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Jim has a talking parrot. Jim always has to be careful about the things he says around him, because the parrot could repeat them to strangers! His brother isn't as careful as Jim around the parrot, though.

See You in India

India is a country with a 32 of more than 5,000 years, a country where East meets West. A trip to India is an experience both your body and your mind will enjoy.

India has many colorful festivals all year round. It is home to the world-famous Taj Mahal, the beautiful Amritsar's Golden Temple, the holy Ganges River, and the great Himalayas. It also has jungles 33 you can ride an elephant and look for tigers.

Come to the wonderful land 34 India!

Balloons can be dangerous!

When balloons are let go, they are often 35 by the wind into the ocean. The salt water in the ocean washes off a balloon's color, making it look clear. Sometimes sea animals, like sea turtles, think balloons are food and eat them. The balloon can block the animal's stomach, so the animal starves to death.

We 36 hold on to a balloon and never let it fly away.

Could it be possible to live in a house made of ice? What is it like to sleep on an ice bed? North Hotel is the magic place that brings people from all over the world to 37 in the cold. Here you can have dinner at an ice table, watch movies in an ice chair, and even take a bath in a large ice box. Worried about catching a cold? 38! North Hotel keeps you warm and makes you feel comfortable all the time. You can live in this dreamland for a few days and enjoy many special experiences in the snow. It is not easy to tell you about everything here at North Hotel; you must 39. Pack now and get ready to be COOL!

Preface

My mother was lousy at cooking. To her, cooking was more like an exciting experiment. You put some of this and some of that in a pot, and you wait and see what will happen. “No experiments, no experiences.” is what she would say when her experiment did not turn out good, and I heard that a lot.

My father was a good cook, and he loved to cook, too. He often said that he got my mother to marry him with a table of delicious food, not with a beautiful ring. “A family needs only one good cook,” he said.

Now I am a cook myself. And I have my own restaurant. I learned how to cook from my father, of course. From him, I learned the art of cooking. But I did learn one thing from my mother. It’s her famous saying: “No experiments, no experiences.”

Flower Town in July

Summer is the most beautiful season in Flower Town. In the morning, take a walk in Vendo Park between First Street and Third Street. If you enjoy reading, there is a bookstore in the park.

For lunch, have delicious Hamburger Special in Googie’s. You can walk there from the park. It is just on the corner of Mension Road and Third Street.

When the weather gets hotter in the afternoon, go to the swimming pool on Fourth Street. It is next to Cage’s Café.

In the evening, movie fans move to Second Street. David Stone Theater has all kinds of movies!