Kiwoo Lizard starts to get overheated until his friend Gus Goldfinch helps him feel better.

Narrator: Male

Story Begins: 4:07

Keeping Cool Excerpt:

It was a warm and sunny afternoon on Ahway Island. The clouds that had covered the sky for days were finally gone, and the bright blue sky stretched endlessly overhead. The rain had left patches of mud and puddles all around. Although the morning had started cool and refreshing, the weather had grown hotter and hotter as the hours went by, and the puddles were slowly shrinking as they evaporated away. The day was beautiful, but it was hot!

Kiwoo Lizard had spent his morning around the pond, one of his favorite places in the Ahway Island Forest. The earth around the pond was still cool from the rain, and it felt nice under his feet. He was enjoying how the sun reflected on the pond’s surface, even if he didn’t much like how hot it was becoming.

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