WalrusJoinsIn

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　　WhatwillWalrusdo?

　　EveryoneattheNorthPolewasveryexcited.TherewasgoingtobeashowandANYONEcouldbeinit.

　　鈥業willdoskating,鈥saidArcticFox.鈥業鈥檓goodatthat!鈥橖br/>鈥業鈥檒ldotumbling,鈥saidPolarBear.鈥楴oonetumblesquitelikeme!鈥橖br/>鈥業鈥檒ldosinging,鈥saidSeal.鈥楨veryonesaysIhaveaveryfinevoice!鈥橖br/>鈥楾henI鈥檒ldodiving,鈥saidWhale.鈥業wonaprizefordivingatschool,youknow!鈥橖br/>TheyalllookedatWalrus.鈥榃hatwillYOUdo?鈥theyasked.

　　ButWalruswasnotgoodatanything.

　　Hewasn鈥檛goodatskating,andhewasn鈥檛goodattumbling.

　　Hewasterribleatsinging,andwhenhetriedtodive,healwaysgotwateruphisnose.

　　Hesatandchewedhiswhiskerssadly.

　　鈥楴evermind,鈥saidArcticFox.鈥榊oucanwatchus.鈥橖br/>ArcticFoxandPolarBearandSealandWhalepractisedhardforthebigshow.

　　Walrushidbehindasnowdriftandwatched,andchewedhiswhiskers.

　　Hewishedhewasgoodatsomething.

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　　Thebignight

　　Atlast,thebignightarrived.Everyonesatdownandwaitedfortheshowtobegin.Walrussatinthefrontrow.Hewasveryexcited.

　　Foxcameontotheiceandbowed.Everyonecheered.

　　ThenFoxbegantoskate.Foxskatedforwardsandbackwardsandsideways.Sheskatedinperfectcirclesandfiguresofeight.Shewaselegantandamazing!

　　Walruswatchedandhelovedwhathesaw.Foxmadeitalllooksoeasy.

　　WalruswassurethatifhereallytriedhecouldskatejustlikeFox.

　　Hecouldn鈥檛stophimself.HejusthadtoleapontotheiceandjoininwithFox.鈥淚canskate,鈥hecried.鈥淟ookatme!鈥滭br/>ButWalruscouldn鈥檛skateatall.Hecouldonlytripupandfallover.

　　HebumpedintoFox,andFoxwentflatonherface.FLOMP!

　　Foxwasveryupset.鈥淲alrushasRUINEDmyact,鈥shewailed.

　　Next,itwasPolarBear鈥檚turn.Herolledoutacrosstheicelikeabig,whitesnowball.Everyoneclappedwildly.

　　ThenPolarBearbegantotumble.Hedidjumpsandspinsandsomersaults,andstoodonhishead.

　　Walruswatchedandhelovedwhathesaw.PolarBearmadeitalllooksuchfun.Walruswassurethatthistime,ifhereallytried,hecouldtumblejustlikePolarBear.

　　Allofasudden,Walrusjustcouldn鈥檛stophimself,andheleapedontotheice.

　　鈥淚cantumbletoo,鈥hecried.鈥淟ookatme!鈥滭br/>ButWalruscouldn鈥檛tumbleatall.Hecouldonlytripupandfallover.HetrippedupPolarBear,whocamedownwithaWALLOP!

　　Ofcourse,PolarBearwasprettyangry.鈥淲alrushasRUINEDmyact,鈥hewailed.

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　　Frombadtoworse

　　ItwasSeal鈥檚turnnext.ShegaveWalrusadon鈥檛-you-darestare,andthenshestartedtosing:

　　鈥淥,howmanyheartrejoiceswhenIseetheNorthernLights.

　　Myearisfilledwithvoicessweetlysinginginthenight!鈥滭br/>Walruslistened.Whatabeautifulsong!Surelyifhereallytried,hecouldsingasbeautifullyasSeal?Oh,dear.Walrusjustcouldn鈥檛stophimselfagain.

　　鈥淚knowthatsong,鈥hecried.鈥淚cansingittoo!鈥滭br/>HeleapedupandstartedsingingalongwithSeal.

　　ButWalruscouldn鈥檛sing!Hesoundedterrible.Infact,hesoundedlikearustyoldbucket.

　　Sealstoppedsingingandburstintofloodsoftears.

　　鈥淲alrushasRUINEDmysong,鈥shewailed.

　　Walewaslast.HewasprettycertainthatWalrusc