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Trapped

“Cora needs water badly,” Tobin whispered. “We have to help her.”

“I know where there’s a watering hole,” Dawn began, “but it’s not nearby.” The fox eyed Cora nervously. The wombat was very weak and the journey would be hot and long.

“Oh, Tobin,” Cora whispered. “I…I don’t know if I can make it.”

“I do,” said the pangolin. With a swivel of his scales and a quick swipe of his claw, Tobin cut off a small piece of his cape. Then he gently tied the blue snakeskin around Cora’s thin wrist. “Now you can do anything!” he said, guiding the wombat out of the den.

“Bueno. Let’s go,” said

the sugar glider. “Dawn said it’s

thataway.” Bismark used his new

stick to point east. “Oui, mon amour?

Am I correct?”

“Yes.” The fox looked at her

friends and sighed. It was clear that

the race to Cora’s den, the hot, dry

air, and the difficult digging had taken

its toll. They all needed water badly. And

Cora was so ill. Could they survive the

journey?

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