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The kids followed the Mustang round the conner and then a couple of
blocks down the road on their cycles. The jolly man parked his Mustang
and he and Akshay walked to Uh-Oh's door and rang the bell. The kids
parked their bikes under the leafy mango tree across the road and climbed
it, so they could see what was happening, without Uh-Oh spotting them.

What would Uh-Oh do to the poor boy? The kids wondered. Would he start
shouting? Would he actually pick him up and throw him out? Well at least
the boy had a big burly father to protect him.

As the door opened, the kids watched intently. Uh-Oh came out. As soon as
he spotted the kid, he started shouting. But then the big man said
something, and Uh-Oh invited them in. The kids stared with their eyes
popping out. No one had managed to gain entry in to that house.

Mrs. Pinto had baked the most heavenly smelling chocolate cake, with the
creamiest icing ever, and taken it over to welcome Uh-Oh to the
neighbourhood, and even she wasn't asked to come in. True he hadn't yelled
at her, like he did at everyone else, but what magic did this jolly, burly man
know that he was admitted in along with a child?

"How did he manage that?" Mahesh asked astonished.

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