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hi I'm Debra burden and I would love to
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read you this very special book
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in a land not so far away lived a brave
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little knight Sir Alfred for that was
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his name lived in a teeny-weeny cottage
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with his mother Lady Susan lady Susan
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had once lived a fabulous and glamorous
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life but since her divorce from Sir
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Alfred's father
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they were now quite poor Lady Susan
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worked very hard day after day cleaning
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the largest Castle in the land the
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castle was owned by the rich and famous
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Lord Henry Wotton ah because Alfred was
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only a little nice and couldn't stay
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home alone he always went to Lord
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Henry's Castle after school while Lady
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Susan continued to clean and scrub Lord
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Henry offered to take care of Alfred
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Lord Henry and Alfred got along famously
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they were like two peas in a pod
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Lord Henry was friendly and funny and
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together they played chase in the castle
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gardens when Lord Henry caught Alfred he
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would tickle him all over and then the
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game would begin again but one day while
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Alfred's mother was cleaning a far
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corner of the castle
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Lord Henry started to tickle Alfred in a
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way that made him feel uncomfortable and
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sick inside the tickling wasn't fun
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anymore and sometimes Lord Henry tickled
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and touched
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Alfred's private parts and even when
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Alfred asked Lord Henry to stop he did
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not come on Alfred laughed Lord Henry
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it's just a bit of fun there's no harm
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in a bit of tickling but warned Lord
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Henry you must never ever tell anyone
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about our tickling game it must be our
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special secret because continued Lord
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Henry if you do tell I'm afraid your
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mother will not be able to clean my
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castle anymore
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and you will have no money for food and
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clothes and and it will be all your
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fault Alfred poor little sir Alfred felt
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sick with worry
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he knew some secrets should never ever
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be kept secrets that made him feel bad
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and uncomfortable secrets just like this
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but have you told anyone his mother
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would lose her job and they would have
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no money and the worst bit of all it
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would be all his fault
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that night little sir Alfred went home
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with a very heavy heart he did not eat
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his supper and he barely spoke a word to
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his mother he crawled into his bed
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feeling sad and lonely the secret heavy
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in his heart the next morning Alfred
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told his mother that he didn't want Lord
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Henry to look after him anymore
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Lady Susan glanced at him briefly and
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just smiled
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don't be silly Billy Alfred everyone
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loves Lord Henry he is one of the nicest
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and kindest men in the world we are very
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lucky he takes care of you but that
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afternoon when Lord Henry came to the
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school gate Alfred felt sick in his
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tummy he felt scared and very confused
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he didn't want his mother to lose her
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job so once again he let Lord Henry
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tickle him and touch his private parts
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when Alfred arrived home that evening he
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felt so ill that he went straight to bed
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as he lay in the dark of his room he
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cried and cried
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great sobs lifted up and out of his
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heart he felt so lonely and so
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frightened from her rocking-chair in the
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kitchen Lady Susan
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could hear alfred's sobbing she stopped
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her knitting and went straight to her
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little son whatever is the matter she
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asked but Alfred did not utter a word if
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he told his mother his terrible secret
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she would lose her job and they would
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have no money and no food Lady Susan
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hugged her little boy in a loving and
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gentle way she held his face in her
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hands and you look deep into his eyes
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there is nothing you cannot tell me she
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said nothing at all
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I have always told you Alfred some
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secrets should never ever be kept poor
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little sir Alfred was so confused he
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didn't know whether to tell his mother
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or not what if she didn't believe him
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what if she lost her job and he was to
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blame finally after many tears and lots
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of warm hugs from his mother little sir
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Alfred decided to be brave he decided to
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tell the terrible secret once he began
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his words tumbled out one on top of the
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other he told his mother all about the
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tickling and the touching and how
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uncomfortable and sick it made him feel
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he told her that Lord Henry said he must
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keep the secret and that if he told
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anyone Lady Susan would lose her job and
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they would have no money and it would be
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all his fault Lady Susan hugged her son
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very tightly and rocked him gently back
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and forth at last she wiped away both
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their tears you are the bravest little
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Knight I have ever known she said and
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what Lord Henry did to you was very
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wrong
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you were right to tell me and I am very
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proud of you remember there is nothing
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you cannot tell me I am always here to
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listen to you and I will always believe
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you you have done nothing wrong Lady
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Susan promised Alfred that he would
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never ever have to see Lord Henry again
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and that he would be gone from their
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lives forever
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as punishment Lord Henry would be
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banished from his castle and the kingdom
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she also told Alfred that she could earn
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a very fine living by knitting sweaters
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for the rich and famous and selling them
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at the local market later that night as
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little sir Alfred Lee's nug and warm in
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his bed he finally felt safe and very
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loved he was proud of himself because he
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had found the courage to tell his mother
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he knew now for sure that no matter how
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awful or scary the secret it should
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never ever be kept
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you
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