5 LITTLE TUSK
Dee hated yard sales.
Her mother, and her younger brother Ben, were all dragged to a yard sale the week before Thanksgiving by her Aunt Flora. They had to move in with Flora while their father was away, stationed half-way round the world. Flora was alright, just a little odd, too odd for Dee's nine- year-old sensibilities. She cooked breakfast for supper almost every night, and played opera music while taking a shower. Even dressed her Pomeranian, Gus, as famous presidents. Flora had a strange habit of videotaping cooking shows she never watched. She said she was saving them for when she had more time to study the chef's expertise.
Every item they came across, Flora would sigh or become over-excited. Dee's mother talked Flora out of buying these items. If she hadn't, the
