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The Open Door
"Mom, can we please leave the door open?" Zachary asked.
"No, we need to keep the door shut," Mom said.
"But I want to let the outside in," Zachary said. "Please, Mom. It's so nice out
today."
"I guess it will be okay. It is nice to have a cool day for a
change."
Zachary smiled. He loved having the doors and windows open after the long hot
summer in Louisiana. Zachary and his mom were busy fixing peanut butter
sandwiches. Going to school made Zachary hungry. The sun shining through the
doorway, and the fresh air made Zachary even hungrier. Zachary's mom stood at
the kitchen sink peeling an apple when
Zachary felt something touch his leg. He looked down.
"Mom, there's an
egret in our kitchen."
"Out, out Egret. You cannot have a snack with Zachary."
So the egret fluttered out the open door. Zachary sat
down at the kitchen table to eat his apple and sandwich.
He felt something touch his foot. "That egret must be back."
He looked under the tablecloth.
"Mom, it's not an egret. It's a
rabbit!"
"Shoo, shoo, rabbit. You can't come inside," Zachary's mom said.
She chased the rabbit around the kitchen and back out into the yard.
Zachary finished his snack and took his dishes to the sink. He felt something
touch his foot.
"Not again. What could it be this time?" Zachary looked down. "Mom, it's not an
egret and it's not a rabbit, it's a
turtle", said Zachary.
"May I keep him?" "Well, we'll have to find out what he eats. Do you know what
kind of turtle he is? Do you know what he likes to eat or where he likes to
live?" Mom asked.
"No, but I know how to find out. I'll use the computer. Will you help me?"
Zachary asked.
"That sounds like a good idea, Zachary."
"I have another good idea," Zachary said.
"Let's close the door before an
alligator strolls in."
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Let's
take a look!
