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This is Apple Tree Farm.

This is Mrs. Boot, the farmer. She has two children,

called Poppy and Sam, and a dog called Rusty.

Ted works on the form.

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He tells Poppy and Sam to clean the goat's shed.

"Will she let us?" asks Sam. "She's so grumpy now."

Gertie the goat chases Sam.

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She butts him with her head. He nearly falls over.

Sam, Poppy and Rusty run out through the gate.

Poppy shuts the gate,

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get to her shed. "I hove on idea," soys Sam.

Sam gets a bag of bread.

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"Come on, Gertie," soys Sam. "Nice bread." Gertie

eats it and the bag, but stays in her pen.

"Let's try some fresh grass," says Poppy.

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Poppy pulls up some gross and drops it by the

gate. Gertie eats it but trots back into her pen.

"I have another idea," says Sam

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"Gertie doesn't butt Ted. She wouldn't butt me if

I looked like Ted," says Sam. He runs off again.

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Sam comes back wearing Ted's clothes.

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He has found Ted's old coot and hat. Sam goesinto the pen but Gertie still butts him.

"I'll get a rope," says Poppy.

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They go into the pen. Poppy tries to throw the

rope over Gertie's head. She misses.

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Gertie chases them all

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Rusty runs out of the pen and Gertie follows him.

"She's out!" shouts Sam. "Quick, shut the gate."

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Sam and Poppy clean out Gertie's shed.

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They sweep up the old straw and put it in the

wheelbarrow. They spread out fresh straw.

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Poppy opens the gate.

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"Come on, Gertie. You con go bock now," soysSam. Gertie trots back into her pen.

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"You are a grumpy old goat," says Poppy.

"We've cleaned out your shed and you're still

grumpy," says Sam. "Grumpy Gertie."

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Next morning, they meet Ted,

"Come and look at Gertie now," says Ted. They all

go to the goat pen.

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Gertie has a little kid,

"Oh, isn't it sweet," says Poppy. "Gertie doesn't

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