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"That's nonsense," Uncle Hector said "Saet soru by yourself? You going to feed all these hungry kids?"

"If I have to"

"Everyone calry David, if you don't want to help with the boat, then you can take over the food detail Just don't bring any rotten meat back here"

"Fine" David stomped out of the church Unfortunately, he took most of the older boys with him, except for Wendell Samantha would have preferred the boys help to repair the boat; she would need their strength to get it off the rocks and safely onto the beach Maybe later he would calm down and she could ask him for help

She tried not to let any of this concern her, forcing a shao on a little scavenger hunt and see what you can find in the rubble"

"Oh boy!" Annie shouted and clapped her hands Sa useful to do; it helped the kids

"The rest of us will see e can do about the boat"

"Sounds like a plan," Uncle Hector said

"What about haet you soht," Prudence said She looked down sadly at the floor Prudence liked to feel useful too, Samantha knew, but there wasn't et to it then, children," Miss Brigham said

Rebecca, Wendell, and the other children who had accoht in the rocks "That's the boat?" Rebecca asked "It's so big"

"It has to be big," Uncle Hector said "It has to hold a lot of fish"

He walked the its side, stopping at each hole or crack he found "We're going to have to find soet very far That is if we can get this thing off the rocks without tearing it apart"

While Uncle Hector spoke, Sa around to the other side of the boat She followed hiht up in the waves The sea was calmer now that the storm had passed, but some of the waves were still as tall as the boy