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Sam's dad told camping stories all through dinner. "Once I saw a snake outside my tent. Did I tell you about that?" Sam shook his head and tried not to look impatient. In fact, he really wanted to get out to the tent in the backyard (后院). His friend, Kent would go there.
Finally, everyone finished dinner. Sam asked if he could go out. "I think you should help do the dishes first," said Mom. Sam washed all the dishes and helped clean the kitchen, and then he ran to the tent.
Kent was waiting for him. "Have you been waiting long?" asked Sam.
"Not long,"said Kent. "Oh, well, we're here now. Let's get ready." "Ready for what?" asked Kent.
"For anything that is going to happen," answered Sam. They played cards for some time in the tent. Then they read some books. After that, Sam told some of his dad's camping stories. When they got tired, they turned out the light ( 灯) and listened for noises in the dark. But they didn't hear any noises for a very long time ...
Finally, Sam heard something at the tent flap ( 帐篷门帘). He felt very scared and kept his eyes closed.
"Hey, get up, boys! Breakfast is ready." It was Sam's mom.
Sam opened his eyes and looked at Kent. He was still sleeping. Sam sighed (叹息道), "We slept through the night, and nothing happened!"