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30 NAT GEO KIDS DAN SIPPLE

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friend’s name

and I have a winter tradition. Every year we put on all the sweaters we can find, pack

sandwiches and a thermos of

liquid

, and go hiking in the mountains. All that changed when my family

moved to

warm place

, where it’s always

large number

°F! But we had to follow our

tradition. So this year we put on our

type of warm clothing, plural

, packed

something gross

soup, and rented

a(n)

type of transportation

. We
past-tense verb

up a tall

noun

until we could see all the way to

faraway city

. We
past-tense verb

our

type of athletic equipment, plural

onto our

body part, plural

and, with a(n)

sound

, pushed ourselves down. We were moving faster than a(n)

animal

,

and

something small, plural

were

verb ending in -ing

our faces. “

exclamation

!” we yelled.

It was a total blast until we realized our ride was right where we left it—way up at the top.