Jenkin's Short Story Essay: Rex The Sheep

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"right, thats it! Everybody out on strike?" shouted Rex the sheep
"This grass is useless and I want something done about it! he bleated" from the top of a rust stained wheelbarrow rex his real name was Burt Jenkin's) stood proudly in front of the crowd. The other sheep arranged themselves in height order' tallest at the back and shortest at the front. There was a lot of excitement, because Rex was an ex politician.
"I have several complaints about or grass; it's not sweet, long green, or juicy enough. I demand to know

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