2025-11-28
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Hello, I'm Mariam.
Today, I've got a story about a boy who loves adventure.
His life is sometimes fun, sometimes sad, but always exciting.
And the boy's name is Huckleberry Finn.
So, Huckleberry, let's call him Huck, has come into a bit of money.
His sisters and a lady called Miss Watson are all trying to get him to improve his behaviour and his manners,
and stop coming across as a street urchin.
But all he wants to do is play pirates and robbers with his friends.
Huck decides to give away his money.
But then his violent dad comes to see him, demanding the cash.