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photograph. “Oh, I have this, I guess,” he said. It was a picture of Oda Nobu, looking fierce in his samurai robes, holding his hands menacingly above his head. To Stanley, Fight strong, Oda Nobu was written across the photo.
    Stanley looked away. He felt sad for some reason.
    “Stanley Lambchop!” Mr. Lambchop called up the stairs. “Express mail for Stanley Lambchop!”
    Stanley jumped up and raced down the stairs. Moments later he returned, holding an envelope. The stamps in the corner were Japanese.
    “Open it up!” Arthur cried.
    Stanley did. He pulled out a photograph and a letter, which he read aloud.
    “Dear Stanley-san, here is the real me. I can never thank you enough for showing me who I am, rather than what I am. I will see you soon. And when I do, I promise I will be at least a green belt!”

    Stanley looked at the photo. There was Oda Nobu, standing in a line of karate students. A white belt was knotted around his waist. He was smiling broadly.
    Stanley could not have felt prouder. He tacked the photo to the bulletin board and then turned and bowed to Arthur.
    “Prepare to fight, Arthur-san!” he cried. “Prepare to be defeated!”
    “Never!” Arthur said, as he leaped up, bounced high on his bed, and landed with a boom on the opposite side of the room. “It is you who will be defeated, Stanley-san!”
    “Boys!” Mrs. Lambchop calledup the stairs. “Arthur! Stanley! The bookshelves are wobbling!”
    “Can we have a little quiet time?” pleaded Mr. Lambchop from his study.
    “Sorry, Mom! Sorry, Dad!” the boys called back in unison. And then they went right back to what they were doing.
     
    The End

Acknowledgments
    Special thanks to
DANA BONSTROM

About the Authors and the Illustrator
    JEFF BROWN created the beloved character of Flat Stanley as a bedtime story for his two sons. He has written other outrageous books about the Lambchop family, including FLAT STANLEY, STANLEY AND THE MAGIC LAMP, INVISIBLE STANLEY, STANLEY’S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE, STANLEY IN SPACE , and STANLEY, FLAT AGAIN ! You can learn more about Jeff Brown and Flat Stanley at www.flatstanleybooks.com.
    SARA PENNYPACKER is an award-winning writer whose books for children include the endearing CLEMENTINE . She lives in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
    MACKY PAMINTUAN is an accomplished illustrator. He lives in San Diego, California, with his wife and dog.
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CATCH FLAT STANLEY’S WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES:
    The Mount Rushmore Calamity
    The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery
    The Japanese Ninja Surprise
    AND DON’T MISS ANY OF THESE
OUTRAGEOUS STORIES:
    Flat Stanley: His Original Adventure!
    Stanley and the Magic Lamp
    Invisible Stanley
    Stanley’s Christmas Adventure
    Stanley in Space
    Stanley, Flat Again!

Credits
    Jacket art by Macky Pamintuan
    Jacket design by Jennifer Heuer

Copyright
     
    FLAT STANLEY’S WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES: THE JAPANESE NINJA SURPRISE . Text copyright © 2009 by the Trust u/w/o Richard C. Brown a/k/a Jeff Brown f/b/o Duncan Brown. Illustrations by Macky Pamintuan, copyright © 2009 by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
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