1 The children followed Dr. Dinosaur down a long hall. He stopped at a corner.
2 "Children," he said, "get ready to see
Triceratops horridus."
3 "What's a , a, a, - one of those things?" Jaime asked.
4 "A
Triceratops (try-SER-uh-tops) is a dinosaur with three horns on its face.
Triceratops horridus was a horrid dinosaur," Dr. Dinosaur said.
5 "What does horrid mean?" Terry asked.
6 "It means very, very bad," Dr. Dinosaur said.
7 "Was it a very, very bad dinosaur?" Laine wanted to know.
8 "No," Dr. Dinosaur laughed. "It is called horrid because it had rough textured bones!"
9 "I bet it was ugly," Merry said.
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