Bob Cratchit: A Narrative Fiction

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I don’t remember much about how I was made, or when I was bought, just who owns me. He goes by the name Bob, Bob Cratchit. I don’t have a very good memory, but the thing that I will remember is the day that Bob’s boss Scrooge yelled at him so much after Bob clapped for Scrooge’s nephew. It wasn’t very strange to see Scrooge yell at Bob like that; he usually does, but I had a weird feeling about something. When Scrooge yelled at his nephew Fred the reasons not to celebrate Christmas, Fred explained all of the reasons to like it. I for one, agreed with Fred, and apparently so did Bob.
Once that scenario was over, Bob went home and brought me with him. Bob usually never brings be back to his place, but he must have been so nervous when Scrooge

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