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Littte Deer tived in o
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One morni.g, he went

to the river to drink.

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Little Deer.

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"I'm guordirg the

King's puddlnn."
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'The King's pudding ?"

osked Tiger.

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I-ittle Deer pointed to
cr brownish coke on

the ground.

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delicious thing you
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t t'U it / " crsked Tiger.

"Oh flo," soid Littte Deer.
"The King woutd be

rf'urt flous.

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,li.llr 't see me," soid Tiger.

"I know!" sqid Littte Deer.

q,"f coutd pretend gou

chqsed me eweg."

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' ondticked t:he pudding.

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In the middle of the dou,
Littte Deer wenr to the

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t r rLrght his eue.

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"Tiger!" gosped
Littte Deer.

I.ittte Deer looked oround.

"( )h tro, I con't possibtg be

r,f ( )rr r Iunch. "

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"I'm guordi.g the

King's be[t. "

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"The King's bett?"

osked Tiger.

lsn't it

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ittte Deer pointed to q

bright toop hongi.g over

g bronch.

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"No one else is oltowed

to touch it."

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lIrl lt on/" osked Tiger.

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"Oh flo," soid Little Deer.
"The King woutd be

furious. "

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"The King won't know,"
soid Tiger. "I won't tel[. "

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" llrrt someone etse might
s('('., " scr id Littte Deer.

"Let's lfrcte,:ncl goll chased

rTle ctwcl u."

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\ rr, I I rr t[c., Deer ror] crwcn;,

r tS l.re could.

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Tiger droped the bett
oround his wqist. FIe

putted it tight.
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The bett hissed. It wcrs o

snoke, o verg ctngrg snoke.

" Little Deer, woit until I

t trtch gou!" growted Tiger.

lf rr t l,ittte Deer wos sofe,
lirr, Irlr owOg.

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Thot eveniog, Little l)eer

went to the river to drink.

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r t n rc;ht his ege.

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"Tiger!" gosped
Littte l)eer.

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Little Deer pointed to q
dqrk shope hongitg from

o tree.

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"No one else is ottowed

to touch it."

" \'ou mecln I con't even

ttrlr it?" qsked Tiger.

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"You coutd sog gou didn't

see me," sqid Tiger

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'l 'llot's no good,

,,t u(l Little Deer.

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" l rleed to be for, for owog,
so I con't even heof gou."

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b) clwclg, es fcrst crs he coutd.
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I itlcr patted the s rope.
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'l'lteg stung poor Tiger
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"Littte Deer!" roqred

Tiger. "I give up!"

"Mg mouth is futt of mud.

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"Mg tummg is futt of

snqke bites ..."

'...o(ld mg pclws ctre futt

f wqsp stings."

"f promise I witl never rrg

to eot gou ogoin!"



The King's Pudding is cr storg
from Indonesio. Little Deer is o ting

mouse deer, between 20-3ocm
(obout 8-I2 inches) tott.

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USBORNE FIRST READING: LEVEL THREE (D

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The jungle is o dongerous ploce, especio[lg when
there's o hungrg tiger on the prowl Luckitg, Littte

Deer is quick-thinking, ond quick on his feet too.

Tiger mog be obout to leorn his [esson.

The King's Pudding is in the Usborne First Reoding series,
written especiotlg for children who ore leorning to reqd,

ond developed in consuttotion with Atison Ketlg, Principol Lecturer
in Educotion ond reoding speciotist qt the Universitg of Roehompton.

With detightfuI itlustrotions, these books combine greot stories
with simple text to excite ond inspire ong beginner reoder.

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