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As soon as he finished his homework. Eric
jumped onto his bicycle and1off in the direction of the beach, While
he was riding along, he2about the whales (鲸). He hoped he would see them again today. After he got
to the beach, Eric put his bicycle3a bush 80 that no one
could see it from the road. Then he ran down onto the sand.
Though it was only four in the afternoon,
the sky was already getting4. Eric frowned (皱眉). If it rained, he wouldn't be able to see the whales
because they would stay in deeper water. He hurried along the beach to the
rock, It was the best5to see the whales from.
Before Erie reached the rock, he6a
drop of water on his head. "Oh no!" he thought. "The whales will
stay in the deep water and I won' be able to7them!"
But just then he saw a large shape on the
beach. It was a young whale! The whale had come too close to the shore and got
stuck (搁浅) on the beach! At first the
whale didn't move at all and Erie thought was8.
Then he saw its tail move weakly. Eric turned and ran in the rain as far as he
could back to his bicycle. He had to get9from other people. If they
didn't get the whale back in the water soon, it would die and Erie couldn't let
that10.
