Torren's Dilemma

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Torren was outside waiting for Casper. When Casper came back, Torren was surprised to see Maddy. They were having fun playing inside the doctor’s house but Casper was going to leave in two days. Meanwhile, Doon collected the black berries instead of red berries from the courtyard of Pioneer Hotel because the red berries are too sour. Then, Doon met Tick at the courtyard and they ate berries together. At the doctor’s house, Torren was teasing Lina, so Lina was trying to get away by sneaking into Casper and Maddy’s truck to the farm. Mrs. Mardo couldn’t find Lina at the house, so she was worried and went to the Town Square to find her. She met Doon and asked him if he saw Lina. Thus, Doon told Mrs. Mardo that Lina was in the farm gathering tomatoes but he was wondering why Lina wouldn’t take him there. …show more content…
When they arrived at the open field in the Sparks, Casper went off to the strawberry patch while Maddy found Lina at the back of the truck. Maddy was surprised to see her but thought she could help them to build fire to warm them up. Later, when Casper came back, he was angry to see Lina. However, when Casper learned that she could help them to build fire, he agreed with Maddy to let Lina stay with them so they could sit in the warm fire.
The next morning, Lina, Casper and Maddy ate their breakfast before they took off. However, they were blocked by another truck. Therefore, Casper tried to fight with the bandit, who is driving the truck but it didn’t work out. Finally, Maddy found the bandit wanted food. So, they gave most of their food from the back of the truck to the bandit even though they need those food Lina

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