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Directions:Date:In each blank, fill in the sentence that makes the most sense in the story.Ok, let’s have some order here! When you read, keep
the sequence straight.- He also had some stuffed whales, but he didn’t like them as much.
- Their pictures were on the walls and books about them were on the shelves.
- He asked Dad if they could go to Sea World and see real dolphins.
- He decided to ask for a real dolphin.
- “How did they know...?” he asked.
- Sure enough, he got to see real dolphins playing and performing.
- “That was Dolly,” he said.
Josh was crazy about dolphins. His room was filled with them—stuffed ones, ceramic ones,
glass ones, and wax ones. ____________________________________________________________
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_____________________. Josh dreamed of having a real dolphin of his own but knew, of course,
that could never be. He’d never even seen a real dolphin. Then he got an idea. Dad said that if
his grades continued to be good, he could do something special for his birthday this summer.
It was a long shot, but he did it. _______________________________________________________
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Josh was stunned when Dad agreed. They made plans to go in June.When the big day arrived, Josh was beside himself. ______________________________________
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___________________________. Then, in the middle of the show, the trainer announced that it
was Josh’s birthday, and a certain dolphin wanted to give him a
kiss. Josh went to the tank and Dolly popped up and
clicked at him, then rubbed her snout against his cheek.
Josh was still beaming when he got back to his seat.
He leaned over to Dad. ________________________
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Dad just smiled and winked.