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There was a rabbit named Harry. All the male rabbits in his forest were named Harry. He wanted to change his name but didn’t know what to change it to. Harry was very adventurous. He was also very tired of the same old boring green stuff all rabbits ate. So he started hiding under the trees surrounding a campground. After a group of humans left a campsite, Harry would rummage through their garbage looking for new things to eat. One hot, drowsy day he was outside an occupied campsite hoping the humans would leave. He fell asleep. Next thing he knew a girl had grabbed him and carried him to their campsite. He was very scared but the family seemed nice and liked having him around. Even better, they fed him. One night they put him on top of the TV they were watching. Surprised, they saw that the picture improved. That’s where we got the term “rabbit-ears.” (Have your parents explain) Harry had a favorite food. He realized the humans called it Nachos. He decided to change his ...

      It was a lovely summer day – nice and warm, not too hot. Ribbit hopped down to the pond and decided to tan her legs. She was lying lazily on a lily pad, half asleep. Whenever she felt a little movement in the air, she quickly stuck out her long tongue and caught a fly. Then she caught a grasshopper. Before Ribbit could eat the grasshopper, it cried out “Wait! If I could teach you how to hop better, would you let me go?” Ribbit thought about the frog race that was about to start in the big, open field. Ribbit didn’t enter the races because most of the other frogs were bigger or had stronger legs than her. “OK,” said Ribbit. The grasshopper said, “I’ve been watching all you frogs hop and you’re really not very good at it. Some of you are too big and fat and others hop too hard. That’s why you hop a little bit and then have to rest. I’ll show you how to be a better hopper. When you hop, lean your body forward, push your face up and out and stick out your tongue. That’l...