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Summarize, “The Most Dangerous Game”

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In “The Most Dangerous Game,” hunter Sanger Rainsford washes up on the shore of an island. He meets General Zaroff, who hunts human beings (“the most dangerous game”) for sport. Zaroff hunts Rainsford, but in the end Rainsford gets the better of him.

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Summarize, “Three Skeleton Key”

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The short story, “Three Skeleton Key”, by George Toudouze, is a horror story about three men trapped on a isolated island who are suddenly attacked by a ravenous horde of rats. The narrator, Le Gleo, and Ichtoua are lighthouse keepers off the coast of the French Guiana.

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Summarize, “Rikki-Tikki- Tavi”

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The story follows the experiences of a young mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (for his chattering vocalizations) after he is adopted into a British family residing in India, as a pet and as protection against venomous cobra s

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