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“It’s not funny,” said the Captain. “How do think Adam feels right now with all of you being so cruel?”

“It’s his fault,” said Ollie. “He is just fat and clumsy.”

“Ollie,” said the Captain, and Ollie could hear that he was really cross, “I am disappointed in you. You are all bullying Adam. Don’t you remember what it felt like when you were bullied?”

“Well, yes,” said Ollie, still trying to laugh but feeling sadder and sadder. “But I was bullied because I was smaller than Simon and George – Adam is bigger than all of us!”

“That’s quite enough, Ollie. It is time you met one of your most important superpowers!”

At that, a little chap with a long word on his shirt appeared.

The little chap went over to Adam, and as he approached

Adam, Adam seemed to go very still and stop crying,

and then the strangest thing happened: Adam’s football

boots flew off him and onto Ollie’s feet.

At that moment, little superpowers began to appear

around Ollie, and they all looked like Adam.

There was Embarrassed, and Sad.