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Joey got a German Shepherd for his birthday present. He had never had any pets before, but was always excited to see the other dogs and cats in his neighborhood. Since his birthday was in June, he spent a lot of time playing outside with his new puppy, which he named Max. Max and Joey would often run through fields in a game of chase. They also liked to go through the small forest behind the house, making a game of hide and seek. They never went near the lake because Joey was afraid of water. One day, Max hid a little too well and Joey couldn't find him. Joey spent the afternoon looking for his German Shepherd where they often played, like the field and forest. Joey was a shy boy who often read by himself, and Max was his best friend. After dinner, he went to look for Max one last time before he had to take a bath and go to bed. He heard some barking on the next street, so he ran to see if it was his puppy. Sure enough, he saw Max playing with a poodle. The dogs were having so much fun. Joey brought Max home, happy that he had his puppy back. Max seemed to be happy to have his human by his side as well as a new doggy friend. All summer long, Joey took Max to the poodle's house so they could play without having to worry about losing his present.
1. who celebrates their birth in the summer?
2. what was he afraid of?

Numbered answers:
1. Joey.
2. Water.


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Tampa () is a major city in, and the county seat of, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico, and is the largest city in the Tampa Bay Area. The city had a population of 335,709 at the 2010 census, and an estimated population of 377,165 in 2016. 

Archaeological evidence indicates the shores of Tampa Bay were inhabited by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The Safety Harbor culture developed in the area around the year 1000 AD, and the descendant Tocobaga and Pohoy chiefdoms were living in or near the current city limits of Tampa when the area was first visited by Spanish explorers in the 16th century. Interactions between native peoples and the Spanish were brief and often violent, and although the newcomers did not stay for long, they introduced European diseases which brought the collapse of native societies across the Florida peninsula over the ensuing decades. Although Spain claimed all of Florida and beyond as part of New Spain, it did not found a colony on the west coast. After the disappearance of the indigenous populations, there were no permanent settlements in the Tampa Bay area until after the United States acquired Florida from Spain in 1821.
1. How long have humans been living on the Florida coast?
2. Does that predate European visitation?
3. What Eurpoean nation came first?
4. When?
5. Did they get along well with the locals?
6. What were the encounters like?
7. Did they start a settlement?
8. Did they have any lasting impact?
9. WHat?
10. By what means?
11. WHat modern city is located near the former Tocobaga chiefdom?
12. What part of FLorida is that in?
13. Is there good fishing nearby?
14. Where mught you go for that?
15. Is the city growing or shrinking?
16. Is it important to local politics?
17. In what way?
18. How did the US get the area from Spain?
19. WHen did they get it?
20. What changed after that?

Numbered answers:
1. For thousands of years
2. Yes
3. Spain
4. The 16th century.
5. No
6. Brief and violent
7. No
8. Yes
9. The collapse of native communities across the peninsula
10. Diseases
11. Tampa
12. The west coast
13. I would guess so
14. Tampa Bay
15. Growing
16. Yes
17. County seat
18. unknown
19. 1821
20. There were permanent settlements in the area


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(CNN) -- Doug Skinner held up the pants in the tiny dressing room and shook his head. There's no way, he thought. No way I'm at a size 48. 

This was 2004. Skinner was fresh out of college, recently married and just starting his career as a technology coordinator for a local school district. I refuse to go any bigger than 46, he thought vehemently. 

"Unfortunately, that day I did have to buy those [pants]," Skinner remembers. "But I didn't go any higher than that." 

Skinner always had an excuse for his obesity as a young adult. The self-described "stocky" man was just big-boned, he told himself. In reality, he weighed close to 300 pounds. 

"It wasn't like we were stopping on the way home at McDonald's every night -- it was just portion sizes," Skinner says. "The easiest thing in the world [for me] is to eat. I'm a food guy. I love food. I love dessert." 

But that day in a badly-lit discount clothing store in New Jersey, something clicked. He walked back over to his wife, Denise, who looked unhappy with her clothing selections as well. They decided right then to make a change. "We said, 'Look, this is it. Let's not kid around anymore." 

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The couple went home and borrowed a few Weight Watchers books from a relative and began to eat less. 

"The first month, I was starving," Skinner says. "After the first month it was easier. It's still not easy today, but it's easier." 
1. What was Doug doing
2. was it going well
3. When was this
4. Did he purchase the bigger slacks
5. was he always overweight
6. why does he have this problem
7. did anything important happen to him this day
8. who was his wife
9. What did they do after that
10. was it easy to diet
11. was it always like that

Numbered answers:
1. He was trying on pants
2. no
3. 2004
4. Yes
5. yes
6. He likes to eat
7. yes
8. Denise
9. Went on a diet
10. no
11. no


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Thunder can move a seesaw. This is very important to know if you ever see what I saw. One day, I was walking home when I saw a squirrel on a seesaw near my house. It was running up and down, and all around, playing by itself. Suddenly, an ox appeared from nowhere. It came up to the squirrel, walked around the seesaw for a bit, then sat down on one end. As you know, an ox is a very big animal, so the seesaw threw the squirrel off and high into the air! The squirrel flew so high that it passed the buildings. It passed the birds, it passed the planes and stopped in the clouds. When it was there, it made friends with the clouds and asked one of the clouds a secret question. The cloud said okay, and sent the squirrel back to the ground. The squirrel fell and fell for a long time. Finally he landed on the seesaw, but the ox didn't move. "Where were you?" the ox asked, "Just talking with a friend," answered the mouse. I was watching and listening to everything, so I stayed, waiting. Soon enough, a loud CLAP of thunder came from the clouds and threw the ox off of the seesaw and far, far away. So, you see, thunder can move a seesaw.
1. Where were you walking?
2. What animal did you first see?
3. Who was the squirrel playing with?
4. What was he doing?
5. What animal did you see next?
6. What were they on?
7. What happened to the squirrel when he was on the seesaw?
8. Did he go flying into the sky?
9. Where did he stop?
10. Did he talk to them?
11. Did they become buddies?
12. When he returned to the ground, was the ox still there?
13. What caused the ox to go flying off the seesaw?
14. Can thunder do that?


Numbered answers:
1. home
2. squirrel
3. itself
4. running up and down
5. ox
6. seesaw
7. flew off
8. yes
9. in the clouds
10. yes
11. yes
12. yes
13. thunder
14. no