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The Development and production of this book was supported by Institute of

Experiential Learning, Bangalore, India.

Printed at Bangalore

April 2012

Idedicatemybooktomydogthat

diedfouryearsago.Hisnamewas

Tuffy.

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Chapter1:Wearegoingtoazoo

Todaywearegoingtoazoo!Howaboutthat.Myfamilyandmeare

goingtothiszoothatisprettyfaraway.Thatswhyweregoingbybus.(after2-3hrs)Myparentshaveahabitofnotcheckingourtickets,sowe

hadtowaitforabout2-3hours,whichwasquiteawasteoftime.Theweird

thingwasthatweleftatabout6pm,whichwaslateforazoo.

Chapter2:Thebusride

Inthebus,noonewasthereotherthanus.Afteranhour,we

reached(prettyfastforsomeplacewhichIthoughtwasveryfar

away).Whenwereachedtheentrance,wesawnocashieroranyonewho

wouldtakeusin.Sowesawtherates,keptthemoneyonthecounterand

wentin.

Chapter3:Wewentin

Ididntknowthenameofanyanimalinthezoo.TheonlyanimalI

knewwasabat.Therewasnooneinthezoootherthanus(whichmadeit

quitecreepyifyouwouldaskme).Iwishtherewasaguide(orsomething

likethat)causeIdidntevenknowananimal.Itwasquitedark,soI

couldntseeanythingcauseitsdark,soIusedthelightofmyiPodtosee

whereIwasgoing(atleastIcouldseesomething).

Chapter4:AllofyoumeetAlexandhispet

Wereachedtheplacewherepeopledoactswithanimals,whenwe

wereinterruptedbyavoice.AtfirstIthoughtitwassomepersonlooking

forsomeoneelse,butitwasamandressedinfunnyclothes,withsome

weirdlookingpet

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thatlookslikethis:

Itdoeslookveryweird;infactIgot

scaredofhispetratherthan

gettingscaredoftheman.Hello,I

amAlex,heisamini-triceratops.

Callhimcrusher.

Chapter5:Weretrapped(and

thegreatescape)

moneyonthecounter)Wewent

intothebus(surprisingly,itwas

stillthere)andthedriverseemedtohaveunderstoodwhatwould

happenifhestayedthereforsomemoretime,sohespedaway.

Ilookedatmywatch,anditsaidthatthetimewas12am(midnight)

butthesecond,minuteandhourhandwerentmoving.Itold

everyonethatweshouldleavebecauseitslate.Whilewewere

leaving,wesawAlexturnintoabat.Thenallofusrealizedhesa

vampire.Westartedrunningawayfromhim.Evenhispetwas

chasingus.Forsomereason,alltheanimalsthatwepassedbroke

outoftheircageandstartedchasingus.Wehadtorunlikethewind

(itsanidiomforgodssake)toreachthegate.Thethingisthatthe

gatewasclosed,sowehadtoclimbasfastaswecouldtoreachthe

otherside(ThesadthingisthatCrusherscratchedmyleg).(Beforewewentintothebus,mydadtookthemoneyonthecounter)We

wentintothebus(surprisingly,itwasstillthere)andthedriver

seemedtohaveunderstoodwhatwouldhappenifhestayedthere

forsomemoretime,sohespedaway.

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Chapter6:Wesurvived

Idontknowhow,butImtheonlyonewhoremembersthezoo

andthethingsinit.Anyway,thatswhatIDIDthatday(Iguessthis

isashortchapter).

Chapter7:DidIhavetoremember

IjustwishthatIforgetwhathappenedinthezoo,because

Crusher(Alexspet)keepshauntingmeinmydreams.AndIthink

thatAlexisgoingtochasemebecauseImtheonlyonewhoremembershim.Atfirst,Ithoughtthathewouldbenoproblem,

(becauseofhisfirstappearance)butIrealizedthatifhispetisso

scary,hewouldbescarier(ThatwouldbethereasonCrusherwas

obeyinghimandifAlexwassomepunyant,thencrusherwouldve

rippedhimapart).

Chapter8:SoImhidingfromAlex

IhopeAlexdoesnthaveaGPS(oragreatsenseofsmell)to

trackmedown,becauseifhedoes,thenmychancesofsurviving

areslimmer.Thesedays,Ireallycanttrustanyone,causeanyone

oreveryonecouldbeAlexorhisminions.Itrytostayawayfrom

whoeverIcan,ItellmyfriendsthatImnotfeelingwellorIdont

wanttoplay.OnethingIamNOTlookingforwardtoisschool;Ill

beaneasytargetoverthere.Doyouknowwhatcanbeworsethan

that?Schoolstartsintwodays.

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Chapter9:Ineedto

Facemyfear.IneedtofindAlexandtellhimthatImnotgoingto

tellanyoneabouthim(notliketheyregoingtobelieveme).SoI

playedwithmyfriends(Hewasntthere).Iwenttothemallalone

(hewasntthere).Icouldntfindhimanywhereintheworld(Its

anotheridiomforgodssake).

Chapter10:Ilivehappilyeverafter

AfterallthatlookingforAlex,Iforgotallabouthimandenjoyedmy

life(Somuchforhidinginmyhouse).AtleastImhappy.Anyway,Im

good,areyou?Its

THEEND

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WillTimandhisfamilysurvivetheterrorZoowitha

vampireinit?

WelljusthavetoFINDOUT!