The Creature of Habit Flashcards

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He had very big teeth.

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And very big eyes.

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And very, very big feet.

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First, he ate three pineapples and two bananas.

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Then he walked down to the water to say hello to the fish.

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After that, he went looking for shells.

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But he kept only the very best ones.

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Next, he said hello to the trees.

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Hello, rocks!

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Hello, crab!

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When it was time for dinner, he ate three more pineapples and two more bananas.

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Then he brushed his teeth and went to bed.

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Every day was exactly the same.

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Then one morning, he spotted a boat.

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It was a very small boat.

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He had very small teeth.

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And very small eyes.

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And very, very small feet.

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He taught him how to collect pineapples and bananas and how to say hello to the fish.

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He showed him how to find all the very best shells and when to eat his dinner and brush his teeth and go to bed.

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Just like he did every day.

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But the very small creature was nowhere to be found.

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When he finally appeared, he was excited to start the day too.

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Only instead of eating three pineapples and two bananas, he ate a single coconut.

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Instead of saying hello to the fish, he went for a swim with them.

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And instead of collecting shells, he collected…well, everything else.

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He just sat on the beach and looked at the stars.

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There was supposed to be a schedule.

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A routine.

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An order to things.

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Otherwise, anything could happen.

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Some days he slept in, and some days he stayed up late.

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Some days he did nothing at all.

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It was absolute madness.

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It was smaller than a pineapple and rounder than a banana.

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It was something he’d never tried before.

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And it was…pretty good.

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But not as good as a pineapple.

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But never the clouds

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He thought about giving it a try.

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But he didn’t want to meet his appointment with the fish.

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The day was almost done.

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It was time to eat dinner and brush their teeth and go to bed.

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Then he stood up again, his very big heart beating very, very fast.

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Everything looked different.

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The sky was full of color, and the sun - as round as an orange - was disappearing into the water.

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He knew this wasn’t where he was supposed to be right now.

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But as the world turned from pink to orange to purple all around him, he wondered if maybe it actually was.

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And tomorrow, there would be time to stick to the schedule…if they wanted to.

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After all, anything could happen.

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But for now, the sky was beginning to perform yet another magic trick.

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Together, they sat and watched it change.

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Hello, stars!

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