16. THE MAILMAN ( 郵便屋さん )

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This is Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith brings the mail. He is a mailman. He is very smart. He has a smart cap, a smart shirt and smart pants.	Mr. Smith goes to number one. He rings the bell. He waits. The paint on the door is wet. It is wet paint. The paint is on Mr. Smith's shirt.	Mr. Smith goes to number two. There is big dog in the yard. The dog barks. Mr. Smith runs. The dog runs. The dog grabs Mr. Smith's leg. Mr. Smith's pants rip.
Mr. Smith is in the street. He wants to cross the street. There is mud on the ground. A car comes. The mud is not on the ground. It is on Mr. Smith.	Mr. Smith goes to number three. There is a red and blue bird on the roof. Mr. Smith looks up. There is a fishpond in the yard. Mr. Smith does not see it. He steps into the fishpond. His legs are wet.	Mr. Smith goes to number four. There is a mailbox. Mr. Smith puts his hand into the mailbox. "Ouch!" There was a rattrap in the mailbox.
Mr. Smith goes into the street. He steps on a peel. He slips. He goes up. He comes down. Bang!	Mr. Smith goes to number five. There is a big nail on the mailbox. Mr. Smith does not see the nail. His shirt rips.	Mr. Smith goes to number six. There is a big flower in the yard. It is a sunflower. Mr. Smith smells the flower. "Ouch!" There was a bee in the flower.
Mr. Smith goes into the street. A truck stops. There is sand on the truck. The back goes up. The truck drops sand onto Mr. Smith.	Mr. Smith goes to number seven. There is a big tree in the yard. Mr. Smith is under the tree. A man cuts a branch. The branch drops. "Ouch!"	Mr. Smith is weak. He goes to number eight. There is a cat on the ground. The cat is sleeping. Mr. Smith does not see the cat. He trips. He lands in the trash can.
Mr. Smith goes into the street. There is a strong wind. The wind lifts his cap and his wig. Mr. Smith grabs his cap, but he cannot grab his wig.	Mr. Smith goes to number nine. There is a girl in the yard. The girl is on stilts. The stilts slips. The girl lands on the mailman.	Mr Smith goes to number ten. He stops. He waits. He looks. A dogs? Mud? A fishpond? A rattrap? No. A nail? A tree? A truck? A branch? No. A cat? A trash can? A girl? Stilts? No. Mr. Smith is glad. He looks up. There is a big black cloud. It rains.