The Lightning Goldfish
Lily was bored. It was another rainy afternoon, and she was stuck inside watching her little goldfish, Goldie, swim circles in his bowl. Suddenly—FLASH!—a bolt of lightning struck...
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Lily was bored. It was another rainy afternoon, and she was stuck inside watching her little goldfish, Goldie, swim circles in his bowl. Suddenly—FLASH!—a bolt of lightning struck...
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Maya pulled her trucker hat low, brim cutting across her forehead like a shield. Mondays were the worst—everyone fresh from the weekend with their stories, their inside jokes, thei...
In the corner of Mrs. Patterson's third-grade classroom sat a small glass aquarium. Inside swam Goldie, an ordinary-looking orange goldfish with sparkly scales. But Goldie was anyt...
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