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The Lion and the Lizard                         By Jenny Loehr

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           There once was a hunter named                       .  One day,                         set out to hunt the very dangerous                     who lived down by the                            .                         got up early and grabbed his gun and                     .  He also packed his lunch because he knew he would have to hike a long way to the                     in order to find the                      .      On that same morning, the                    woke up very early in order to hunt for some food.  The                     left his den and lurked down by the                     .  The                     could hear and smell                            and knew that he should be careful so as not to draw attention to himself.      The                     was paying more attention to the hunter than to himself, and stepped on a large tree                      that had fallen in his path.  The                     felt a very sharp pain in his leg and realized that the tree                      was full of sharp thorns.                                                      

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The                            thought for a moment and felt very sad for the                        .  He grabbed a large                    and scurried to the                     .  He used the                       as a                   and filled the                       full of clear, cool water for the                         to  drink.  After several trips to the                         for more water, the                            worked at pulling the thorn from the                                                 .      The                            was able to pull the thorn just in time, because they could see                     lurking close by the                    . The                    pulled the tired                   onto his back and limped away to his den.  The                     thanked the                          for his help, and they soon became very close friends.  The                    and the                     lived happily together for the rest of their lives. 

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That one great big thorn had lodged itself into his                     .  The pain was so great that the                     was left motionless on the ground in the hot sun.  His                       grew dry in the blistering heat, and his stomach lurched from hunger, yet he did not move or make a sound because he knew that                         the hunter was not far away.      As the                     lay helpless in the dirt, a small                           came scurrying by. He saw the big                     lying in the sun.  The                          started to move quickly by, afraid of being attacked by the                     .  Suddenly, he heard the                        speak to him in a low whisper.  “Please help me, little                        .  My                     is hurt and I am sure to die here from thirst, hunger, or even                           the hunter.                     .  

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