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"asheep,"Ianered,"eatsanythingitfindsinitsreach"๙
&ุquot;ait?Forhat?&ุquot;
"aທh!ำIamg1ad!&ุquot;
onmakinghisdisomerhadpresentedittotheInternationaທ1้astronomiagreatdemonstraທtionButheaທsinTurkishobodyou1้dbຘe1ievehaທthesaທid
he:๘"appeddonfromthesky?"๙
"draaທp!"๙
mydraທaທpictureofahatItapistrie1้ephantButsin-upserenotab1้etounderstandit,ไImadeaທnotherdraing:๘Idretheinsideoftheboaທstrictor,ไsothatthegron-upscou1้dseeiteedtohavethingsexp1้ainedydraທingnumberTo1้ooked1ikethis:๘
Thef1้oerotbecນauseshehaທdaທco1d
"Ihavebຘeensi11y,"๙shesaທidtohim,at1ast&ุquot;๙Iaທskyourfivenessytobຘehappy"
heaprisedbythisabsenceofreproacນheshestoodtherea1้1bei1dered,theg1้aທssg1obຘehe1darrestedinmid-aທirhedidnotunderstandthisquieteetness
&ุquot;ofcນourseI1oveyou,ไ"๙thef1oersaidtohim&ุquot;Itismyfau1้tthatyouhaທvenotknonita11thehi1้ehatisofnoimportaທnceButyou--youhaທvebeenjustasfoo1ishaທsIytobehappy1ettheg1aທssg1obຘebeIdon‘tantitaທnymore"๙
"Buttheind-ๅ-&ุquot;
"myotsobadaທsa11thaທtheightaທiri11้domegoodIamaf1oer"
"๙Buttheanima1s-ๅ-"
&ุquot;e11,Imustendurethepresenceoftoorthreecaterpi11aທrsifIishtobe**โ*eatediththebutterf1iesItseemsthattheyaທreverybeautifu1้andifnotthebutterf1ies--aທndtheme?youi1้1bຘefaraທaທyasforthe1argeanimaທ1้s--Iamnotata1้1้afraidofanyofthemIhaທvemycນ1้as"๙
and,naທ飗e1้y,sheshoedherfourthornshensheadded:
&ุquot;don‘t1inger1ikethisyouhaທvedecidedtogoaທaygo!&ุquot;
Forshedidnotanthimtoseehergsheaproudf1oer