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Sage hale inane pareonreThey immediately woke up Mr. and Mrs. Eye and cred, "Please wake up and see what has happened? "Mr. and Mrs. Eye blinked two or three times and look to their right and left. They didn't notice anything wrong. They looked up and down and suddenly they saw Mr. Nose! Mr. Nose was frowning and was upset. "Good moming Mr. Nose. What has happened that you are groaning again?" Mr. Nose shook himself noisily but before he could speak Mr. and Mrs. Eye interrupted and said. "Do you want to complain again that you are alone and have no companion?" Mr. Nose said, "No, no. Listen to me. Something bad has happened to me!" They asked together, "What is wrong with you?" Mr. Nose answered, "This morning when I woke up and wanted to start my business I found out that I can not smell. I can not do anything at all. I have no one to help me either."Mr. and Mrs. Eye said, "Do not worry and do not groan. You are only bothering yourself by grumbling. Hurry up and tell us if we can help you." Me: Nose said, "No, no. Thank you. You can not do anything for me." Mr. Mrs. Eye cast a meanimeful glance at each other and said, "Neighbours must help each other. But we are sorry that we can not help you. We can only sympathize with you." Then they started to cry. Mr. and Mrs. Eyebrow who were upper story neighbours of the Eyes asked, "Dear neighbours, why are you sad? What has happened? Why are you crying?” Mr. and Mrs. Eye told them what had happened. Mr. and Mrs. Eyebrow always expected something to happen so that they join together and frown. They cried, "Mr. Nose is right. He has no companion. Neighbours must help each other. But we can do nothing but sympathize with him." Soon Mr. and Mrs. Eyebrow joined together, frowned and fell into distress.Mrs. Mouth asked, "Are you still worred about bemg alone? " Mr. Nose answered, "No, no. It is not for my loneliness.” Mrs. Mouth who was talkative continued to talk without interruption. She said, "You always think about yourself. You must know that I too am alone. I must work and labour early in the moming when I wake up, but I do not complain.” 2 Le Mes Mouth started to speak when she heard S the noisy conversation. She yawned and se ses asked, "Good neighbours, what has happened?" Mr. Nose said. "Sorry Mrs. Mouth. I am guilty for all this noise."* *% : SS Gestion Bian % ite ain Batty = Mr. Nose said, "O goodness, what has happened to me now? we bor : Why am I so unsettled today?" - & Mrs. Mouth sneezed before she could sympathize with Mr. — EE Nose. na gee -— ee ee | tome She was still chattering when Mr. Nose interrupted and said, "No. I do not want to talk about such things. Something bad has happened to me today!" Mrs. Mouth interrupted him and asked, "What has happened?" Mr. Nose groaned and answered, "I can not do my work today!" He had not finished his sentence when he started to blow andMr. and Mrs. Leg who had heard all the conversation said, "Do not worry. Neighbours must help each other." Mr. and Mrs. Leg immediately cared Mrs. Mouth and Mr. Nose to Mr. Doctor. Mr. Doctor examined them and said, "You need to rest for a few days. I have prescribed medicine for you so that you can get well soon." Mrs. Mouth thanked Mr. Doctor. Mr. and Mrs. Hand who always did whatever they could for the others, picked up the prescription and they all went to the drugstore. They purchased the medicine and returned home. Now Mr. Nose was blowing all the time and Mrs. Mouth was sneezing repeatedly. Mr. Nose said, "What must I do to be able to do my job like before?"& - After a while Mrs. Mouth took another spoonful of medicine. Mr. Tongue said. "This also tastes very bad!" Mrs. Mouth said, "Excuse me. Now try this one. It must taste better." Then Mrs. Mouth started slowly having a warm bowl of soup that had been made by Mr. and Mrs. Hand. Mr. and Mrs. Hand picked up a§ medicine. They delivered it to Mrs. had not even swallowed the syrup yet when Mr. Tongue cried, "© how bitter it tastes!"Mrs. Mouth said, "I am sorry, Mr. Tongue. I forgot about you. But regretfully Mr. Nose is sick and we must help him. Please excuse us if we made you taste the bitter medicine.” Mr. Tongue said. "Now give me something tasty." Mr. and Mrs. Hand gave a cup of fruit juice to Mrs. Mouth. Mrs. Mouth gulped down the fruit yutce and Mr. Tongue said, "O how delicious! Thank you for the sweet juice." Mr. Tongue said, "How marvelous! It could not taste any better." He was very happy. £ ? % aMrs. Mouth yawned and said, "Now you can see that your anxiety was all in vain. I am not sneezing anymore either." Mr. and Mrs. Eye were glad when they saw that Mr. Nose was happy. They dried their tears and beamed with joy. Mr. and Mrs. Eyebrow also stopped frowning when they noticed that the tears had stopped flowing from Mr. and Mrs. Eye. 2 es Mr. and Mrs. Hand gave several drops of medicine to Mr. Nose in intervals to make him feel better. The dose continued for two or three days. One day Mr. Nose woke from sleep and shouted happily, "Mrs. Mouth wake up. Today I can work and smell everything." Then he breathed deeply several times.Mr. Nose thought for a while and said, "I will not worry any more with all these nice neighbours.” Mr. and Mrs. Ear said, "Mr. Nose, we are always listening _ and are ready to help you as much as we can.” seMr. Nose smelled deeply once again. H ‘ankied God thet he wee able ta ner icti tis job well and had such good friends.