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The Boy Who Swallowed a Monster
Henry, a seven-year-old boy, thinks that he swallowed a monster. Nothing his friends, family or doctor say will make him change his mind.
His doctor comes up with a plan. She tells Henry she will do a simple operation and remove the monster.
The doctor puts Henry into a deep sleep. Then she goes to the Monster Store and buys the biggest monster she can carry.
When Henry wakes up, the doctor is standing beside his bed with a big green monster by her side.
"Nothing more to worry about," she says. "We operated on you and took out the monster."
"Who are you trying to fool?" says Henry. "The monster I swallowed was blue!"
How old is Henry? seven eight nine seven
Who thinks of a plan to get rid of the monster? Henry's mother the doctor Henry the doctor
The doctor really operates on Henry. True False It doesn't say. False
Where does the doctor get the green monster? from inside Henry's stomach from under the bed from the Monster Store from the Monster Store
After the operation, Henry agrees that the monster is gone. True False It doesn't say. False
Why does Henry think he was fooled? The monster they took out was the wrong color. The doctor was laughing. It doesn't say. The monster they took out was the wrong color.
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