1 Daisy was a monkey who lived in a tree house. She wore a pretty, pink flower over her ear. Her best friend was a parrot named Chad. He had gone on a trip.
2 The mail monkey came with a note for Daisy. She read it and then asked, "Did you read this note?"
3 "I did not read the note," he said. "It is not polite to read other monkeys' mail."
4 "Who sent it?" she asked him. He did not know.
5 "The note says to go out and follow a red string. There is a surprise waiting. Did you see a red string outside?" Daisy asked.
6 "No," said the mail monkey. "I just bring the mail. I do not look for string." He took his mail cart and left.
7 Daisy put the note on the table. She sat down to dine on egg salad. "Should I add salt or pepper?" she asked herself. Then she added both. After the egg salad, Daisy could have a banana or an apple. She picked an apple and cut it up. She saved the seeds.
8 "When Chad comes home, I will give him these seeds," Daisy said.
9 Daisy decided to ride her bike, but she found a red string tied to it.
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