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It was fun to race, but Champ

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Champ the Chimp lived deep Champ ran past the camp. Now he
in the jungle. knew he was close to home. He turned
and waved goodbye to the bird.
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Champ jumped up, and they were off! Champ liked to play with his sisters
The bird flew fast. Champ followed and brothers. They would grasp vines
past the stumps, past the lake, and and swing from tree to tree.
past the vines.
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But most of all, Champ liked to run Suddenly, Champ heard a chirp.
fast. He would race anyone! Champ felt much better. “Let’s
race home,” said the bird, who
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Champ slumped on a stump. He looked One day Champ spotted a bright

around. All the vines looked the same. yellow bird in a nest. Champ felt
All the stumps looked the same. Oh, no! like racing. “Do you want to race?”
Champ was lost!
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Champ asked. And they were off!
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Champ ran past a camp and down Suddenly, Champ came to a halt.
a dusty path. Stomp, stomp, stomp! Where was the yellow bird? All
Champ could see was a wasp!
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Champ ran deeper and deeper He ran past some long green
into the jungle. He was a long vines. Zip, zip, zip!
way from home.
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Champ ran past a big blue lake. He jumped from stump to stump.
He ran faster and faster! Thump, thump, thump.

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