Rick woke up early but did not get up straight away

Hard to break the habit of waiting for a cell door to be unlocked

After a hearty breakfast Evelyn asked Rick if he could tidy up the yard

Daniel usually hated going to school but today he was in good spirits

When he got to school he spotted the bully in the playground

He was terrorizing a younger boy and taking his lunch money

Daniel approached and yelled hey you leave him alone

The bully turned round laughing and lunged towards Daniel

Daniel grabbed him by the arm and side stepped

perfectly executing the judo maneuver that Rick had taught him

The bully landed face down in the dirt with his arm twisted up his back 

He started to cry in pain but Daniel held him down

By now a crowd was gathering and a teacher came marching in

He witnessed the bully tearfully apologizing and returning the stolen lunch money

Nice work Daniel said the teacher as the crowd dispersed

Daniel was now the King of the playground

When school finished he ran all the way home

Rick was working in the yard and asked how it went

There will be no more bullying at my school said Daniel with a big grin

Rick hugged him and whispered best not tell your mom about all this fighting stuff

Evelyn was very impressed with the work Rick had done

He had even fixed the broken mower and cut all the grass

She told Rick that Mr Jones was looking for help on his farm

When you go there tomorrow tell him I sent you

Rick thanked her and promised to pay her rent for his stay

that won’t be necessary said Evelyn you will be able to find your own place soon

Daniel begged his mom to let Rick stay with them

I am sure he wants to do better for himself than sleeping in a barn said Evelyn  

Lets have an early night we all had a busy day

She gave Daniel one of those lingering Mom knows everything looks

Rick was a very light sleeper and a noise outside the barn woke him 

He opened the door to find Evelyn in her nightgown holding the shotgun