ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html><head><meta Http-equiv="Content-Type" Content="text/html; charset=UCS-2"><meta Name="Author" Content="Jim Ratchford"><meta Name="Keywords" Content="TerraCuddles, Institute for Character Enrichment, angel, character, moral values, inspiration, little angels, truthfulness, forgiveness, generosity, attentiveness, virtue, gratefulness, hospitality, punctuality, nonprofit, good values"><title>Belle Story - Chapter 9</title></head> <body Bgcolor="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#8080FF" VLINK="#FF8040" Topmargin=0 Leftmargin=0 Marginwidth=0 Marginheight=0><!-- Start of the Body for this Page --><table Border=0 Cellspacing=0 Cellpadding=0 Width=650 Nof=LY><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Width=10 Height=150><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=10 Height=1 Border=0></td><td Align=Center Valign=Middle Width=640><!-- Start of Picture (Picture11) --><img ID="Picture11" Height=150 Width=640 Src="./a_bluebar3_3.gif" Border=0 Alt="TerraCuddles - Little Angels With A Big Message. 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Activities. True Life Stories. Recognizing Character. Giving Suggestions. More Quotes. Historical References." Usemap="#map1"><map Name="map1"><area Shape=Rect Alt="Giving Suggestions" Coords="3,69,116,86" Href="./belle_giving_suggestions.html"><area Shape=Rect Alt="TerraCuddles Story" Coords="4,1,120,17" Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_1.html"><area Shape=Rect Alt="Activities" Coords="5,18,121,35" Href="./belle_activities.html"><area Shape=Rect Alt="Recognizing Character" Coords="7,53,119,68" Href="./belle_recognizing.html"><area Shape=Rect Alt="More Quotes" Coords="5,88,122,101" Href="./belle_quotes.html"><area Shape=Rect Alt="Historical References" Coords="5,104,121,117" Href="./belle_historical_refs.html"><area Shape=Rect Alt="Touching Stories" Coords="5,37,119,52" Href="./belle_touching_stories.html"></map></td><td></td></tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Colspan=3 Height=8></td> </tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Height=132></td><td Colspan=2 Align=Center Valign=Middle Width=130><!-- Start of Picture (Picture241) --><a Href="./Cloud-belle1.jpg"><img ID="Picture241" Height=132 Width=130 Src="./Cloud-belle2_small.jpg" Border=0 Alt="TerraCuddle Belle"></a></td></tr></table></td><td><table Border=0 Cellspacing=0 Cellpadding=0 Width=383 Nof=LY><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Width=20 Height=19><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=20 Height=1 Border=0></td><td Width=363><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=363 Height=1 Border=0></td></tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td></td><td Width=363><!-- Start of Text (Text197) --><p><font COLOR="#000066"></font><font COLOR="#000066" Size="+2">TerraCuddle Belle...Ringing True<br></font><font COLOR="#000066" Size="+1"><i>The truth is we can all be angels.</i></font><i></i></p></td></tr></table><table Border=0 Cellspacing=0 Cellpadding=0 Width=519 Nof=LY><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Width=20 Height=10><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=20 Height=1 Border=0></td><td Width=499><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=499 Height=1 Border=0></td></tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td></td><td Width=499 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF"><!-- Start of Text (Text8) --><table Border=0 Cellspacing=0 Cellpadding=8 Width=499 Nof=TI><tr><td><p Align=Justify><font COLOR="#000066"><!-- Start of Picture (Picture225) --><img ID="Picture225" Height=264 Width=216 Src="./Chpt9-Terry_Panics.jpg" Vspace=6 Hspace=6 Align="RIGHT" Border=0 Alt="Terry Panics"> <!-- Start of Picture (Picture224) --></font><table Width="100%" Border=0 Cellspacing=6 Cellpadding=0 Nof=TE><tr><td Align="LEFT"><!-- Start of Picture (Picture224) --><img ID="Picture224" Height=64 Width=180 Src="./Chap_9_title.jpg" Border=0 Alt="Chapter 9"></td></tr></table><font COLOR="#000066"></font><p Align=Justify><font COLOR="#000066"></font><font COLOR="#000066" Size="+1">&quot;When he woke up the next morning he could smell bacon cooking. He thought about Michael and his family coming for brunch and began to panic.&quot;</font></p><p Align=Justify><font COLOR="#000066"></font><font COLOR="#000066" Size="+1">&quot;Then he remembered what had happened the night before and wondered, 'Was that a dream or did an angel come into my room last night?'&quot;</font></p><p Align=Justify><font COLOR="#000066"></font><font COLOR="#000066" Size="+1">&quot;He tried to get his mind off the car and the whole mess he was in, but nothing seemed to help.&quot;</font></p> <p Align=Justify><font COLOR="#000066"></font><font COLOR="#000066" Size="+1">&quot;Finally, he went back upstairs and sat on his bed, dreading the moment his neighbors would ring the doorbell.&quot; </font></p><p Align=Justify><font COLOR="#000066"></font><font COLOR="#000066" Size="+1">&quot;<b><i>Ding dong</i></b>,&quot; Grandpa Clay made a sound like a doorbell. </font></p><p Align=Justify><font COLOR="#000066"></font><font COLOR="#000066" Size="+1">&quot;Terry's heart seemed to jump out of his chest.&nbsp; He got a huge lump in his throat and his stomach started to hurt.&quot;</font></p><p Align=Justify><font COLOR="#000066"></font><font COLOR="#000066" Size="+1">&quot;'Terry, can you get the door?' his mother asked. 'I'm busy cooking.'