoldcure’shesaid.‘Don’taskmewhat’sinit.It’sanoldfamilysecret.Butitalwayswks.’Trudytookthebottle.Shecouldntspeakbecauseshewasholdingherbreath.MrsWillowlookedhardather.‘Issomethingwrong’Trudyshookherhead.‘

13、Butyou’vegonequiteredintheface.Areyousureyou’reallright’Trudycouldholdherbreathnolonger.Sheletitoutinalonglongsigh.‘I’mfine’shesaid.‘ThanksfthecoldcureMrsWillow.Imustgohomenow.’MrsWillowlookedsad.‘Can’tyoustayfacupoftea’

14、‘NoIIhavetogo.’Trudycouldntwaittogetaway.Theroomwastoofullofbeautifulthings.Anyminutenowtherewouldbeadisastershefeltsure.Sheturnedtothedo.Somethingfurrybrushedagainstherleg.Trudyjumpedbackwards.Thefurrythinggavealoud‘YEO

15、WLL!’Itleapedontothepiano.Trudyjumpedagainsideways.Herelbowhitthegreenwhitevase.Itbegantosway.Shewatchedinhrasitrockedfromsidetoside……tosidetoside……tosidetoside…Itfelltotheflobrokeintolittlepieces.DISASTER.Nobodymoved.Th

16、ecatwhohadcausedallthetroublesatontopofthepiano.Itswisheditstail.ThenTrudysaid‘OhI’msry.I’mreallysry.It’sbecauseI’mclumsy.That’swhyIdidntwanttocameintoyourhouse.Iknewsomethingwouldgetbroken.ItalwaysdoeswhenI’maround.’‘It

17、’sallright’MrsWillowsaidcalmly.SurprisedTrudystaredather.‘Notabit.Youseethatvasehasbeenbrokenbefe.Ithadtobemendedthen.doyouknowwhobrokeit’MrsWillowsmiled.‘IdidwhenIwasjustaboutyourage.YesIusedtobeclumsytoo.’Trudycouldn’t

18、believeit.MrsWillowseemedsotallgraceful.Shedidntlookthestofpersonwhowouldknockthingsover.‘YoucouldnthavebeenasclumsyasIam’shesaid.MrsWillowtookaphotofromthetopofthepiano.‘Doyouseethisgirlplayingtennis’sheasked.‘Wellthatw

19、asme.’Trudylookedatthephoto.Thegirlplayingtenniswastallthinwithuntidyhair.Shehadawidegrinonherface.MrsWillowlaughed.‘Iwasarealuglyducklingwasn’tIButdoyourememberwhathappenedtotheuglyduckling’Trudynodded.‘Itgrewuptobeaswa

20、n.ButIdontthinkIshall.I’lljustgrowuptobeenuglyduck.’‘NotifyoudoasIdid.Youhavetokeeptellingyourselfthatinsidewhereitmattersyou’rereallyaswan.’Trudysaiddoubtfully‘I’maswan.’‘Itdoeswkyouknow.It’sakindofmagic.Sayitagain.This

21、timeasifyoureallybelieveit.’Trudyclearedherthroat.Shesaiditlouder.MrsWillowsmiled.‘Nowhelpmeclearupthesebitsofoldvase.Thenwe’llhavesometea.’Theydrankteafromchinacups.Theyatechocolatecakeoffdelicateplates.Trudydidntbreaka