Miles was a little boy with big, curious eyes and a bright yellow hat. Today was a very special day—he was at the zoo! Miles squeezed Mama’s hand tight. He saw wiggly lines on the sidewalk and heard lots of funny sounds—chirp, roar, growl, and squawk. First, Miles saw a giant tall friend. The giraffe! Giraffe’s neck stretched high, high, high, just like a tree. Giraffe munched on crispy green leaves. Miles waved. “Hi, Giraffe!” he said. Giraffe bent down, blinked gentle eyelashes, and munched his leaf slower. Giraffe was not afraid. Giraffe was calm. Miles liked that. Next, Miles heard splish-splash! He tiptoed to the water. There—two silly penguins waddled and slid on their bellies, splashing with their flippers. “Quack-quack?” Miles asked. The penguins made funny squawking noises and wiggled their wings. Miles giggled. Penguins didn’t mind being small. They played and played, happy to...

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