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Howie The Gorilla Analysis
Howie The Gorilla
Nehemiah Tynes

Day One It all started when our neighbor, Mrs. Longbottom, asked Jimmy, Peter, and me to babysit her pet gorilla. Ms. Longbottom had an immense amount of wild animals, including tigers, lions, and elephants. One night, we went over to the Longbottom's house. It was old and rustic. When I looked in the backyard, I saw a big hole in the ground. It was about thirty feet deep. I looked around for Howie. Then I heard a big roar. It was coming from upstairs. I went upstairs, and it was a mess. “Did Hurricane Katrina just pass through here?” I screamed as I walked into the room where the gorilla was kept. Jimmy replied, “The gorilla is really angry because I screamed in his ear to go down stairs.”

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