Who is big?
Sara Saunders
Karen Lilje
English

Ant looked at the little plants and pebbles around him. "I am big!" he said.

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"No, Ant. You are not big," said Squirrel. "I am big!"

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"No, Squirrel. You are not big," said Cat. "I am big!"

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"No, Cat. You are not big," said Hyena, "I am big!"

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"No, Hyena. You are not big," said Rhinoceros, "I am big!"

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"No, Rhinoceros. You are not big," said Elephant, "I am big!"

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Then Elephant looked up at the sky. The sky was full of stars. The sky was big and wide. It stretched forever in every direction. "No, I am not big, either! All of us are small!" smiled Elephant.

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Who is big?
Author - Sara Saunders
Illustration - Karen Lilje, Wiehan de Jager
Language - English
Level - First sentences
© Sara Saunders (Text) 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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