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

"Babies do things like that," Mommy said. "That's what it's like to have a baby
brother."


Little Brother™ howled.


"He's mine," Peter said too quietly for Mommy to hear. But when Little Brother™
had calmed down, Mommy put him back on the floor and Peter let him toddle
over and knock down the tower.


Mommy told Peter to clean up the wrapping paper, and she went back into the
kitchen. Peter had already picked up the wrapping paper once, and she hadn't
said thank you. She hadn't even noticed.


Peter wadded the paper into angry balls and threw them one at a time into the
wagon until it was almost full. That's when Little Brother™ broke the fire engine.
Peter turned just in time to see him lift the engine up over his head and let it
drop.


"No!" Peter shouted. The windshield cracked and popped out as the fire engine
hit the floor. Broken. Peter hadn't even played with it once, and his best
Christmas present was broken.


Later, when Mommy came into the living room, she didn't thank Peter for picking
up all the wrapping paper. Instead, she scooped up Little Brother™ and turned
him on again. He trembled and screeched louder than ever.


"My God! How long has he been off?" Mommy demanded.


"I don't like him!"


"Peter, it scares him! Listen to him!"


"I hate him! Take him back!"


"You are not to turn him off again. Ever!"


"He's mine!" Peter shouted. "He's mine and I can do what I want with him! He
broke my fire engine!"