Ms.Sheila

The Carpet and the Brooms

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Once upon a time there was a carpet that lived with a

family of brooms. Dirt appeared everywhere....

and the brooms were kept busy

sweeping it all under the carpet.

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After a great while, a small piece of the rug found

it hard to breathe and even harder

to feel clean, so she tugged

and tugged at the heavy fibres until she was free.

Then she shook off the dirt that the brooms had

swept over her and left their home.

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Over time she seldom thought of her life

in the carpet with the brooms,

but once in a while she would catch a glimpse

of the broom family and wondered how

they still made the carpet look

clean with all the mire they had swept underneath.

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One day she happened to see one of them and asked.....

"Don't you find it hard pretending

your carpet is clean

when you are sweeping

all the dirt underneath?"

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The eldest broom was livid hearing

the little mat's question and rose in

pious indignation. "What dirt are you talking about?

Why do you continue spreading your tales of dirt

beyond these walls?

You can be certain that no one

believes you!" the broom spewed.

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At first the little mat was confused by

their denial and anger....

because she remembered what they did....

but in time she learned that brooms

were very adept at sweeping away not only the dirt,

but also the truth.....

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....It was a difficult lesson for the little mat to learn

and she felt sad as she walked away from the

Carpet and Brooms

and turned her face towards home.

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