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"Mom! Wow! It rocks back there! There must be a million fish. Isn’t that right, Lonnie? I got to help, too!" Lonnie gave him a big smile and a nod, but pretended to be all business. "We have to pack the sefish so the market can open, little buddy. Ready to give me a hand?"
Brad was having a ball. He would help Lonnie pick up a tuna and Lonnie would pack it in ice, adding to a neat row of fish. The tuna were almost as big as Brad, and Mary Jane was sorry she didn't bring her camera. The way Lonnie worked with Brad was magic. Once in a while Lonnie would trick Brad, pretend the fish bit him, or do something that caused Brad to laugh. When there was room for only two more tuna in the row, Lonnie turned the job over to Brad, but provided some subtle help lifting. If Brad were asked to pick his "action hero" at that moment, he would have chosen Lonnie.
"Now it’s time for your mom to get to work. Take out that notebook, Mary Jane, and Brad will give you the second ingredient of an energy-filled workplace."