¹     "Do not lie in bed. Get up!" said Abby Fox. She had a doll in her arms. She often woke Rick up.
 
²     He did not like it. "Go away. I feel sick," said Rick.
 
³     Abby ran to get Mom. Mom made Rick get up. He was not sick. He did not want to play with Abby and a doll.
 
⁴     "I will fry an egg," said Mom. "After you eat it, clean your dish. Then you may go to the zoo."
 
⁵     "I love the zoo!" Abby said. She gave five claps.
 
⁶     Rick ate the egg. He put the dish in the sink. He put on his blue hat.
 
⁷     The two foxes got on a bus. They rode the bus to the zoo. While they rode, Abby played with her doll. Its name was Spot.
 
⁸     "That is a silly name," said Rick. "Spot is a good name for a dog. It is not a good name for a doll."

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