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Long ago, at the edge of a deep,dark forest, there lived Little Girl andher mother. Every day Mother toldLittle Girl, “You must never, ever gointo the forest. If you do, theGunniwolf will get you!”Little Girl always promised that she

would never, ever go into the forest. One day, Mother had to go away for

a while. Before she left, she told LittleGirl, “You can play inside the house,and you can play outside the house.But you must not go into the forest.”Little Girl promised that she

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At first, Little Girl kept her promise.But while she was playing outside, she saw a patch of beautiful blueflowers just at the edge of the deep,dark forest.“Oh! I must have some of those

flowers for my mother!” she thought.She walked to the edge of the forest,singing a happy song:

Kum-kwa, ki-kwa,Kum-kwa, ki-kwa.

Little Girl picked lots of the beautifulblue flowers.

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Just then, she saw a patch ofbeautiful pink flowers a little fartherinto the deep, dark forest. “Oh! I must have some of those

flowers!” Little Girl thought. Shewalked farther into the forest, singingher happy song:

Kum-kwa, ki-kwa,Kum-kwa, ki-kwa.

Little Girl picked some of thebeautiful pink flowers.

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Now, you might think that Little Girlwould stop right there. But she didnot! She saw a patch of lovely whiteflowers a little farther into the forest.“Those flowers are the most beautiful

of all!” she thought. “I must have someof those!”And she walked right into the deep,

dark heart of the forest, singing herhappy song:

Kum-kwa, ki-kwa,Kum-kwa, ki-kwa.

Little Girl picked some of the lovelywhite flowers. Her arms were filledwith beautiful blossoms.

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“I’d better go home,” Little Girlthought.She began to walk back through the

forest when suddenly, a deep voice

YOU GOING?” and out jumped theGunniwolf!“Nowhere,” whispered Little Girl.“Little Girl, sing for me your good,

sweet song!” shouted the Gunniwolf.Little Girl began to sing timidly:

Kum-kwa, ki-kwa,Kum-kwa, ki-kwa.

boomed, “LITTLE GIRL, WHERE ARE

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The old Gunniwolf’s eyes began todroop. His head nodded and noddeduntil his hairy chin came to rest on hishairy chest. He was fast asleep.Little Girl ran away as fast as

she could.Pit-a-pat!Pit-a-pat!Pit-a-pat!

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The Gunniwolf woke up. He ran afterLittle Girl as fast as he could.

HUNK-A-CHA!HUNK-A-CHA!HUNK-A-CHA!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?” heshouted.“Nowhere,” said Little Girl.“Sing for me your good, sweet song!”

shouted the Gunniwolf.

He caught up to her. “LITTLE GIRL!

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Little Girl began to sing again:Kum-kwa, ki-kwa,Kum-kwa, ki-kwa.

Once again, the old Gunniwolf’s eyesbegan to droop. His head nodded andnodded until his hairy chin came torest on his hairy chest. He was fastasleep.

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Little Girl ran away as fast as she could.

Pit-a-pat!Pit-a-pat!Pit-a-pat!

The Gunniwolf woke up again. Heran after Little Girl as fast as he could.

HUNK-A-CHA!HUNK-A-CHA!HUNK-A-CHA!

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WHERE ARE YOU GOING?” heshouted. “Nowhere,” said Little Girl.“Sing for me your good, sweet song!”

shouted the Gunniwolf.Little Girl sang once more:

Kum-kwa, ki-kwa,Kum-kwa, ki-kwa.

And once again the old Gunniwolf’seyes began to droop. His head beganto nod.

He caught up to her. “LITTLE GIRL!

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Little Girl made her voice softer:Kum-kwa, ki-kwa,Kum-kwa, ki-kwa.

The Gunniwolf’s head nodded andnodded until he fell into a deep, deepsleep.Little Girl ran away as fast as she

could run.Pit-a-pat!Pit-a-pat!Pit-a-pat!

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She ran out of the deep, dark heartof the forest and through the patch ofwhite flowers.

Pit-a-pat!Pit-a-pat!Pit-a-pat!

She ran through the patch of pinkflowers and through the patch of blue flowers.

Pit-a-pat!Pit-a-pat!Pit-a-pat!

Little Girl ran all the way home,jumped inside, and slammed the doorshut! And she never, ever went intothe deep, dark forest again.

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