Notes:
platypus 【動】 カモノハシ;
chilly 冷たい;
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When I was 12 years old, I went to Australia for a school trip. I want to tell you about some of the interesting experiences I had on this one-week trip. One day, a man came to the hotel where my classmates and I were staying. He carried a big basket. He said, “There are some animals in this basket. Does anyone want to touch them?” Many of my classmates and I love cute animals, so we volunteered because we expected that there would be something cute in this basket, for example, a platypus or a baby koala. However, contrary to our expectations, there was a snake, a red frog and a baby crocodile. The man began to talk about them cheerfully. “This is a python. She loves to swallow big rats. That is a frog. He only lives in Australia, and he has deadly poison. And this is a crocodile. He is still a baby, so he is not dangerous.” And he said, “You are very lucky because I can wrap this python around your neck!” For the first time in my life, I wrapped a python around my neck. The snake was chilly, and I was very scared．I touched the stomach of the crocodile. It was soft, and it made me think of wallets. There were times when I was very scared, but I had a lot of good times in Australia. I want to visit the country again someday! (written by student Mr. I, edited by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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