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    Maria and Carlos have an unusual job. Every day they go to the city park. Maria plays music on her banjo while Carlos dances. People gather around to watch. After his dance, Carlos holds out his hat. People drop money into the hat.
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STORY #2

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    As the sun begins to disappear below the horizon, the sky starts to change colors. Bright pink clouds fill the sky, becoming darker as the sun sinks lower. The waves reflect the changing colors as they break along the shore. Sunsets are so beautiful by the sea.
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STORY #3

    Max's little brother can be a pest. For example, yesterday he drew all over his homework and the walls with marking pens. While he was at school, he messed up the puzzle he had been working on for days. Then at dinner, he knocked his glass of milk over and it landed on his lap.
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    Many changes happen to a caterpillar as it grows. It gets bigger and bigger as it eats leaves. One day it forms a fuzzy cocoon. After several weeks, a moth crawls out of the cocoon. It flies away when its wings are dry.
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    When a whale calf is hungry, it bumps its mother. She squirts milk into the calf's mouth. It drinks many gallons of milk in a short time. The milk is so rich a calf can gain eight pounds in one hour. A baby whale needs its mother's milk to grow.
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