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The Wrong LetterThe Wrong LetterAlan￿￿MacDonald 11•One morning the postman came down Elm Road. In his bag were two letters. The looked like this:Miss P Jones10Elm Road11BiltonMiss F Jones19 Elm RoadBilton21•There were two Miss Jones in Elm Road. Pippa Jones lived at number 10. She was Mad about ponies.•Flo Jones lived at number 79. She was mad about football. But that morning the postman had broken his glasses and he couldn’t see very well. That’s how the mix-up began.31•Pony-mad Pippa was out at the stable when her letter came. Pippa had a pony called Blossom who was a champion jumper. She gave Blossom some oats and a kiss on the nose.•Then her dad stuck his head out of the back door.•“Pippa! There’s a letter for you!”41•Football-mad Flo was in the garden when her letter arrived. Flo played for Redland Rovers. She was wearing her Rovers kit as usual. She dribbled past the cat and swerved round the swing.•“Thud!” the ball hit the back door.•“Goal!” cried Flo.51•“Flo!” called her mum. “Stop that racket and come inside. There’s a letter for you.”•Flo tore open her letter.•It said:Dear Miss Jones, The Junior Cup is on Saturdayat Chestnut field. We hope to see you there.61•At 10 Elm Road, Pippa was also reading her letter.•“Fantastic!” said Pippa. “I’m riding Blossom in the Junior Cup. We’re sure to win!”Dear Miss Jones, The Junior Cup is on Saturdayat Redland Park. We hope to see you there.72•Pippa and Flo couldn’t wait for Saturday to come. They didn’t notice that had got the wrong letter. They didn’t notice that they had got the wrong letter. They were both going to the wrong place.•On Saturday morning Pippa rode Blossom to Redland Park.•Down the road they passed Flo on her way to Chestnut Field.82•Pippa stared at Flo in her red and white football kit.•“Fancy dressing up like that to play a stupid game of football,” she thought to herself.•Flo stared at Pippa in her black riding hat and boots.•“Fancy dressing up like that to ride a boring old pony,” she thought to herself.94•Pippa and Flo both stopped. They both stared. Both of them were covered in mud and holding silver covered in mud and holding silver cups.“Is your name … Pippa Jones?” asked Flo.•Pippa nodded. “Then you must be Flo Jones.”•Then they understood. So that’s what had happened.104•“I must have got your letter,” said Flo. “I went to a pony show.”•“And I must have got your letter,” said Pippa. “I went to a football match.”•They both started to laugh.•“Football is fun,” grinned Pippa, “when you get used to it.”•“And riding a pony is really quite exciting,” said Flo.114•After that, Pippa and Flo became the best of friends. Not only did they share the same name, they also liked the same things. Now, on one Saturday Flo goes riding with Pippa. And, on the next Saturday, Pippa plays football with Flo.•The postman still brings letters to both their houses. But these days he’s got a new pair of glasses.1213。