The Peacock Republic

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'The Peacock


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Cover design and image editing by Michelina McCann

Copyright 20II Adam AndersenAll rights reserved.

ISBN: 1449541445ISBN-13: 9781449541446


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n's hard as she tried, Ally couldn't fall asleep. She, l.was kept awake at night by all the things that worriedher. She was a very nervous person. She didn't know why.


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Ally's mom would check on her and find Ally wide-awake.Her mom would see the anxious look in Ally's big, greeneyes. Her mom would whisper, "Oh Ally, you're still awake.You shouldn't worry so much!" Ally then would tell hermom whatever she was worrying about.


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Her mom would sit down on Ally's bed and tell her a story.She would try all sorts of stories to help Ally fall asleep. Shewould tell stories about kings and queens, creatures fromdistant lands, and great moments in professional sports. Ofall the stories she would tell, only one type worked. Thesewere the stories of the animals from the Peacock Republic.

The Peacock Republic was part of the old world, beforethere were people. It was part of the Sitting Bird continent.To the south, it bordered the Gulf of Snow Dolphins. To thenorth, was the vast and barren Orange Desert.


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The Peacock Republic had no rulers, and there weren't evenany peacocks to be found. According to legend, peacockshad originally settled in this region, but migrated furthernorth during the Bird and Squirrel War. The Republic's flagwas a tribute to its peacock founders.


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The Peacock Republic was home to all kinds of animals. Allof which are familiar to us, yet different. There were thesnow dolphins. They gave the Gulf of Snow Dolphins itsname. The snow dolphins came to the coast every winter,when the snow daisies were in full bloom.

They came to smell the fragrant flowers and help spreadthe pollen along the coast. At the end of every winter, thedolphins went back to sea. The next year brought moresnow daisies along the coast for everyone to enjoy.


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Besides the snow dolphins, Sam the Stingray also lived in theGulf. Sam was afraid of the bigger fish, but he felt protectedwhen his snow dolphin friends were around. When wintercame, and the snow dolphins left for the coast, Sam was leftall alone.

Worried about the bigger fish, he thought of ways to protecthimself. One day, he decided to wear a disguise to scare offthe bigger fish. He tried to look like a pirate, but he hadnever actually seen one. Instead of being scared, the biggerfish laughed.

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On the other side of the Republic, in the Orange Desert,lived Leroy the Lion. Unlike Sam the Stingray, he wasn'tafraid of the other animals. He didn't bother them, and theydidn't bother him. He loved lying in the hot sand under thehot sun all day long.When it got hot enough, his eyes would turn as red as hotsauce. Besides resting in the sun, he liked to watch his friend,Bucky the Camel Tiger, run around her corral.


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Bucky likedto run around her corral all day long. She couldn'tsit still very long. She liked nothing better than to run freein the hot desert sun. When she was tired, she would sit bythe fence to rest and play tic-tac-toe in the sand with herfriend, Leroy.


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Simon the Snake also lived in the Orange Desert, but hedidn't enjoy the heat like Bucky and Leroy. He was alwayslooking for ways to cool down. One day he found a well anddecided to crawl down it for a drink.

The longer he crawled down, the narrower the well got.Eventually he found himself crawling through a pipe. Beforehe could turn around, he found himself in the bathroom sinkof a stranger's house.


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It was late, and the animals that lived there were asleep.Simon was hungry, so he decided to look for a snack. Hefound the kitchen and saw a bag of microwave popcorn onthe counter.Simon made the popcorn and ate it quickly. When he wasdone, he licked his scales and headed back toward the sink.

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Simon was surprised to see two large dogs waiting by thebathroom door. "We thought we smelled popcorn!" barkedthe dogs. Simon explained what had happened and apologizedto the dogs for eating their popcorn.

The dogs understood and forgave Simon. "Good thing youaren't a cat!" the dogs barked. Simon agreed and slitheredhis way back down the drain.

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One of the cats in the Republic lived far away from the dog'shouse. Her name was Clover the Cat, and she lived in themarsh near the Gulf of Snow Dolphins. She enjoyed lyingamong the cattails at night.

She was able to fall sleep easier because she knew the dogswould never find her there. After a good rest, she enjoyedwatching the flamingos in the marsh.


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Pinkie Flamingo enjoyed bathing in the cool waters of themarsh, and then drying her feathers in the warm sun. Asmuch as she loved living in the marsh with her friends andfamily, she often thought about what might have happenedto her old friend, Ernie the Egret.

He used to live in the marsh with Pinkie. They enjoyed flyingtogether and looking for food to eat. He decided to leave forthe city a long time ago, and she hadn't seen him since. Sheimagined he was sharply dressed and doing well for himselfin the big city.

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Ernie the Egret enjoyed wearing fancy clothes and going tonice restaurants in the city. As much as he liked livingin thecity, he often thought of his flamingo friend he knew in hismarsh days.

He thought about how nice it was to fly about and bathein the marsh with his old friend. He liked to share marshstories with his city friend, Wally the Walrus.


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Wally the Walrus enjoyed hearing Ernie's stories. Evenmore, he liked reading books and collecting paintings fromwell-known artists that lived in the Republic. He especiallyliked buying paintings from artists that weren't famous yet.

He traveled all throughout the Republic to find the next bigthing. One day,he happened upon a blue bird painting in hisnest.


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That was Mr. Blue Bird. He loved to eat bugs, especiallyladybugs. He enjoyed eating them so much that he took uppainting ladybugs. It was nice to have a picture in the nestand it reminded him of tasty treats.

Mr. Blue Bird enjoyed painting so much that he spent lesstime looking for bugs to eat. Wally the Walrus was excitedabout the paintings, and bought one from Mr. Blue Bird.

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Meanwhile, Lady Bug was confused by Mr. Blue Bird's newhabits. She didn't know if Blue Bird wanted to eat heranymore, but was afraid to go near his nest.

Sometimes, she would stay up at night worrying aboutwhether or not she would be eaten. She decided to hideunder the leaves to help her worry less.


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As Lady Bug stayed up at night, Chuck the Cheetah was stillat work. He spent long hours at work. He always kept apicture of his wife nearby.

When he had a free moment he would look at the pictureof Brownie Cow and smile. He couldn't wait to get home tobe with her because they were best friends.


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Brownie Cow was in bed by the time her husband wasfinishing work. She had to get up early in the morning forher job as a school teacher.

She didn't stay up worrying because she knew that Chuckwas away at work and that he loved her very much. And sheloved Chuck very much. They took care of each other eventhough they were apart a lot.


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Ally was always comforted by these stories. She felt lessworried as her mom would describe the animals to her. Sherealized that everyone worries and has problems, but it wasokay to get her mind off things that kept her up at night.

It could be listening to a story or just talking to someonewho cares. Then she could sleep and tomorrow would be anew day.


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'The end.

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