Then she remembered. The birds landed on the trees around her. Black squirrels and chipmunks came out of the bushes and gathered around her. Amanda hesitated. She looked around. All she saw was evil animals and pitch black all around her. She jumped off the tree stump and ran. The animals chased her out. Amanda stumbled out into her backyard. She stood up carefully and examined herself. Todo ran into the backyard barking happily. "Oh, Todo! I'm so happy to see you!" Amanda said as she picked up her dog. She walked inside and cleaned herself up.
Charlette M.
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