1 Peter was riding his bike. He fell off. He cut his leg.
2 "Are you ok?" his mom asked.
3 "No! I am bleeding," Peter said. He cried. "I wish I had no blood in me."
4 Peter's mother gave him a big hug. She cleaned the cut. She put a bandage on his leg.
5 Then Peter's mother looked at him. "I know your leg hurts," she said, "but I am glad you have blood in you."
6 "Why?" Peter asked.
7 "Well, do you remember what your heart does?" Peter's mother asked.
8 Peter said, "My heart beats."
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