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LITTLE SIMON
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conTents
Chap ter 1: Miss Harriets 1
Chap ter 2: A Bad dream 17
Chap ter 3: Lilac Powder 31
Chap ter 4: Flower Power 49
Chap ter 5: Pirate Booty 63
Chap ter 6: What If? 73
Chap ter 7: Razzle-Dazzle 81
Chap ter 8: The Real Thing 91
Chap ter 9: A Little Princess 99
Chap ter 10: Harvest Moon 111
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Heidi Heckelbeck had a lot on her
mind. She had been spying on
Principal Pennypacker for more than
a week because she was pretty sure
he was a witch. Why else would he
have a Book of Spells in his office?
At least, thats what the book looked
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like. Now she just had to prove he
was a witch. And on top of her witch
detective work, Heidi had also been
asked to be a flower girl in her aunt
Sophies wedding.
Aunt Sophie was Dads sister, and
soon she was going to marry Uncle
Ned in the Heckelbecks backyard.
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Well, Uncle Ned wasnt actually
Heidis uncle yetnot until after the
weddingbut Heidi and Henry had
called him Uncle Ned ever since hed
gotten engaged to Aunt Sophie. Now
Heidi had to go dress shopping.
Ugh, thought Heidi as she stood
in the middle of Miss Harriets dress
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shop. She had never shopped for
a fancy dress before. Now she was
surrounded by them. Miss Harriet
looked Heidi up and down. Then
she sifted through the dress racks
and pulled out dresses in a rainbow
of pastel colors: strawberry, mint,
yellow, cream, and blue.
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Youll make an enchanting flower
girl in any one of these, she said,
holding the flouncy dresses in front
of Heidi.
Heidi frowned. Ill look like a poofy
powder puff in any one of those
dresses, she thought. It wasnt that
Heidi hated dresses. Its
just that they werent
exactly her style.
She was more of
an everyday girl.
Heidi followed
her mother into
the dressing room.
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Then she pulled off her favorite kitty
cat top and jean skirt. Heidi left on
her black-and-white-striped tights
and sneakers. Then she slipped a
strawberry dress over her head. Mom
tied the satin sash around Heidis
waist. The dress had a scratchy skirt
that stuck out like a giant lampshade.
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I feel like Im caught
in a big fishing net,
complained Heidi.
And the skirt part
is itchy.
Its called crinoline,
said Heidis mom. Its a
very fancy dress material.
Heidi glanced in the mirror.
It looks like something Smell-a-nie
would wear, she said.
Melanie Maplethorpe, also known
as Smell-a-nie, was Heidis worst
enemy.
Forget Melanie, said Mom. That
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dress is too pink
with your red hair.
Lets try another
one.
Heidi tried on
another dress,
and another
and another.
The mint dress
made her look like she hadnt slept
in a week. The yellow dress made her
look like a glass of lemonade. And
the cream dress made her look like
a miniature bride. Then Mom zipped
the blue dress and tied the sash.
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Heidi looked in the mirror. She
turned this way and that while she
looked at herself.
I love it, said Mom.
Love is such a strong word, said
Heidi.
But it looks very good on you,
said Mom.
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Heidi scratched her neck. The
ruffles make me itch, she said.
You will get used to them, said
Mom. You wont even realize theyre
there when you walk down the aisle.
Merg, said Heidi.
Beautiful, said Mom.
Perfect! exclaimed Miss Harriet.
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Except for
the black-
and- whi t e-
striped tights
and sneakers.
Miss Harriet
scurried into another
room and came back with a pair
of light blue ballet flats. She also
brought Heidi a basket to hold
her flower petals. Heidi
had been told a flower
girl had to sprinkle
flower petals all along
the wedding aisle.
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Heidi slipped on the blue flats and
stared at her feet. Eww, she thought
as she wrinkled her nose.
Click! Miss Harriet snapped Heidis
picture.
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Perfect! said Miss Harriet as she
hurried to her computer to download
the picture. Ill give you a copy to
take home.
The flash had made Heidi see
spots. She rubbed her eyes. Then she
stared at herself again in the mirror.
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Can I at least wear my blue-and-
white-striped tights with this girly
outfit? asked Heidi.
Sure, Mom said. Be your own
flower girl!
And that made Heidi feel a teeny
bit better.
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