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Spanish

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Hello

Hola

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Gracias

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by

Christine Ricci
illustrated by

Tom Mangano
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was sitting on her front porch when

Boots swung down from a nearby tree.

One

day, Dora

"Today
"There

and

is

will

the Animal Parade!" he said excitedly.

be colorful

lots of animals."

floats, big balloons,

and

lots
1

''Oh,

''Do

love the Animal Parade!" said Dora.

you know the way to the Animal Parade?" Boots

asked Dora.
"No," she said. "Let's ask Map.

when we

don't

know which way

Map always

to go."

helps us

''Map!

Map!" called Dora and Boots.

Map peeked
^'Hola,

out of Backpack's side pocket.

Map!" Dora

Animal Parade?"

said. ''Can

you help us get to the

"Sure,"

Map

replied. "First

you go through the

Jungle, then you cross the Pond, and then you go over

the Rocky Canyon. That's

to the Animal Parade."
Gracias,'' said Dora.

how

to get

w
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"I

wonder which path leads

to the Jungle," said Dora.

swing up to the top ot tne tree to see,

Boots. ''Swing! Swing! Swing!""
''Great idea/'

'

sa

Dora said. ''Do you see the Jungle?

f^s/ sy^if?^

March!
The Jungle

is

that way!" Boots

called pointing to the green path.

He and Dora followed the green

path toward the Jungle. "We're going
to the Animal Parade!" they cheered.

''Vamonos! Let's go!" called Dora. "I'm going to

march

to the parade! March! March! March!''

''Swing! Swing! Swing!'' called Boots from the trees.

<a

3
J&r

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'

ts

en they reached the Jungle. Dora and

Boots saw
of mud!

"Oh, no!" cried Boots.

How will we

get across the

mud?

Just then a
said,

little

"You can hop

frog
like

hopped out of a puddle and

me! Just hop from rock to rock

across the mud."

Dora said, "Great idea! Let's hop

Hop! Hop!''

like

a frog. Hop!

hopped through the Jungle, Dora invited

go with them to the Animal Parade.

After they

the frog to

Everyone started down the road toward the Pond.

O.

Swin0:

"We're going to the Animal Parade!" croaked the frog

mr-

L-

"Oh, no," Dora sighed. "The path to the Pond

blocl<ed by vines

"How

will

we

and

prickly leaves."

get through?" Boots asked.

^^ep

is

"You can ssslither

his

head out

like

me," hissed a snake, popping

of the bushes. "If you ssslither, you'll

sssllde under those vines and prickly leaves."

Dora said, "Great idea! Let's

Slither! Slither! Slither!''

slither like a snake.

^^'"'^IUhei''

After they slithered under the vines, Dora

invited the

snake to go with them to the Animal Parade.^

Everyone continued toward the Pond.

"We're going to the Animal Parade!" hissed the snake.

<

Dora, Boots, the frog, and the snake reached

Finally,

the Pond.

"Look!

see a boat!" Dora exclaimed. "We can use

the boat to get across the Pond."

"But the boat

is

buried

out?" wondered Boots.

in

the

dirt.

How

will

we

get

it

Suddenly a
said,

"I

little

mole popped out

can help. Just dig

like

ground and

me. Dig! Dig!

Dora said, "Great idea! Let's dig

Dig! Dig!''

of the

like a

Dig!''

mole. Dig!

if ^g?

the boat out of the dirt, everyone

Dora
dragged the boat to the edge of the Pond. Then
Animal Parade.
invited the mole to go with them to the
the mole.
"We're going to the Animal Parade!" squealed
^

Out

in

the middle of the Pond, Dora, Boots, the

the snake, and the mole soon found themselves

surrounded by

"Our boat

is

lily

pads.

stuck!" cried Dora.

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^~

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Just then a duck

like

me

to

swam up

to

them and

said, ''Paddle

keep your boat moving."

Dora said, ''Great idea! Let's paddle

Paddle! Paddle! Paddle!''

like

a duck.

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After paddling to the other side of the Pond, Dora

invited the

duck to go with them to the Animal Parade.

Everyone continued toward the Rocky Canyon.

"We're going to the Animal Parade!" quacked the Duck.

they got to the Rocky Canyon, Boots shouted,

''We're almost at the Animal Parade. But
rWhen

it's

on the

other side of the canyon."

"Hmm," thought
over the canyon."

Dora. "We'll need

some

help to get

Just then two large birds flew by and said, "We'll

you over the canyon. But

help us

you'll

need

to flap like us to

fly."

Dora said, ''Great idea! Everybody flap

Flap! Flap! Flap!''

fly

like birds.

^'''"^'s.^.

After they flew over the Rocky Canyon, Dora invited

the birds to go with them to the Animal Parade.

"Look at the crowd!" said Boots.

"Let's follow

the birds.

them

to the Animal Parade,"

sang

All of

sudden Dora, Boots, the

frog, the

snake, the mole, the duck, and the birds

heard

lots of clapping.

"Look!" Dora shouted, "We're not

just going to

we're

in

watch the parade,

the Animal Parade!"

The townspeople cheered and cheered

^

Everyone loved the Animal Parade!

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Good-bye!

Dora and friends

swing, slither, and

march

their

way

the Animal Parad

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