"Bruce Holland Rogers - Little Brother" - читать интересную книгу автора (Rogers Bruce Holland)

and Little Brother™ took it out again and threw it on the floor. Peter started to
read a talking book, and Little Brother™ came and turned the pages too fast for
the book to keep up.


But then, while Mommy went to the kitchen to cook breakfast, Peter tried to
show Little Brother™ how to build a very tall tower out of blocks. Little Brother™
wasn't interested in seeing a really tall tower. Every time Peter had a few blocks
stacked up, Little Brother™ swatted the tower with his hand and laughed. Peter
laughed, too, for the first time, and the second. But then he said, "Now watch
this time. I'm going to make it really big."


But Little Brother™ didn't watch. The tower was only a few blocks tall when he
knocked it down.


"No!" Peter said. He grabbed hold of Little Brother™'s arm. "Don't!"


Little Brother™'s face wrinkled. He was getting ready to cry.


Peter looked toward the kitchen and let go. "Don't cry," he said. "Look, I'm
building another one! Watch me build it!"


Little Brother™ watched. Then he knocked the tower down.


Peter had an idea.


When Mommy came into the living room again, Peter had built a tower that was
taller than he was, the best tower he had ever made. "Look!" he said.


But Mommy didn't even look at the tower. "Peter!" She picked up Little
Brother™, put him on her lap, and pressed the button to turn him back on. As
soon as he was on, Little Brother™ started to scream. His face turned red.


"I didn't mean to!"


"Peter, I told you! He's not like your other toys. When you turn him off, he can't
move but he can still see and hear. He can still feel. And it scares him."


"He was knocking down my blocks."