As the day progressed and the light faded, the noisy neighbourhood quietened down and only murmured voices could be heard. But all of a sudden an eerie wailing sound cut through the dusk air giving everyone a spook. Neighbours came out onto the street saying "did you hear that?", "that gave me a fright", "my heart is still pounding" and so on. No one knew where it came from but as they there wondering what, if anything, to do, the noise came again. This time it was easy to spot that it came from one of the garages. A few of the neighbours knocked on the garage door which was answered by Jake. "What are you doing, Jake?" was the request, "you gave us all a shock". At this point Jake's mother appeared dressed in an old paint-spattered smock and looking very fierce. "Leave him alone!", she commanded, "he's only trying to get this rusty old air raid warning siren to work again". No one said a word - Jake's mum had a reputation!
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