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Tiger was used to the bustling and rumbling of cars, buses and trains in the town where she lived, but there were more unusual sounds at Willowgate.

“What’s that screeching?” Tiger asked.

“A barn owl,” said May Days.

“What’s that plopping?” Tiger asked.

“Squirrels dropping pine cones on the roof.”

“What’s that racket?” Tiger said in the kitchen one day.

“Oh dear,” May Days said as the ceiling shuddered and the pipes grumbled. “The plumbing’s up the spout.”