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Strange
Footprints
in the Snow
By Elizabeth Glann
Art by Karl West
He looked out the window. Fresh
snow covered the ground. He could
hardly wait to go outside.
Jonathan dressed and hurried
downstairs to the kitchen.
“Hi, sleepyhead,” said Aunt Gwen.
“Julie has already eaten her oatmeal.
She’s outside.”
“That’s where I’m
going as soon as I finish
breakfast,” Jonathan said.
A short time later, he zipped
up his coat, tugged on his boots,
and walked out the front door. The
sun made the snow sparkle.
He looked around. He didn’t see
his sister, but he saw something else.
Strange footprints in the snow tracked
across Aunt Gwen’s yard.
Jonathan woke up and looked around. “They’re way too big to be
For a moment, he wasn’t sure where Julie’s. They look like they
he was. Then he remembered. He belong to a dinosaur.”
and his sister, Julie, were visiting
Aunt Gwen. They had spent yesterday “They’re way too big to be Julie’s.
helping Aunt Gwen clean her basement. They look like they belong to a
Today they would have time to play. dinosaur,” Jonathan said. Then he
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