¹     Hoppy the bunny was sad. She did not have anything to give her mom for Easter.
 
²     "I want to give my mom a present," she said. "I don't know what to give her."
 
³     Hoppy went to see her friend Slither the Snake. "I want to give my mom a present for Easter. I don't know what to give her."
 
⁴     "How about an egg?" asked Slither the Snake. "My mom loves eggs at Easter."
 
⁵     "She already has an egg," said Hoppy. "I will keep looking."
 
⁶     Hoppy went to see her friend Brown the Bear. "I don't know what to give my mom for Easter," she said.
 
⁷     "How about an apple?" asked Brown the Bear. "My mom loves to eat apples."
 
⁸     "She already has an apple," said Hoppy. "I will go see another friend."
 
⁹     Last, Hoppy went to see her friend Floppy the Fish. "I don't know what to give my mom for Easter, " she said.

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