Lucy woke up. Her sister
Thabi was not in her bed.
Thabi was not in her bed.
2
“Where’s Thabi?” Lucy asked Ma.
“Thabi’s in the
kitchen eating
breakfast.”
kitchen eating
breakfast.”
3
“That’s not Thabi!”
“That’s a hippopotamus!”
4
“Lucy looked all over the house.”
5
“Where’s Thabi?” Lucy asked Pa.
“Thabi’s
swimming
in the pool.”
swimming
in the pool.”
6
“That’s not Thabi!”
“That’s a hippopotamus!”
7
Lucy kept looking
around the garden.
around the garden.
8
“Where’s Thabi?”
Lucy asked the
neighbor.
Lucy asked the
neighbor.
“Thabi’s
playing in
the park."
playing in
the park."
9
“That’s a
hippopotamus!”
hippopotamus!”
“That’s not Thabi!"
10
Then Lucy heard a
funny noise. She gave
the hippopotamus a
big tickle.
funny noise. She gave
the hippopotamus a
big tickle.
11
“There’s Thabi. "
12
“Thanks," said Thabi. “It is very
boring inside a hippopotamus."
boring inside a hippopotamus."
13
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