AlphaBetter
Written by Dan Bar-el, Illustrated by Graham Ross,
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Alberto had an alligator, but he didn't have a bathing suit.
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Benoit had a bathing suit, but he didn't have a clarinet.
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Cara had a clarinet, but she didn't have a doggy bone.
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Dinah had a doggy bone, but she didn't have an egg.
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Edward had an egg, but he didn't have a football.
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Frieda had a football, but she didn't have a goldfish.
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Gwendolyn had a goldfish, but she didn't have a hammer.
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Hector had a hammer, but he didn't have an ice cream.
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Ina had an ice cream, but she didn't have a jewel.
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Joo Pyo had a jewel, but she didn't have a kite.
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Kalil had a kite, but he didn't have a letter.
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Louise had a letter, but she didn't have a marshmallow.
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Mateo had a marshmallow, but he didn't have a necktie.
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Noah had a necktie, but he didn't have an oar.
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Orion had an oar, but he didn't have a paintbrush.
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Parker had a paintbrush, but she didn't have a quail.
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Quinn had a quail, but she didn't have a rag doll.
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Rohin had a rag doll, but he didn't have a slipper.
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Sasha had a slipper, but he didn't have a toy train.
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Talia had a toy train, but she didn't have an umbrella.
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Umar had an umbrella, but she didn't have a vase.
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Vladimir had a vase, but he didn't have a water ski.
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Wallace had a water ski, but he didn't have a xylophone.
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Xena had a xylophone, but she didn't have a yoga mat.
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Yanni had a yoga mat, but he didn't have a Zamboni.
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Zara had a Zamboni, but what she really wanted was a friend.
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So...Zara gave the Zamboni to Yanni, and Yanni gave the yoga mat to Xena, and Xena gave the xylophone to Wallace, and Wallace gave the water ski to Vladimir,
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and Vladimir gave the vase to Umar, and Umar gave the umbrella to Talia, and Talia gave the toy train to Sasha, and Sasha gave the slipper to Rohin,
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and Rohin gave the rag doll to Quinn, and Quinn gave the quail to Parker, and Parker gave the paintbrush to Orion, and Orion gave the oar to Noah,
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and Noah gave the necktie to Mateo, and Mateo gave the marshmallow to Louise, and Louise gave the letter to Kalil, and Kalil gave the kite to Joo Pyo,
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and Joo Pyo gave the jewel to Ina, and Ina gave the ice cream to Hector, and Hector gave the hammer to Gwendolyn, and Gwendolyn gave the goldfish to Frieda, and Frieda gave the football to Edward,
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and Edward gave the egg to Dinah, and Dinah gave the doggy bone to Cara, and Cara gave the clarinet to Benoit, and Benoit gave the bathing suit to Alberto, and Alberto gave the alligator to the zoo.
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Then he phoned Zara and invited her over for a swim.
