Good Morning, Gorillas
“She was gasping for breath.
The gorilla bounded down the tree and over to Annie. She bit her lower lip as if she were worried.
“Are you okay?” Jack asked Annie.
“Yes—” Annie panted, “just—got the breath—knocked out of me—”
“Wiggle your arms and your legs,” said Jack.
Annie wiggled her arms and her legs.
“Good, nothing’s broken,” said Jack.
Just then, he felt a drop of water hit his arm. The mist had turned to rain.
“Uh-oh,” said Jack. He threw his notebook into his pack.
“I better get our umbre...lla and flashlight,” he said. “I left them near that tree that looked like a chair.”
“I’ll come, too,” said Annie. She started to sit up.
“No, no, catch your breath,” said Jack. “It’s not far. I’ll be right back.”
He took off his jacket and draped it over her. “This’ll help you stay dry,” he said. He pulled on his pack and stood up.
The gorilla screeched.
“Stay with Annie!” said Jack.
Then he dashed back through the cloud forest.MoreLess
The gorilla bounded down the tree and over to Annie. She bit her lower lip as if she were worried.
“Are you okay?” Jack asked Annie.
“Yes—” Annie panted, “just—got the breath—knocked out of me—”
“Wiggle your arms and your legs,” said Jack.
Annie wiggled her arms and her legs.
“Good, nothing’s broken,” said Jack.
Just then, he felt a drop of water hit his arm. The mist had turned to rain.
“Uh-oh,” said Jack. He threw his notebook into his pack.
“I better get our umbre...lla and flashlight,” he said. “I left them near that tree that looked like a chair.”
“I’ll come, too,” said Annie. She started to sit up.
“No, no, catch your breath,” said Jack. “It’s not far. I’ll be right back.”
He took off his jacket and draped it over her. “This’ll help you stay dry,” he said. He pulled on his pack and stood up.
The gorilla screeched.
“Stay with Annie!” said Jack.
Then he dashed back through the cloud forest.MoreLess
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