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Mona was a goat. She lived at the top of a mountain with her brother, sister
and mother. Her brother was good jumping. Her sister was good at leaping. at

Her mother was good at climbing and scrambling .

Mona didn’t think she was good at ANYTHING... except growing flowers.
Mona grew big yellow sunflowers – huge yellow sunflowers that nodded in the

sunshine. Mona loved them. She fed them and watered them. She watched

them grow... and she smiled.

“Mona,” said her brother, “Goats don’t grow flowers. JUMPING is what goats
do. If a fierce lion comes along, goats must JUMP out of the way. Jumping is easy

peasy. Watch me jump over the bush!” Mona looked round.

“What bush?” she asked. good at : to be able to do something or have a

“This bush,” replied her brother. genius for something
scrambling : climb hurriedly on steep something
”
“Oh, said Mona. “I thought it fierce : threatening / dangerous
was a rock.”

Mona’s brother jumped over the bush.

“There!” he said “Now, you try!”

Mona tried... “Ow!” she said.

“You should look where you’re
jumping,” said her brother.

“I did!” Mona replied and
she went to see her flowers.

“Mona,” said her sister,

“Goats don’t grow flowers.
LEAPING is what goats do. If

a fierce lion comes along,

goats must LEAP out of
the way. Leaping is easy

peasy. Watch me leap
from rock to rock!”

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