A trip on dinosaur airlines

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Mom woke me up when it was

still dark. Get up! she said. Its

time to go on vacation!

Thats right, I said. Were going

to Dinosaur World!

Boring, said my sister.

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My sister and I got into the car. Then

I noticed our luggage. Then I knew thiswould not be an ordinary trip. Each bag

looked just like a dinosaur egg!


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When we arrived at the airport, there

were dinosaurs everywhere! We walked

up to the ticket counter.How many companions are with you?

the dinosaur asked my mother.

Are you all relatives? she asked again.

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Yes,

Mom said.

Why do you ask?

All families travel in the same group

of airplanes!

Go through Gate 2, she announced.

I didnt know what she meant, but I soon

found out.


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We each got on a dinoplane! Mom's was

enormous.

You have a very sturdy airplane,

the pilot

told Mom. This is your lunch. Dont spill it!

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My sisters dinoplane was tiny. Use this

cassette to listen to the safety rules, the

pilot told her.

I will fall off! my sister yelled.

No, you will not! Shes sturdy and fast!

the pilot boasted. Off they went, up through

the clouds.


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Dads dinoplane was different. The

luggage handlers hung the bags on the

dinosaurs back.We never lose luggage, the pilot said.

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Thats when I saw my dinosaur. It had

big teeth. It roared a little. Will he eat

me? I wondered.

Dont worry, the pilot smiled. You will

be very safe. Our dinoplanes are well

fed. We have never lost a passenger!

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I hopped on top of the dinosaurs

back. Wait! the clerk yelled. Dont

forget your things!

She handed me a bag. I put it in

my backpack and climbed on. Then

we were off and soaring in the

direction of Dinosaur World.

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I wish I could say that I saw

a lot on the ride, but I didnt. The

ride was so smooth, I fell asleep.

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I woke up. Everything looked so normal!

That was an amazing ride! I said to my

parents.My father yawned. You thought so?

he said.

Where are we now? I asked.

Were going to the hotel,

my sister said.

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Look! my dad said. He pointed to

a large sign that read Dinosaur World.

There it is!

Boring, my sister said.

We can go there first thing this

afternoon, my mother said.

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I looked at Dinosaur World. I was

beginning to agree with my sister. I had had

enough dinosaurs to last me for a while.

How about Ocean World? I asked.

My sister clapped. Yeah! Lets go there!

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That was exactly where we went. We

had a really good time, too.

We liked it so much, we went each day.

We didnt see another dinosaur the rest of

the week.

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We now like fish a lot. I just hope our trip

home will not be very wet.

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Think and Respond

1 Who are the main characters?

2 Why do you think the author wrote

this story?

3 What is this story mostly about?

4 When did you first know this was amake-believe story?

5 How is this story like other fantasies

youve read?

6 What was the funniest part of the

story? Why?

School-Home Connection Ask a family

member to tell about the most unusual trip they

have ever taken.

Word Count: 479

Draw and Label a Dinosaur Find

a book that has pictures of dinosaurs. Draw a

dinosaur and label it. Write one sentence that

tells about it.

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