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In the desert in the East where the sand is so hot, Hoppitt the Gazelle likes to hop, hop, hop!
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Come and meet his friends in the desert sun. Hop along with Hoppitt, the day has just begun!
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The sand cat sat by the cactus tree.
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“Come on, sand cat, come with me!”
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The camel is a mammal with a hump upon his back.
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“Follow us!” said the sand cat. “Follow our track.”
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“What’s the hurry, Hoppitt?” asked the lizard in the shade.
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“Come along, little lizard, join our parade.”
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“Won’t you stop it, Hoppitt?” said the fox on the rocks.
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“It’s too hot to stop,” said Hoppitt to the fox.
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“Too hot to stop!” said the camel and the cat. “Too hot to stop!” said the lizard at the back.
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“Sss-stop it, Hoppitt, sss-stop it,” hissed the snake on a dune. “If you’re hopping up there, you’d better stop soon.”
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“Stop it, Hoppitt, stop it,” warned the falcon, flying by. “I can see where you’re heading, from high up in the sky.”
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Hoppitt hopped up the sand dune, so tall and so wide.
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When he got to the top, he hopped off the other side …
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SPLASH! A lake full of water, so deep and so cool, Hoppitt splashed down into the desert pool.
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SPLOOSH! came the camel, the lizard, snake and cat, The falcon and the fox, with a SPLISH, SPLOSH, SPLAT!
“At last …” said Hoppitt. “This is where we stop it.”
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A map of the desert
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