Annie White liked music. She was learning to play the piano, 1 the Whites didn't have a piano at home. A kind neighbor had an old piano and she said that Annie could 2 it.
It was a Sunday morning, Mr White and three neighbors took the piano to the Whites' house. Annie was very 3 . Annie's baby sister Jane also liked the piano, because she could make a lot of 4 on it. In the evening, Mr and Mrs White went to a party. Little Jane wanted to play the piano, but Annie said," No, Jane. 5 must go to bed now." So Jane went to bed. Then Annie did homework and watched TV. At nine o'clock she went to bed, too.
But what was that? She sat up in bed and 6 . It was her piano. Someone was playing it. Well, in fact, someone was making a lot of noise on it! It was her 7 , for sure! Annie jumped out of bed and ran into the next room 8 . But she found 9 there. Annie went to Jane's room. Jane was in bed. She was sleeping.
Then Annie heard the piano again! Who could it be? Were her parents 10 ? She called, "Are you there, mom and dad?" There was no 11 .
Then Annie was 12 . Someone was playing her piano. It wasn't her sister and it wasn't her father or her mother. Who could that mysterious(神秘的) piano player be? 13 all her courage(勇气), she went to the next room again. She walked slowly and quietly. Do you know what she 14 ?Puddles, the family cat, was walking up and down the 15 !
