1 Sassy sat on a stump. She looked up. She looked down. She moved her tail up and down. Sassy was a black squirrel.
2 It was fall. It was a time to gather food. Sassy was going to get acorns. She knew just the place.
3 Sassy jumped off the stump. She went to a tree. She could run along its branches. They were like a squirrel road.
4 She jumped and ran and jumped again. This was as close as she could get.
5 Sassy climbed down the tree. She hopped onto a fence.
6 She sniffed the air. A dog lived in this yard. He did not like squirrels. He would try to catch them. Sassy did not want him to catch her.
7 She could not see the dog. She could not smell the dog. She knew the dog was still living there. Perhaps it was in the house.
8 Sassy ran along the fence. She looked at the yard. She looked at the tall oak three there. There were acorns under the tree. There were many acorns there.
9 Sassy wanted the acorns. Dog or no dog, she would try. She slowly climbed down the fence. She took a few steps. Nothing happened. She took a few more. Still nothing.
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