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2. Barking Dog
Bobby woke up because he heard a
dog. He heard a dog barking outside his
window. Bobby woke up when he heard
the dog barking. Bobby got out of bed.
He got out of bed and walked to the
window. He looked out the window. He
saw a big brown dog. It was barking
very loud. Bobby opened his window.
He looked at the barking dog. "Why are
you barking so loud?" he asked the dog.
The dog looked at Bobby. Then it
stopped barking.
3. A Long Life
4. The Jumper
5. Red Berry
7. Bug in a Bottle
Charles found a glass bottle. He found
the glass bottle in his back yard. It was a
pretty glass bottle. It was dark green. He
looked inside the dark green bottle. He
couldn't see anything. He shook the
bottle. Something came out of the bottle.
It landed on the ground. It was a bug.
Charles picked up the bug. He looked at
it. The bug looked at Charles. Charles
put the bottle back on the ground. He
put the bug on the ground, next to the
bottle. The bug crawled back into the
bottle.
8. Hungry Birds
90. He Will Go to
Heaven
Adam was doing his homework. He
stopped doing his homework. He was
bored. He didn't like homework. "Dad,
what happens when we die?" Adam
asked. "You will go to heaven," Dad
said. "Does everyone go to heaven?"
Adam asked. "No, only good people go
to heaven," Dad said. "What is heaven
like?" Adam asked. "It is a happy place,"
Dad said. "Everyone is happy. Everyone
is your friend. Everyone likes you. You
like everyone." He told Adam to be
polite. He told Adam to be honest. "If
you are polite and honest, you will go to
heaven," Dad said. Adam said, "I want
to go to heaven. I will be polite and
honest." Dad said there was one more
thing. Adam had to do one more thing to
go to heaven. "What's that?" Adam
asked. "If you want to go to heaven, you
have to do your homework," Dad said.
103. A Christmas
Present
"What do you want for Christmas?"
Daddy asked Anthony. Anthony wanted
a little brother. "Can I have a little
brother for Christmas?" Anthony asked.
"Well, I'll have to talk to your mother,"
said Daddy. "Why do you have to talk to
Mommy?" Anthony asked. "Who's going
to change the diapers?" Daddy asked.
"You're right, Daddy. We need Mommy
to change the diapers." Mommy walked
into the room. Anthony told Mommy that
he wanted a little brother for Christmas.
Mommy said, "Well, I'll have to talk to
your father." "Why do you have to talk to
Daddy?" Anthony asked. "Who's going
to pay the doctor?" asked Mommy.
"You're right, Mommy. We need Daddy
to pay the doctor." Mommy and Daddy
walked out of the room. A little later,
they came back into the room. Mommy
said, "You can't have a little brother for
Christmas. But if you can wait, you can
have a little brother in April."
105. Daddy Is
Watching
"Let's go to the beach, Daddy," Susan
suggested. "That sounds like a good
idea," her daddy replied. It was a hot,
sunny day. The ocean was only two
blocks away. Susan went into her room.
She put on her swimsuit. She grabbed a
big beach towel. She put on a hat and
grabbed her sunglasses. She put on her
flip-flops. "I'm ready, Daddy," she said.
"Do you have any sunscreen?" he
asked. "No, I forgot. Where is it?" she
asked. He told her it was in the top
drawer in the bathroom. She went into
the bathroom and opened the drawer.
"I've got it," she said. They walked
outside. The sun was bright. Susan put
on her sunglasses. She loved to wear
her sunglasses. They made her look like
an adult. She gave the beach towel to
her dad. She grabbed her dad's hand
and they started walking. Ten minutes
later they were at the beach. It was
crowded. Dad found a spot. He put the
beach towel on the sand. Susan took off
her hat and sunglasses. She ran into the
water. Dad watched her play in the
water. She was having fun. Suddenly a
wave knocked her over. She went under
water. Dad ran into the water. He pulled
her up. "Daddy, I almost drowned,"
Susan said. "No, you didn't," he said.
"That wave only knocked you over.
Don't worry. I'm watching you."