Once upon a time, in a jungle, there lived a reptile named Scaly. He had a long snout and was covered in scaly skin. Despite his fierce appearance, he was actually quite friendly. One day, he met a crocodile named Endangered, who was having trouble finding food because he was an endangered species. Scaly offered to help and together they went on a hilarious adventure to find food while avoiding danger. They stumbled upon a delicious feast, but as they were eating, they realized that the food was guarded by a fierce alligator! Scaly and Endangered came up with a plan to trick the alligator into thinking that they were part of a circus act. They performed funny tricks and made the alligator laugh so hard that he gave them all the food they could eat. From that day forward, Scaly and Endangered were the best of friends and went on many more adventures together.

Reflections

1. Why was Endangered having trouble finding food?
2. What did Scaly and Endangered do to get the food guarded by the alligator?
3. How did they trick the alligator into giving them the food?
4. How were Scaly and Endangered different from each other?
5. What kind of adventures do you think Scaly and Endangered went on next?