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	 Animal Birthday ABCs Alligator came from the swamp 
Bison announced himself  with a stomp 
Centipede arrived on hundreds of legs 
Duck got there early along with all of her eggs 
Elephant was ready to party 
Frog let out a burp that was hearty 
Guinea Pig was rather quite nervous 
Hedgehog was happy to be of service 
Iguana dropped out 
Jaguar’s attendance was in doubt 
Koala was sick 
Lemur brought a chick 
Manatee came to swim 
Narwhal went with him 
Ocelot wanted cake 
Platypus preferred steak 
Quail cheerp cheerily 
Rattlesnake eyed Quail eerily 
Skunk sang a song 
Turtle warbled along 
Unicorn was wired 
Vicuna retired 
Wombat rounded up the crew 
Xeme bid them all adieu 
Yak stayed after to play 
Zebra had the best birthday! 
 
 
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Written for: "The PET NEWS CONTEST"   
Prompt: Write about a birthday party for a pet. Any pet is acceptable: real or imagined, traditional or non-traditional. Human or pet point of view is acceptable. Things to consider:  who is invited? Not invited? What kind of activities are planned? What goes wrong? Was there any drama? Be creative! Have fun with this. Entertain me. Make me laugh, tug on my heartstrings. |  
 
			
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