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Storieso
Sequin and I visit the capital
of France in this awesome stoory
“Oh no, where is she?” I exclaimed, in a panic. I had seen her. Sequin bounded up to me to say
“I’ll help you find her,” my friend said. hello, and behind her followed a male Poodle.
So we set off, calling her name and asking Sequin had clearly been playing with Jacques
strangers if they had seen her. Our search took (as his name tag stated) and didn’t even know I
us all over Paris. Aunt Millie came to help, and had been looking for her.
some kind strangers also offered. Soon we had My crowd of helpers cheered, and I thanked
quite a search party going. them all. What wonderful people!
We searched the Louvre (an impressive art Just then, a frantic man pushed through the
gallery where the famous painting the Mona Lisa crowd. “Jacques!” he yelled. “There you are!”
is), which was difficult because there were long As it turned out, Jacques’ owner had been
queues, and climbed the 400 stairs in the Notre looking for him too!
Dame Cathedral. We searched around the Arc Jacques and his owner joined Sequin and
de Triomphe (a very big arch) and even took a me for a drink, and we chatted while the dogs
boat down the Seine River hoping to spot her played some more. He told me all about France,
along its banks. and I decided that I would have to take five
Finally someone suggested we climb more trips just to see it all. Paris is the capital,
up the Eiffel Tower and look down, and it is very exciting, but my next trip would be
because we’d have a much to the countryside. I was excited that Sequin had
better view from up there. We introduced me to a new friend. We swapped
didn’t have time to wait in a details and said we would stay in touch.
queue for the lifts, so we climbed Sequin and Jacques didn’t want to part.
what felt like 1,000 stairs to get to the I could tell she was going to miss him, but I
second level of the tower. We were high assured her we would still keep in contact, and
enough now to have a great view, so we started that she could come with the next time I came
searching. A kind old man lent me his binoculars, to France and visit him.
and I searched all around. Finally, I spotted her! What a wonderful
Which country
And she wasn’t alone … trip it was! would you like me
to visit next? If you
“I’ve found her,” I yelled to my friend. “Let’s have any suggestions,
go, quickly!” The End email them to Barbie@
panorama.co.za with
We sprinted back down the stairs and 'Barbie World' in
ran across the grounds to the spot where the subject line.
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