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The Pecan Thief
    When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather’s farm in Kansas.  Grandpa had sent me into the   1  to gather pecans for us to enjoy later. 
   Pecan picking was really   2   work and my little basket was only half full. I wasn’t about to   3   Grandpa down. Just then something caught my    4 .  A large brown squirrel was a few feet away.  I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and   5  in a large hole in the trunk.  A moment later the squirrel    6    out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut.  Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place. 
    Not so   7   anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole.  It was   8  with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my  9   . Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so   10   of myself. I couldn’t wait to show Grandpa all