Helping the Polonskys

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Khaleel Muhammad. Helping the Polonskys

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To all the hardworking youngsters in school and college, and those embarking upon new careers, who often go unnoticed but never fail to make us proud!

2. Answering the call

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And, of course, there was Helga.

With his bad knee joints and arthritic hands, it was all Shimon Polonsky could do just to feed the animals. Alexandra would have a fit if she saw the state of the house. She would no doubt call him an ‘alter kocker’ – a Yiddish word for an old man past his prime. To make things worse, her unfortunate reputation and appallingly bad temper were enough to ensure that no one was prepared to lend him a hand. Mr Polonsky had called in a professional cleaning company from another town, but when the cleaners came along to look over the place they were attacked by the horde of dogs and goats, and one man had the seat of his pants bitten off! Unsurprisingly, they never came back.

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