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“Hi Sneaker.  Why are
you looking so sad?”
asked his mother.
“I don’t want to
move.  I’ll miss my
friends,” said
Sneaker, trying to
hold back a tear.
“Once we get there,
you’ll make new
friends, and besides,
we can come back to
visit once in awhile,”
smiled his mother.
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Sneaker decided to take a quick
skateboard ride around the town
where he had grown up.
“I sure wish I didn’t have to
move,”  he thought.  “But I guess
my Dad’s job is pretty important.
First he went to the park.  This
was the site of his first big
skateboard competition.  The
prize was a brand new
skateboard with a big number “1”
on it.  It still felt like new as he
raced into the turns.
He went over the bridge to say
goodbye to the ducks.  They
quacked as if to say “we’ll miss
you.”
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“OK Sneaker. It’s time to hop
in the truck!” said his mother.
It was hard for her to leave
too, but she knew it was for
the better.
“Coming Mom!”  hollered
Sneaker, but his heart wasn’t
in it.  He had said “goodbye” to
all his friends the day before.  
He was starting to miss them
already.