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the roller coaster,” Jessie said.
    â€œI can’t believe you want to ride the roller coaster again the way you screamed last year,” Violet said.
    â€œI really wasn’t scared,” Jessie said. “I was just teasing you.”
    â€œWell, you did a good job,” Violet said. “I thought you were terrified.”
    â€œI love riding on the roller coaster, too,” Courtney said.
    â€œGreat,” Jessie said, as she smiled at her friend. “We can scream together.”
    The girls laughed and headed toward the contest tents. First, they stopped at the baked goods tent. They received tag number six from the judge. Jessie put the boys’ blueberry pie next to a chocolate cake. Then she placed the tag in front of it. The boys’ blueberry pie looked even more lopsided than it had the day before.
    â€œOh, well,” Jessie said. “We know it tastes much better than it looks.”
    â€œI don’t see Susie’s cherry pie,” Courtney said.
    â€œMaybe she’s dropping off her other projects first,” Violet said. “Come on, I want to see the other paintings in the art competition.”
    â€œI can’t wait to see the other crafts projects,” Courtney said.
    â€œI want to see them, too,” Jessie said. “Let’s go.”

CHAPTER 5
    Fun at the Fair
    T he girls hurried over to the art competition tent. Four paintings were already displayed. Violet picked up tag number five.
    â€œHas Kristie Stephens or Susie Martinilli entered their paintings yet?” Violet asked the judge.
    â€œYes, I’m sure they have,” the judge said. “Although I’m not sure which one is which. We usually have more than twenty entries in this contest. But we’ve only had about half that many this year. I can’t understand why more people didn’t participate.”
    The girls exchanged glances.
    â€œThe judging for the art contest will be at 1:00 tomorrow,” the judge said.
    The girls looked at each one of the paintings on display. Then Violet noticed a book bag with the initials KGS underneath one of the easels.
    â€œThis must be Kristie’s artwork,” Violet said. “These are her initials on the book bag.” Kristie had painted a beautiful multicolored sunset. “She did a wonderful job.”
    â€œIt is good,” Courtney agreed.
    â€œThis must be Susie’s painting,” Jessie said when she reached the fourth entry. “She said that she painted a picture of a horse. I like her work, too.”
    Susie’s portrait of a chestnut brown horse galloping across an emerald green field was also lovely.
    â€œIt’s a beautiful painting,” Courtney said.
    â€œIt sure is,” Jessie agreed.
    â€œThis is going to be a good competition,” Violet said as she placed her painting on an easel.
    â€œYour work is every bit as good as the other entries here,” Courtney said. “It’s still my favorite.”
    â€œThank you,” Violet said. “I really worked hard on it.”
    â€œWe’d better go over to the crafts tent now,” Jessie said.
    When they arrived at the crafts tent, Courtney picked up tag number three. She carefully placed the beaded necklace on the display table. Jessie put the earrings beside it.
    â€œI can hardly wait until this afternoon to see what the judges think,” Courtney said.
    Suddenly, a loudspeaker blared out. “Attention, everyone, the Grand Opening Celebration of the Greenfield County Fair will begin at 12:00 noon at the main pavilion.”
    â€œWe’d better hurry if we’re going to go on any rides before the celebration begins,” Jessie said.
    The girls made their way through the milling crowd toward the bumper cars. They could hear Benny and Michael before they saw them. The boys’ laughter and excited voices rose above the music of the fair.
    â€œThere they are,” Violet said.
    Michael and Benny