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\nSCHOLASTIC INC.  \nNew York Toronto London Auckland SydneyMexico City New Delhi Hong Kong Buenos Aires  \nTo Jill,my friend through darkness and light.—RV  \nTo Matthew Gross,with love.—SB  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part,or stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any formor by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise,without written permission of the publisher.For information regarding permission,write to Scholastic Inc.Attention:Permissions Department,555 Broadway,New York,NY 10012  \nISBN 0-439-32176-X  \nText copyright 2002 by Rachel Vail.Art copyright e2002 by Steve Björkman.  \nAll rights reserved.Published by Scholastic Inc.SCHOLASTIC and associated logos are trademarks and/orregistered trademarks of Scholastic Inc.Lego is a rzgistered trademark of KIRKBI AG.  \n234567/0  \n12111098765432  \nBook design by Chad W.Beckerman  \nPrinted in the U.S.A.First Scholastic printing,February 2002  \ncontents  \nChapter 1TELEVISION  \nChapter 2IN THE DARK  \nChapter 3  \nBRIGHT AND NoISY  \n# Chapter 1TELEVISION\n\nI+  \nwas a dark and stormy day.  \nT woke up early and watched the lightning outhis window.  \nHe was excited.  \nIt was Saturday and he couldn't play outside.Mama Rex couldn't bring him on any errands.T was going to watch TV all day long.  \nT pulled on his slippers and padded to the livingroom.  \nHe sat on the couch,picked up the remote,and turned on the TV.  \nIt was the news.  \nThere was a problem with garbage bags someplace.  \nThe bags kept breaking and garbage wasfalling into people's shoes.  \nMama Rex had been sleeping through thepounding rain.  \nShe slept through the lightning and the thunder.She woke up from the noise of T's laughter.She blinked,saw the storm,and heardmore laughing from the living room.  \nMama Rex yanked on her bathrobe andwent to investigate.  \n\"What are you watching?\"asked Mama Rex,rubbing her eyes.  \n\"The news,\"said T.\"It's funny.\"  \n\"Funny?\"said Mama Rex.\"I′m going to getsome coffee.What a storm,huh?\"  \nT switched channels.  \nHe watched a music video,a little bit of whatthe weather was in South America,the lastminute of a cartoon,and eleven commercials.  \nMama Rex brought T two waffles,with syrup.\"What should we do today?\"Mama Rex asked T.But T was not hearing her.","cbCaimdRAJ8UjxAX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimdRAJ8UjxAX","pdf",3033053,36,"English","# Chapter 1 TELEVISION\n## I was a dark and stormy day\n## The news about breaking garbage bags\n## Mama Rex investigates the laughter\n## TV channel switching and Mama Rex's offers","[{\"question\":\"What happens when the boy turns on the TV during the storm?\",\"answer\":\"He turns on the news and hears there is a problem with garbage bags breaking, with garbage falling into people’s shoes.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does Mama Rex wake up and come to the living room?\",\"answer\":\"She has been sleeping through the pounding rain, thunder, and lightning, but 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