A most horrible thing happened on Saturday! I was in my yard and I saw a lizard. Now there are plenty of lizards around my house—in the flower bed just outside my gate and behind the garage where I’m not allowed to go, but very rarely do they venture into my territory. "Why is this lizard in my yard?" I thought. "I must run the intruder out!" I know from experience that lizards are really fast and that I would need to get a really good jump if I had any chance of catching him, but I was ready for the challenge! Suddenly, the race was on. Down the driveway and into the garage the lizard ran with me hot on its little green tail. “Ha! Now I’ve got him!” I thought as I cornered him in the garage. Suddenly to my surprise the lizard made a run at me! Out of self defense I snapped at him and you know what? I caught him! Woo-hoo! Then something truly disgusting happened. To my horror the lizard did what lizards do; it jettisoned its tail and high-tailed it out of the garage. Now there I was stuck with a wriggling lizard tail in my mouth! Ick! I ran into the backyard and spit it out. It was really gross—it just kept squirming. Thankfully Dad came, caught it, and threw it out.
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The next day my sister (though we look nothing alike—she has two legs I have four, she’s brunette and I’m blonde) checked behind the garage and found my foe! What gall—he was still hanging out on my property! She seemed happy to discover that he was still alive. I’m a peace loving dog but really…he cheated by dropping his tail! She took a picture of him—I’m hoping she makes a “Rigby’s Most Wanted” poster for me.
You could catch him, bring him to the library and he could live in the children's room. I would name him Stubby!
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