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Pictorial<br />
Long Tooth hunts<br />
From the cliff edge, Marli had secretly watched Long Tooth’s stealthy prowling<br />
be<strong>low</strong>, for Long Tooth was a well-armed hunter, big as any man. Tawny fur with<br />
dark, vertical stripes hid a short-tailed, muscular body, capable of great leaps.<br />
Two long front teeth could kill in a single bite and each paw had sharp, curved<br />
claws. Only when Long Tooth began to climb towards the cave did Marli alert<br />
her companions. ‘Tah Keen! Tah Keen!’ she called grimly. Grek and Hob emerged<br />
quickly from the cave. With the ba<strong>res</strong>t glance at the approaching killer, Grek let fly<br />
with stones from the pile in front of him. The stones smacked solidly into Long Tooth,<br />
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raising a surprised snarl. Standing beside Grek, Hob threw two of his five spears.<br />
One missed and pierced the ground. But the other stabbed into Long Tooth’s back.<br />
At that, the wounded Long Tooth roared mightily and paused. For a few moments,<br />
it shook itself furiously, but then, calming, it <strong>res</strong>umed its climb. Meanwhile, Marli had<br />
been stoking the smouldering fire sticks. She picked up a flaming one, thinking ‘All<br />
creatu<strong>res</strong> fear fire sticks, even Long Tooth’.<br />
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COMPREHENSION THROUGH CLOZE <strong>Book</strong> 4 978-1-922426-73-4 R.I.C. Publications ® www.ricpublications.com.au
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