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Tom pulled the quilt up over his legs. He lay back and watched as Super Boy flew off onanother an exciting mission to a mysterious planet. He stuffed the last Choc Bite into hismouth and brushed the crumbs down behind the sofa cushions. As soon as he heardMum’s car he’d have to get up and hide the packet. He’d managed to eat all of it in oneafternoon. If he was lucky she wouldn’t notice it was missing from the pantry.He’d had a bad day at school again. The teasing and name-calling was getting worse.Mum had given him lots of ideas to try and stop the Year Five boys bullying him. Butnothing worked. They went on making pig noises and calling him ‘Fatso’ checking thatno teachers could hear and then running away. He could never catch them and anywaywhat was he to do if he did? He was only a Year Three boy.She suggested ignoring them. That was a bit hard when they made a big circle aroundhim and came up right into his face hissing and then poking him. She said a boy at her school blew kisses at the bullies. They would call him worse names like ‘sissy’ and ‘biggirl’ if he was brave enough to do that. Perhaps she could come up to the school and seethe principal Mrs Oldham. He felt sick as he imagined them shouting ‘Dobbers wear nappies.’ It was hopeless to try any of her ideas.He nearly cried when she very softly said that he could think about going for a walk withher every day and eating more fruit and vegetables. She wouldn’t buy any more biscuits,chips or frozen pizzas to help him lose a bit of weight. No more trips to Big Burgers or hot chips for an easy tea she added. He might also think about coming to the gym withher, he was old enough now. That wasn’t a solution either. There must be something hecould do.Tomasu the Sumo Champion.1
 
He’d have to think of a good thing to tell her when she got home. The teasing would behis secret for now. He’d be telling a lie but he couldn’t cope with any more talk of saladfor his meals. He was a growing boy not a rabbit!He heard Mum’s car come into the garage and the kitchen door open. He jumped up andstuffed the empty packet into the side of the pot plant pushing it all the way to bottom. Itmade a loud crushing noise. He hoped the telly volume was up loud enough so shecouldn’t hear.‘Hi darling I’m home,’ she called out to him. ‘Come and tell me about your day.’Tom wandered into the kitchen slowly desperately trying to think of something to tell her and make her happy.‘ I went to the library today and started to read a book,’ he said hopefully.‘Who did you go with, some of your friends?’ she asked.‘No just by myself, I found a really cool book,’ he said watching her face. She didn’tsmile but had that frown between the eyes that told him she was worried.‘What was the book about, I didn’t know you even knew where the library is?’ shelooked at him strangely.‘Oh Mum, of course I do. It was a book about a thin girl who when she looked in themirror she saw a really fat person. She stopped eating and nearly died,’ he said. This storywas getting out of hand. The girl was his best mate Jack’s sister Madeline. She only ateone tub of diet yoghurt each day and still thinks she is getting bigger. She looks like askeleton. Girls are weird but Mum seemed really interested so he went on.‘I’m going to invent a mirror that if you look into it you are a skinny person no matter what you eat,’ Tom sighed. This wasn’t going to work.Tomasu the Sumo Champion.2
 
‘You got teased again today?’ said Mum with her frown getting bigger and deeper.‘Not really,’ said Tom.‘Well how about we both try and think of something you can do. Come on help me setthe table for dinner. It’s your favourite sausages and mash!’ she said and patted Tom’sshoulder. Tomasu the Sumo Champion.3
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