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Mrs O’Brady never gives upWritten and illustrated by Alexander Brown

crazy stories

Pam O’Brady is a widow who has had all her belongings stolen. This means she has to face the hardest, most mean judge on the planet… but he’s about to find out that even he is no match for Mrs O’Brady!

Mrs O’Brady never gives up

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crazy stories

Mrs O’Brady never gives up

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© Alexander Brown 2008First published 2008ISBN 978 1 84427 338 6

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Once, long ago, on the slopes of Mount Fradey,There lived an old woman called Mrs O’Brady.

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Her husband had died, and it made her so sad,For weeks she had cried, now all that she hadWas simply a table, three chickens, and look,A wok from her kitchen in which she could cook.

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Then one fateful night, while the moon was above,A thief stole the chickens, and wok that she loved.He just left the table, and when she awoke,There was simply no sign of the terrible bloke.Mrs O’Brady just wept, sniffed and sighed,

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But then thinking of the court system, she cried,“I will get some justice, you see if I don’t,My chickens are scared, so reject them I won’t.And my wok is most precious, so just wait and see,I’ll be persistent, till there’s justice for me!”

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Now down in the village was Judge Orson Cart,A very cantankerous, grouchy old… man.The villagers knew him for being unjust,When it came to justice, he just wasn’t fussed!

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He huffs every time he comes into the court,His scowl shows that he is a horrible sort.So how will he fare when he meets Pam O’Brady?Will he think that she’s just a silly old lady?

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ËxHSLIOEy273386zISBN 978 1 84427 338 6

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crazy stories

Mrs O’Brady never gives upWritten and illustrated by Alexander Brown

crazy stories

Pam O’Brady is a widow who has had all her belongings stolen. This means she has to face the hardest, most mean judge on the planet… but he’s about to find out that even he is no match for Mrs O’Brady!

Mrs O’Brady never gives up

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