Karl The Anteater

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It was a cold day in Germany on the twenty-fifth of August 1940. Karl and his family decided to visit the local zoo. Karl has always loved animals. After spending a couple of hours browsing the animals to find the best one, Karl suddenly heard the air fill with roaring planes and explosions. Karl took cover in the lion exhibit until the bombing was over. He glanced up and noticed that nobody or nothing was in sight, besides an anteater named Frank. Karl saw that his parents did not make it and started crying in the corner. The anteater came over to him and laid on top of him. Frank saw that all his friends were dead. The boy and the anteater were the only ones left alive. Karl whispered into Frank’s ear and said “we need to make it

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