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Everyone was laughing. The end of one arm had landed on her

nose.

“Alfie! Turn this thing off at once!”

Year Five were in fits of laughter.

“Wow!” cried Robert Belch. “Look at that! You’ve turned it into an

Automatic Nose Picker, Alfie!”

When he got home from school that day Alfie could still hear the

sound of everyone laughing.

Grandad was in the workshop. His teeth had been rescued from

the toilet. They had been specially cleaned and Grandad was glad to

have them back. Alfie told him what had happened at school.

“Sorry, Grandad,” he said. “Have I broken it?”

Grandad chuckled.

“No!” he said. “I’ll soon sort it out. I wish I could have seen the

Automatic Nose Picker!”

“Hmm!” said Alfie.

He went up to his room and flopped down on his bed. Then he

did what he always did when he felt cross or upset. He got out his

sketch book and started doodling. He did quite a good picture of

Miss May wearing an Automatic Nose Picker. It made him smile.

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