True Friends Help Each Other

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In a jungle, there were two littlerats.
Totoo was a fat rat while Titywas a thin

little rat. They were closest of friends.

One day, Tity and Totooran in the

jungle. They were very happy.

Whilethey were running,there was a

p 1J%lclJ9 in front of them. Totoo

slipped and fell into the

puddle, which was filled withmuddy

water.

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Tity laughed at Totoo when he saw the

i n c j clerji. "Oh, I should help Totoonot

laughing at him," Tity said. Luckily,Totoo

was not hurt.

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"Please forgive me for laughing at you

just now. I think you should loose some

weight," Tity told Totoo.
"That is alright and thanks for the ad-

vice, " they started playing again happily.

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Meanwhile, there was a hungry snake
named Sombo crawling nearby. Sombo
was huntingforfood when he heard some
noise that came from behind the bushes.

Sombo quickly for the

noise. Frombehind a tree, he saw Totoo
and Titywere playing.

"Ah, the fat rat looks c131jcjrou3," said

Sombo.

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Totooand Tity were very shocked

when Sombo suddenly p p r-Jf dfrom

behind the bushes. Sombo started to
chase them. "Run Totoo! Run...!" Tity

yelled.

Un i o ri y, Totoo the fat rat wa

caught by Sombo because Totooran tot
slow. Tity that was hiding behind thc
bushes saw Sombo i n TotooWitt
his tail.

"1must get help and rescue Totoo

because he is my best friend," whispered

Tity.Tityran as fast as he could to seek

for help.

Tity met witha mouse deer named
Jill and told herwhat has happened.

"Don't worryTity, I will help you," said

Jill to calm Tity.

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Jill and Tityrushedback to the place.

They saw Sombo was stilltwinning Totoo
with his tail. "Sombo, release Totoo!"Jill
shouted. "1will show you where you can

find more rats," said Jill to Sombo.

"Alright,show me the place!" yelled
Sombo greedily. Hethenreleased Totoo

from his tail.

"Follow me," said Jill.

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After a while, they saw a rottentree
trunk that has
to the ground.

"That is the place! It is called 'The Rats
PartyTunnel',"said Jill to Sombo.

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"Hurry up! Get in there. You'll find a lot
of rats in the tunnel," Jill continued.

Sombo quickly crawled intothe tunnel.
He did not realize that it was only a trick.

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Sombo crawled deeper but he did not
find any rats. Suddenly, Sombo fell into
the river. Totooand Tityfelt very happy
and thanked Jill for saving their lives.

Enrichment •Answer the following questions:

What did Titydo when Totoofell intothe puddle?
2. Why did Sombo want to catch Totoo?
3 Who helped Tity to rescue Totoo?
4. What did Jilldo to rescue Totoo?
5, What was •The Rats Party Tunnel' actually?

Voc&uwy - Findthe meaning these words:

Puddle
2. Carelessly
3. Incident

4. Searched

5. Delicious

6. Appeared

7. Unfortunately
8, Twinned

9. Released

10. Tumbled

Moraiof the story:
We shouldhelp our friendswhen they need our help.

In life.we shouldbe thankfuland gratefulforwhat we have.

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