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began-almostasifithadneverThestormendedjustasquicklyas

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happened.Thenextdaywassunny,beautiful,andcalmonceagain.Theboat,however,didnotsurvivethewindandrain.WhenTommyopenedhiseyes,hefoundhimselfstill

holdingontothemast.

Therewerepiecesofwoodeverywhere.

Tommyevensawtheboat’swheelfloating

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by.ButtherewerenosignsofDr.Dolittle,Charles,orPolynesia.Hewasallalone.

“Iwillnotcry,”Tommysaidashewipedawayhistears.“Theyarealive,Iknowit!”

Tommytriedtothinkofhappythoughts.

“Someonewillfindme.Iwillbetogether

withmyfriendsagain,”hesaidaloud.Atthatmoment,Tommylookedintothewaterand

screamed.

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Thereweretwoscarysharksswimmingaroundhim.

“Goaway,please,”hewhispered.

Onesharkpokedhisheadoutofthewater.“Hedoesn’tlooktoogood,”hesaidtohis

friend.

Theothercameoutofthewaterand

lookedatTommy.“Notmuchmeatonhim,isthere?”

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“Didyoufindanythingelsearound?

Somethingtastier?”thefirstsharklickeditslips.

“Nope.ThissmallhumanistheonlythingIcansee,”thesecondonesaid.

Tommywishedhecouldspeaktheirlanguage.Hedecidedtousewhathehadalreadylearned.“Oink,quack,hee-haw,woof-woof,”hesaid.

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Thesharkslookedconfused.“What’shedoing?”oneasked.

“Don’taskme,”saidtheother.“Icanneverunderstandthesehumans.”

“Shallweeathimornot?”

Butbeforetheycoulddecide,along,horriblescreechingsoundwasheard.

Tommyandthesharkslookedup.

“Polynesia!”criedTommyjoyfully.

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Sheswoopeddownandstartedtobitethesharks’noses.“Shameonyou!Tryingtoeatahelplessboy!”shescoldedthem.

“Thathurts!”“Aw!”thesharkscriedanddivedbackintothewater.

Tommywassohappytoseehisfriend.Hecouldnotstopcrying.

“Now,now,Tommy,”saidtheparrot,comfo