By Richard Wallace

One day my Dad went to work

He has a fishing boat.

He is a fisherman.

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My Mum didn’t want him to go.

The wind was blowing hard.

Dad said he had to.

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He didn’t come home for supper.

At bedtime I went to bed.

He wasn’t home to tuck me in.

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He didn’t come home for breakfast.

People came to visit.

They brought a lot of food.

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My Mum was sad and started to cry.

I gave her a hug.

I told her everything was all right.

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Once when I was sleeping I had a bad dream.

Mum gave me a hug.

She said everything was all right.

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I was crying and

she put her arms around me.

Then I went to sleep in her bed.

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Mum said that Dad

will be home for supper.

My Mum is happy now.

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First he has to go

and see the Doctor.

That won’t take long.

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I can’t wait for Dad to come home;.

I missed him.

Now he can tuck me into bed.

by Petra Jochen Bruckhaus