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1. THE STRANGER
(Norman Whitney)

2. The people in this story

3. CHAPTER1
A Stranger in Woodend:
Someone arrived at Woodend. He is a polite and
good-looking man, he’s young and he looks
rich.He asked for a room to stay one night. The
next day the man looked around the village, and
he meets some villages. Some days later he
came back to advertise he will open a shop in
Woodend.

4. CHAPTER 2
The Village Meeting:
The shop has created some troubles; because
not all the people are agree to have a shop in
this village. But Dave Slatin explain to the
villages that he only want to be one of
them, because he like people in Woodend. Then
he explained what was his idea for the shop. In it
they will find all the things what they need, but
would also sell your products. All the people
were agree and the shop opened. But soon
Dave needed an assistant, so he decided to hire

5. CHAPTER 3
The Corner Shop:
All the things in the shops went right; the village
products have sold and the prices are good. But
Dave sold vegetables and lots of fruit when it
was winter and that’s no normal. Upstairs there
was Dave’s house and one mysterious
room, which nobody can get in.

6. CHAPTER 4
A Beautiful Customer:
One day in the shop an unusual customer
arrived. She was a famous star, she was Greta
Gordon, and she asked for Mr Slatin, Anna went
fast to call Dave. They went to the Special
Orders room. Ten minutes later they came out
and Greta Gordon was pale and crying, Anna
asked if something was wrong, but she only said;
“you can’t tell anyone that I been here.” But
before leaving the shop, Greta gave him an
autograph.

7. CHAPTER 5
A Page in “Film News:
The spring has come so Anna and Dave are very
busy. In May, Peter asked Anna to marry him and
he said yes, so they work very hard and save a
lot.One day Anna was reading Film News, and
Greta Gordon appeared on it, when she saw
that, she showed to Dave but he didn’t give any
importance.

8. CHAPTER 6
A Quick Kiss:
Anna was in love with Peter, also with Dave.One
Friday Dave surprised Anna; he asked her if she
wanted to spend a day together, and she
accepted.They have a good day together and
when they arrived at home, Dave put his arm
round Anna’s shoulder and kissed her.
.

9. CHAPTER 7
Another Special Order:
Anna was working in the shop when another
special customer arrived. He asks for Dave and
then he came inside. Dave told Anna to go
home, but she wanted to know who that
customer was and she waited for him. She went
to talk to him, and his face was white and
became nervous

10. CHAPTER 8
The Football Match:
The next day was the day of the big football
match. Mr Hart invited Peter and Anna. But she
helped Mrs Hart because she didn’t like
football.The match was great they were winning
2-0, but 5 minutes before finished the match they
were 2-2. All of the house were very worried.But
then Mike Bailey, who scored the other
goals, scored another goal but it hits
goalkeeper’s neck and can’t return to play more.

11. CHAPTER 9
A Secret Weekend:
One day Dave asks Anna to spend a weekend
together and she accepted for one condition, he
has to answer one question: what was he doing
with all of the special customers? But he only
says that he help us.

12. CHAPTER 10
A Quarrel:
Anna enjoyed the weekend. They stayed at a big
hotel in London. On Saturday they went
shopping and at night they went to the
cinema.Few minutes later than Anna arrived at
home, Peter visited him. He was very angry
because he knows that she has been to England
with Dave.Anna tried to explain what happened
with Dave, but Peter didn’t listen her.

13. CHAPTER 11
Arthur Riseman:
One day on October another special customer
arrived. He was a big man with a very large
moustache; he was carrying a large briefcase.
Anna asked for his name, he said: “Arthur
Riseman”. Then he went to the back of the
shop.Anna decided to wait Mr Riseman in the
corner. When he came in front of hers, she
offered for some bread, and he accepted.She
asks for his briefcase but he said that he didn’t
have ones. Anna turned to fetch the briefcase
but he held her wrists.

14. CHAPTER 12
Anna waits for news::
Anna wanted to know more about Arthur
Riseman so she took a train to London. When
she arrived, she immediately saw an
advertisement; there she could read the other
letters of his briefcase: “ICS”.So she decided to
ring at his company. She talked with the
secretary and she explained that Arthur was
going to Switzerland. Anna said her that she is
going to phone again the next week.Before left
London Anna bought a newspaper, there she
could read that a private plane of ICS has been

15. CHAPTER 13
The Special Orders Room::
The next day Dave left the shop earlier so Anna
decided to have a look inside the Special orders
room.First seemed that there was anything, but
inside the boxes she could find money of around
the world, a doll with broken arms and a
magazine with his broken pages. But the Anna
heard a voice behind his, someone was standing
on the door.

16. CHAPTER 14
The Special Customers:
The person who was staying in the door was
Dave Stallin. Anna started asking about the
things in the room but he only said a part of truth.
But then Dave started became angry and Anna
felt afraid.Dave started telling which person who
has helped, and now something wrong has
passed to them.And Dave took Anna’s arm and
held it tightly. Then Dave explained what he
would like to do with Anna, like get married and
have children

17. CHAPTER 15
31st October:
When Anna arrived at home she was very ill.
She couldn’t speak and move.The next day she
was ill too. But at seven o’clock, Peter heard
shouting in the shop. He looked throw the
window and he could saw the corner shop was
on fire. And Dave was inside the shop, but he
wouldn’t move, so he died burned.Then Peter
went to Anna’s house and suddenly there was a
scream, they run up stairs to Anna’s room and
they could know Anna was dead.

18. END