Big Truck Little Island Flashcards
(34 cards)
out on a ocean,one bright summer day,boud for a Island still 5 miles away
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A tugboat was towing a truck on a barge a truck that was hauling a load ,extra large
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the cargo it carried was all under wraps
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tied to the trailer with buckles and straps
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facing a twisty and treacherous ride to get to the field on the far eastern side.
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the barge reached the ramp.
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the truck Trundled off.
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it bucked up the bridge with a wheeze and a cough.
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then slowly but surely it chugged up the road lugging its 20TON oversize load.
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one narrow roadway transected the isle,and the driver had driven it less than a mile when he came to a switchback terribly tight then felt the whole payload shift off to his right.
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The trailer was tipping,everything slipping!
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The wheels in the way back were no longer gripping!
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They skidded off the road and then -THUD!
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They landed and lodged in the soft sticky mud!
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Meg had a swim meet at three at the pool.
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She swam the fly for her team at the school.
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And Barry was already late for ballet.
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He needed to practice his battement frappe.
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Pete had a project to finish with Paul - a working volcano, with lava and all!
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And Sue had to be at the dog wash with Bunk - her sheepdog who’d tried to make friends with a skunk.
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Parental frustration soon started to show.
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How could they get where they needed to go?
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They stewed and they steamed.
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Their faces grew red.
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