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for a door and one for a window. Then
Archie stretched out his hand for a long brick.

“What are you doing?” said Tom. “I
want these for my roof. You can’t have
them.” |

“But I must have them,” said Archie:
“the others are too short. They won’t cover
the top. Look !”

Tom did not need to look. He knew quite
well they would not.

_ “T won't play,” said Archie, suddenly push-
ing the bricks away, “if you don’t let me have
them. It’s no fun.”

“Stop,” said Tom, very slowly. “Here’s
two. IT’ll only keep two for myself—there.
Now, are you happy ?”

“Tt will just do,” said Archie.

They built one chimney to each house, and
a garden in front with a gate. Then Tom
brought down Noah and his family from out
of the ark to live in them. He gave Noah’s
sons and their wives to Archie, but he kept
Noah and his wife to himself, because they
were much the nicest. He took care not to