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\nhttp://www.archive.org/details/bigboastingbattl0Owilh  \nNo part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part.or stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted in any formor by any means,electronic,mechanical,photocopying.recording.or otherwise,without written permission of the publisher.For inlormation regarding permission,write toScholastic Inc.,555 Broadway.New York.NY 10012.  \nISBN 0-590-22211-2  \nCopyrightc 1995 by Hans Wilhelm.Inc.Allrights reserved Published by Scholastic Inc.  \n12111098765432156789/90-0  \n14  \nPrinted in the USA  \nFirst Scholastic printing.April 1995  \nby HANS WILHELM  \nSCHOLASTIC INC.New York Toronto London Auckland Sydney  \nIt was four oclock in the afternoon.Sylvester was late again.  \nHorace,the lion,was getting impatient.He couldn't wait to tell his friend about allthe things he had seen and done,or wasgoing to see and do.  \nIt was no fun having tea and cookiesalone with no one to impress.  \nSuddenly Horace heard Sylvester slitheringthrough the grass.  \n\"You are late!\"said Horace.  \nM2   \n\"Maybe,\"said Sylvester,\"but I don't knowwhy I should always have to come to yourplace.You should come to visit me.”  \n\"Don't make me laugh!\"Horace said.“Youforget who I am.A lion is the king of theanimals.\"  \n“Pooh.What's so great about that?”Sylvester wanted to know.“We snakes werearound long before you guys were evenborn.\"  \n\"That's ancient history!\"Horace scoffed.\"Strength is what counts.And no one isstronger than a lion!”  \n\"Maybe so,\"said Sylvester,\"but you forgetthat snakes are stupendously more intelligentthan lions!\"","cbCaif24eZ1gZzly","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaif24eZ1gZzly","pdf",1744271,36,"English","# The Meeting\n## Horace and Sylvester's Debate\n## The Clash of Egos","[{\"question\":\"Why was Horace the lion impatient at the start of the story?\",\"answer\":\"Horace was impatient because his friend, Sylvester the snake, was late for their afternoon tea and cookies, and he had no one 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