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Pishi Caught in a Storm

A little cat's thrilling adventure braving wind and rain to find shelter.

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was feeling sad and lonely

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just a day ago he was one of a group of

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manta rays

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they were feasting on tons of fish

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far from the coast of the Andaman and

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nicobar Islands

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how they had splashed and jumped up to

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the Waters of the beautiful Indian Ocean

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when he saw a ship ahead

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Bishi had taken a huge Dive In The Water

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his friends scattered

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fishy flapped his huge cloaked like fins

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and tried to swim to safety

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lightning

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and A Sound of Thunder next

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she lost his bearings

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the ocean had gone dark for him

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big waves rolled up

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pushing him directly under the ship

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ah a cut on his belly

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he knew what he had to do

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he had to find his friends

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but first he needed his wound to be

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treated

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he swam and glided as fast as he could

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towards the coast

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she's heartbeat fast

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he wished he was not so big

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10 meters long and weighing over 900

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kilograms

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he had to get to a hospital

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fast

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his life depended on it

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then he saw the lighthouse on the coast

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he leapt with joy

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fishy had reached the hospital

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Nature's Hospital

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a huge school of fish

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swam around him immediately

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the same fish that he ate at other times

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when now his nurses

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they cleaned the Deep gash in his tummy

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the cleaner fish nibbled on the torn

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pieces of skin

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soon pishi felt so much better

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he loved the Indian Ocean with its five

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thousand species of marine life

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Essential vocabulary encountered in this story, categorized by difficulty with definitions and phonetics:

immediatelyɪˈmi.di.ɪt.li
A1

In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

“a huge school of fish swam around him immediately”
lighthouseˈlaɪthaʊs
A1

A tower or other structure exhibiting a light or lights to warn or guide sailors.

“his life depended on it then he saw the lighthouse on the coast”
beautifulˈbju.tɪ.fəl
A1

Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.

“how they had splashed and jumped up to the Waters of the beautiful Indian Ocean”
heartbeatˈhɑɹtˌbit
A1

One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.

“she's heartbeat fast”
lightningˈlaɪt.nɪŋ
A1

A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or be

“lightning and A Sound of Thunder next”