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Dirty Money
Sue Leather
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Contents
3
Chapter 1 9 noise 2
Chapter & <elp? 1/
Chapter 3 onday 1&
Chapter > Night drive 10
Chapter 0 )n the hospital 1.
Chapter 2 !he mine again &/
Chapter - @ust a 5ob &&
Chapter . Arady &0
Chapter , ;irty money &-
Chapter 1/ 9 new 5ob 3/
People in the story
>
Joe works *or the
Murray Echo,
a newspaper
Sandy is
@oeBs wi*e
Dan is @oe and
SandyBs neighbour
Karl Johnson
is the boss o*
Pan Alobal
Cameron Grady
is @oeBs boss
Ed Bains is the boss
o* the Murray Daily
Ken Reid is the
mayor o* urray
Places in the story
0
Chapter 1 A noise
2
CCanada is beauti*ul,B thinks @oe. <eBs looking out o*
the
window o* his house. <e can see water and mountains.
Dn the water he can see a little white boat. )n the big
blue sky he can see an eagle. <e can hear E nothing.
@oe thinks about $ngland. )tBs small and dirty, he
thinks. 9nd the noise? @oe smiles. <e sits and looks at the
Chapter 1 A noise
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beauti*ul water and mountains.
.
C<appy, loveFB
@oeBs wi*e, Sandy, comes in with a cup o* tea.
Cmm,B says @oe, Cvery happy.B <e takes the tea and
he drinks.
Sandy sits down too and they talk about their
beauti*ul house. !heyBre *ar *rom $ngland and *ar *rom the
city. <ere in the little town o* urray thereBs no dirt and
no noise. Canada is a new start *or @oe and Sandy. !hey
have new 5obs too. @oe works *or a newspaper, the
Murray Echo. Sandy works at the hospitalG sheBs a doctor.
C!omorrow,B says @oe, Cwe can have lunch by the water.B
Cmm.B Sandy smiles.
@oe looks at Sandy and smiles too. C!hank you *or the tea,B
he says.
!hen @oe hears a noise.
C:hatBs thatFB he asks.
.
C:hatFB Sandy asks.
CListen,B @oe says.
Sandy listens.
;rrrr? ;rrrr?
C)s it ;anF )s he working on his houseFB asks Sandy. ;an
lives in the ne6t house.
CNo, that isnBt ;an,B says @oe. <e walks over to the
window. <e sees nothing. @ust the mountains and the
Hat blue water. %ut he can hear the noise. 9 new noise.
;rrrr? ;rrrr?
@oe looks up. <e looks around. <e looks up again. !hen
he sees it. Dn the mountain near his house he sees a big
machine. )tBs making a noise: ;rrrr? ;rrrr? !he machine
is taking trees down. %ehind it thereBs another big
machine. )tBs digging a hole in the ground.
CLook at this?B @oe says to Sandy.
C:hatFB asks Sandy.
Near the machines is a big white sign. Dn the sign it
says
P9N ALD%9L.
,
C:hat is itFB asks Sandy.
C) donBt know, but )Bm going to look,B says @oe. <e
opens the door and runs to the mountain.
@oe stands in *ront o* one o* the big machines. !he
driver sees him and stops.
C:hat do you wantFB the driver asks.
C:hatBs thisF asks @oe. <e looks at the big hole in
the ground. C:hatBs Pan AlobalFB
!he man smiles. C)tBs a mine,B he says. C!here are
diamonds under here?B