First Day at SchoolAdrinalia

EorG

This is the first day of school. It must beexciting! Who are here already? ”Come on,Kids! Line up orderly. Arrange yourself fromthe smallest to the biggest.”

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Here is Cindhil, Mrs. Mouse’s son.

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This is Kenthi, Mr. Rabbit’s son.

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This one is Cemeng, Mrs. Cat’s son.

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This is Kirik, Mr. Dog’s son.

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Here is Cempe, Mr. Goat’s son.

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This one is Gogor, Mr. Tiger’s son.

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And there is also Belo, Mr. Horse’s son.

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This is Pedhet, Mr. Cow’s son.

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Here’s Gudel, Mr. Buffalo’s son.

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This one is Bledug, Mrs. Elephant’s son.

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Wait ... Bledug?

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’Isn’t ’bledug’ supposed to be tiny?’ ’Is thetiny particle flown by the wind, isn’t it?’ Thestudents get confused, but so does Bledug.Bledug cannot understand why his friendsrun away from him.

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”You have pretty name!” Squeak ... squeak.Whose sound is it?

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”Do you want to stand after me in the line?”ask Cindhil.

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”Sure! Thank you!”

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”Okay everyone, get in your line! Haha ...today Bledug can stand after Cindhil, buttomorrow you will stand in the last line,okay?” The teacher says. Bledug just smiles ashe knows why.

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”Ding! Ding!”

Today is really exciting!

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Original StoryDina Kapisan Ing Sekolah, author: Adrinalia . illustrator: EorG.Released under CC BY-NC 4.0.

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