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edby
A
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li
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iVo
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pou
lo
u Iv
yArno
co
 Royi
sarat. Hehas6di
ff
erentthi
nki
nghatst
o
Nota
nor
dinaryr
atbutacl
eve
rone
. hel
phimsol
vea l
lhi
sprobl
ems.
Y
ous
eel
if
eisda
nge
rouswhe
rehel
ive
s Oneda
ywhilehewa
swande
ringi
nthekit
che
n,
hes
awaboxont
hekitc
henta
ble.

be
caus
ethe
rei
sBl
acki
ethec
at.
.
. I
twa
sabe
aut
if
ulbi
gre
dbox
.
 Roy'
seyessparkl
edwit
hexci
tement
! Royputonhi
swhi
teha
tands
tar
tedt
hinki
ng.
"Iwantt
hatbox
" ,
hethoug
htandthenhesa
id:

Rat
e onamata
h
t n
y stand dIc
o
h
mR

I
'

an
I

g
j
u

emy
s
t

h
i
k

a
et
t
hat
!
Unfortunatel
yneithe rTinaorF eni
a
kne wa nythi
ngaboutt hebox .
Tina
wa sbusys i
ngi
ngi nhe rc ageand
Feniawa sbusylyi ngint hegarden
whe nt heboxappe a
re dinthe
ki
tche n.

Roywa
sn'
tdi
scour
age
dands
aid:
 Heputonhi sredhat."Idon'tca r
ewha t'
sin
thatboxbutIwa nti
t!"hes aidtohims el
f."
I
l
ov eit
scol
ora ndeverythinginsideit
.Iam not
afrai
d.Iwil
lclimbtheta bleandIwi l
lope nit
.
Theboxismi ne
!",
hes hout
e doutaloud.

Att
hatmome
nt ,
Blac
kiet
hecata
ppe
are
djus
t
roundthec
orne
r.
 Roydi
dn'
tlos
ehi
ste
mpe
rands
aid:

Royputonhi sblackha t
."We l
lma y
beI
s
houldn'ttr
ytoope nthatbox.It
'sri
sky",
hethoug ht.
"
Bla c
kieiscomi ngandIdon' twant
t
roubl ewithhim. Hemi ghtseeme
cli
mbi ngthetable.Ma ybethereis
s
ome t
hingda ngerousinsidethebox ,
li
ke
as uperhigh-te
c hmous etrapora
poisonouss nake!
"
S
owhi
leRoywa
sha
vings
econdt
houg
htshes
aid:

Andheputonhi
sye
llowha
t.

"ComeonRoy ,t
hinkposit
ive
!"hes a i
dtohi msel
f.
"Suchal ovel
yboxcan'thi
dea nythingda nger
ous
insi
deit .
Thereismostprobablyaf reshcream
ca
kewi t
hstra
wbe rr
iesorag re
a tsele
c t
ionof
S
wi s
sc hocola
tesor.
.
.evenbet
ter,chedda rcheese
!"
 a
yy!
F
eel
ingoverl
yopt
imis
tica
ndful
lof
pos
iti
veene
rgyhesai
d:

NO
Andheputonhi sbluehat
."Nowlet
'sge
t
PE
organi
zed,
"hes ai
dtohimsel
fands
tart
ed o
g!
!!
thi
nkingaboutthebestwayst
orea
chthe
bigre
dbox.
De
epinhist
houg
htshefe
lthe
neede
dsomehel
p,sohesai
d:

Atthatmome ntheputonhi sf
avorit
eg r
e e
nha t
!
Roywa shappya ndcheerfulagai
nbe causehe
wasabletothink"outofthebox"a ndlotsof
cr
ea t
iveideaslashedintohismind.

Hesta
rte
dwr iti
ngdowne v
eryt
hing
.Itwasalong
li
sta
ndwi thi
naf e
wmi nut
eshehadma deaplan
onhowt or
eachthere
dbox .
 Thenhera
nasfas
tashecoul
dand
sne
a ke
dunde
rtheki
tche
nc a
rpe
t.

Hecrawledandcrawleduntil
herea
ched
thele
goft heta
ble.Heopenedaholet
o
thec
a r
petwithhissharpteet
handhe
cl
imbedupt heta
ble.

Hewa it
edf
orawhile
unt
ilBl
acki
ewasoutofs
ight
.
Hewa
sov
ert
hemoonwhe
nheope
ned
t
hebox
!

Tohi
sama z
e mentthecontent
softhebox
hadnothingtodowithhisini
ti
al
thoug
hts.
..

Nei
the r
rfes
hcreamcakenorc
hocol
ate
s.
Neit
herahig
h-te
chmousetr
apnora
pois
onoussna
ke.
I
twa
ssi
mpl
y.
..
aha
t!

"Oh!"
,Roysai
ddis
appoint
ed.
"Idon'
tneedanext
rahat.
I
alr
eadyhavesi
xofthem,
whichhel
pmet hi
nk."

Andwit
hasi
mplemov
e,he
cl
imbe
ddownthet
abl
e.
 Ont
hewa
yba
ck,
Roys
aid:

Andheputonhi sy el
lowha tagain."We l
lthere
wa snothi
nginteres
tingformei nt hatboxbut
atle
a s
tIhadag reatti
met ryi
ngt oope nit.I
t
wa ssuchfun!Ohthisyell
owha ti sbril
li
ant!It
al
wa yshel
psmel ookont hebrights i
deofl i
fe!
"
hesaidwi t
habi gsmile .