Personal Narrative: Groundhog Day

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Snore! I am a hermit all winter, which means I sleep and snore all day. When I hibernate, my heart only beats 80 to 100 times per minute, and I only breathe 16 times per minute. I am brown and furry and live in a burrow. Can you guess who I am? I am Punxsutawney Phil!

On February 2nd of every year, I am celebrated all around the world. My holiday is Groundhog Day; however, my holiday has not always been called Groundhog Day. It was originally called Gobbler’s Knob.That is actually an insulting name for a holiday. Even though I am fat and furry, it is not nice to say you are going to gobble me up!

I guess it is pretty cool to be celebrated every year, but I don’t get the point. I don’t get the point of everyone coming to watch me

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