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Carllovedcars–andmotorbikesandvansandlorries.Everymorning,MrFlinchwokeuptohearhammersbanging,spannersclangingandenginesrevving.Thewholestreetshookwiththenoise.

Ontheotherside,inabrightbluehouse,livedamusicteachercalledPoppyPlink.Eachmorning,Poppysatdownandplayedgrandtunesonhergrandpiano.Afterbreakfast,herstudentsstartedtoarrive.

Violinsscreeched,drumsthunderedandbassoonsbellowed.MrFlinchshuthiswindow,butthenoisestillcamethroughthewall.Brum–brum,tootle–toot,bang!

Hiswholehouseshookandshivered.

Heputhisfingersinhisears.

Herappedonthewall…buthisneighboursdidnothear.

Theywerefartoohappy.Theyweremendingcarsandmakingmusic,andtheylovedtheirwork.

Brum–brum,tootle–toot,bang!

MrFlinchraprappeduntilhemadeholesinhiswallpaper.Itdidnogood.

MrFlinchlockedhimselfinacupboard.Hewoundoldtowelsroundhishead.

Hewroteangryletters,buttorethemallup.‘Stampscostfartoomuchmoney!

'

hesaid.

Eveninbed,heworeahattokeepoutthenoise.

Butthecarsstillrevvedandthemusicstilljangled.

MrFlinchwasthegreyfillinginanoisesandwich.

‘Thiscan'

tgoon,'

Flinchthoughttohimself.Heevenshouteditoutloud:

2NastyTricks

MrFlinchwentnextdoortoCarl'

shouse.Carlwasmendingcars.Itwaseasytosneakintohiskitchenandputadeadratinthefridge.

‘Thatwillgetridofhim!

saidFlinch,andsmiledanastysmile.‘Nobodywantstoliveinahousewithrats!

Atmidnight,MrFlinchclimbedontohisroofand–carefully,carefully–crawledacrossthetiles.HeputhisheaddownPoppy'

schimneyandgavealong,loud,‘Hooowooowoooo!

‘Thatwillgetrideofher,'

hesaidwithagrimgrin.‘Nobodywantstoliveinahousewithghosts!

Thenheclimbedbackintobed.

Nextmorning,MrFlinchwoketoaHUGEnoise.Carsandlorrieswerestoppingoutside.Helookedoutofhiswindow.

Carlwassittingoutsideintherood,withatable,akettle,aloafofbreadandabottleoftomatosauce.

CarlcalledtoMrFlinch,‘Can'

tusemykitchentoday!

Rays,urgh!

Mymumiscleaningup.Shetoldmetoeatmybreakfastoutside.That'

showIgotthisgreatidea!

Take–awaybreakfast!

Driverscanstophereandbuybreakfast.'

Justthen,PoppyPlinkcamerunningoutofherbluefrontdoor.‘Oh,MrFlinch!

Oh,Carl!

Guesswhathappenedlastnight!

‘Igiveup,'

saidMrFlinch,withasumgsmirk.‘Dotell.'

Poppybeamedwithjoy.‘Lastnight,anglessangdownmychimney!

Theydid,Ipromise!

Shefrowned.‘Butthemusicwasn'

tverygood!

Ithinktheywantsomenewsongstosing!

I'

msuretheywantmetowritethem,andIshall!

OhIshall!

Shedid.

Poppystillhadtoteachmusicallday.

Butatnightshewroteanglemusic.Shemadeitniceandloud,withlotsofcymbalsandtrumpets.

ItwasalltoomuchforMrFlinch.

3MrFlinchhasaPlan

shouse.

HeshowedCarlafistfulofmoney.‘Thedayyoumovehouse,allthisisyours!

‘Anythingyousay,chief,'

saidCarl,wipinghisdirtyhandsonarag.

‘AslongasIcanmendcars,I'

llbehappyanywhere.'

Carlwenton,‘I'

llmoveoutassoonasIcansellthehouse!

Next,MrFlinchwenttoPoppy'

shouseandofferedherahatfulofmoney.‘Thedayyoumovehouse,allthisisyours!

‘Ofcourse!

Ifthatiswhatyouwant,dearheart!

CriedPoppy.

Shehadneverseensomuchmoneyinherlife.‘AslongasIhavemymusic,Icanbehappyanywhere!

IwillmoveoutjustassoonasIcansellmylittlehouse!

MrFlinchwenthomeahappyman–well,ashappyasamanlikeMrFlinchcaneverbe.

Hefeltinhisemptypocketsandgulped.‘Allthatmoneygone!

Ah,butsoonthosenoisyneighbourswillbegone,too!

Inafewdays,MrFlinch'

sneighbourshadsolduptheirhouses.

Now,atlast,hewouldhavepeaceandquiet–nothingbutthenoiseofmicescratchingintheemptycellar.

4MovingDay

MrFlinchwatchedasPoppyPlinkmovedout.Bo-janglewentthepianoasshepushedandbumpeditdownthesteps.

‘Goingalreadyareyou,youpest?

hemutted.‘Ipitythepersonwhohastolivenextdoortoyou!

Seeinghim,Poppywavedupatthewindow.

‘Suchluck,MrFlinch!

shecalled.‘Fancy!

Afewdaysago,Imetsomeonewhowantstomovehousetoo!

Weagreedtoswaphouses!

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