2143/2,

Later that evening, Alphy came into the kitchen and told Margurita, “You have yourself a bet.” He told her that the weatherman was predicting sunny and cold for tomorrow, but no storm.

The next day there was a storm. Margurita did not lose her bet.

For several weeks after that, Alphy and Margurita made bets on the weather- she would go by the sound of the blue jay’s cry and the signs in the sky at night, while he made his bet based on the weather forecast. Alphy lost his bet each time, until finally he decided that his best bet was not to bet with Margurita on the weather.

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