&quot;<br><br>&quot;'OK, Mom,' he replied reluctantly as he unenthusiastically went downstairs.&quot;</font></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table Cellpadding=0 Cellspacing=0 Border=0 Width=519 Nof=LY><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td><table Border=0 Cellspacing=0 Cellpadding=0 Width=119 Nof=LY><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Width=20 Height=11><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=20 Height=1 Border=0></td><td></td></tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Height=71></td><td Align=Center Valign=Middle Width=99><!-- Start of Picture (Picture214) --><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_8.html"><img ID="Picture214" Height=71 Width=99 Src="./Arrow_Back.jpg" Border=0 Alt="Back"></a></td></tr></table></td><td><table Border=0 Cellspacing=0 Cellpadding=0 Width=279 Nof=LY><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Width=23 Height=25><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=23 Height=1 Border=0></td><td Width=256><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=256 Height=1 Border=0></td></tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td></td><td Width=256 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF"><!-- Start of Text (Text198) --><p Align=Center><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b>Chapter<br></b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_1.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b>1 </b></font></a><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> </b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_2.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> 2 </b></font></a><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> </b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_3.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> 3 </b></font></a><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> </b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_4.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> 4 </b></font></a><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> </b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_5.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> 5 </b></font></a><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> </b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_6.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> 6 </b></font></a><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> </b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_7.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> 7 </b></font></a><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> </b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_8.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> 8 </b></font></a><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> </b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_9.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> 9 </b></font></a><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> </b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_10.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b>10</b></font></a><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> </b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_11.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b>11</b></font></a><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b> </b></font><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_12.html"><font COLOR="#FFFFFF"><b>12</b></font></a></p></td></tr></table></td><td><table Border=0 Cellspacing=0 Cellpadding=0 Width=121 Nof=LY><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Width=22 Height=11><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=22 Height=1 Border=0></td><td></td></tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Height=71></td><td Align=Center Valign=Middle Width=99><!-- Start of Picture (Picture211) --><a Href="./belle_story_-_chapter_10.html"><img ID="Picture211" Height=71 Width=99 Src="./Arrow_Next.jpg" Border=0 Alt="Next"></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table Border=0 Cellspacing=0 Cellpadding=0 Width=661 Nof=LY><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td Width=50 Height=26><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=50 Height=1 Border=0></td><td Width=611><img Src="./clearpixel.gif" Width=611 Height=1 Border=0></td></tr><tr Valign=Top Align=Left><td></td><td Width=611><!-- Start of Text (Text193) --><p Align=Center><font COLOR="#000066"></font><a Href="./touching_stories.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">True Life Stories</font></a><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">|</font><a Href="./presidential_trivia.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">Activities</font></a><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">|</font><a Href="./recognizing_character.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">Recognizing Character</font></a><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif"><br></font><a Href="./giving_suggestions.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">Giving Suggestions</font></a><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">|</font><a Href="./quotes.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">Quotes</font></a><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">|</font><a Href="./historical_refs.html"><font COLOR="#000066" Face="Goudy Old Style,serif">Historical References</font></a></p></td></tr></table><!-- End of the Body for this Page --></body></html>