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THE ACE

Billie Jean was always full of energy! At school, she would watch the hands of the clock, counting down the seconds until lunchtime. That was when she could go out and play!

When the bell rang, she would charge outside into the warm California sunshine and join any game that was going. She was fast and strong and always played as well as she could. One teacher suggested that she should be more ‘ladylike’ and try not to win all the time, but her parents didn’t agree

“Play as well as you can and be the best you can be!” they told her.

One morning,

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