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One day when Gerald the giraffe woke up he started his day off the same as always. By going to his watering hole and visiting with his friend Ella the elephant.
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As his day went on Gerald noticed that something was different about his friends. But he could not put his finger on it.
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He asked Ruby the rhino if she thought people were acting weird. But Ruby had said no.
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This made Gerald even more curious.
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Gerald then went to his friend Hannah the hippo to ask if she had noticed anything different. She said no too.
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This made Gerald wonder even more. What could be different and why was he the only one to notice?
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Finally, after wandering around all day and not being to think of any good reason his friends were acting different, Gerald went to visit his friend Leo the lion.
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Leo was Gerald's best friend, and he knew for sure that Leo would have the answer.
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"Leo, have you noticed anything different about our friends today?"
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"Well, Gerald, I have noticed that our friends seem to be staying closer to their homes than usual."
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This did not make sense to Gerald. He began to wonder what had changed since yesterday that made his friends scared to leave their homes.
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So he asked Leo what had changed.
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Leo said that he noticed a cheetah wondering around town. And he did not seem to be very friendly.
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His name was Chester. No one knew where he came from or why he was in their town.
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Gerald wanted to know why everyone was afraid of Chester. He seemed like he could be friendly.
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Gerald found out from Ruby the rhino that no one had actually talked to Chester yet. Everyone was afraid to go up to him.
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One day when Gerald the giraffe woke up he started his day off the same as always. By going to his watering hole and visiting with his friend Ella the elephant.
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As his day went on Gerald noticed that something was different about his friends. But he could not put his finger on it.
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He asked Ruby the rhino if she thought people were acting weird. But Ruby had said no.
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