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Up The Ladder - Research Papers

Up The Ladder

Chris found a ladder leaning against the tree in his backyard. It was
Saturday, and his friend was away, so Chris decided to climb the ladder.
He stepped up and climbed into the tree. There he met a blue bird,
which was sitting on its nest.
"Good day," said the bird.
"Good day," Chris replied.
"Are you climbing to the top of the ladder?" asked the bird.
Chris looked up at the ladder. He couldn't see the top.
"How high is the ladder?" he asked the bird.
The bird hopped closer to Chris and said, "I'm not sure. I flew as
high as birds can fly, and I still couldn't reach the end of the ladder."
Chris sat and thought for a moment. He scratched his head ...

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been climbing for a little while when the blue bird turned back to its
nest.
"Goodbye, Chris," the blue bird said. "Don't forget to tell me what's
at the end of the ladder."
Chris climbed higher. Soon he met a woman dressed in coveralls. She
held a hammer in her hand and two nails in her mouth. She was pounding
nails into a board.
"Good day," said Chris.
"Good day," said the woman, taking the nails out of her mouth.
"What are you doing?" asked Chris.
"I'm a carpenter," said the woman. "I'm building a home to live in."
"On a ladder?" asked Chris, astonished.
"Sure," replied the carpenter. "See? I'm nearly finished."
Chris looked, and sure enough there was a house hanging from the
ladder.
"Are you climbing to the top of the ladder?" asked the carpenter.
"Yes," Chris replied. "Would you like to join me?"
"Thank you, but no," said the carpenter. "I'm much too busy building
my house."
"I'm going to see what's ...

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Added: 11/24/2008 05:39:46 AM
Category: Creative Writing
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 998
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