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'The Big Parade''
was created especially for
Tenma Mori
at the age of 7
with love from
Grandma and Grandpa
November 3, 2010
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Tenma Mori sat up wide awake in his bed.
The sun was just coming up in Tokyo.
He could tell that it was going to be a
gorgeous day. He glanced out his bedroom
window. Tenma remembered exactly
where he was planning to go today with
Kazu, Riho and Kenta
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Tenma had been so excited for the past
week. With Kazu, Riho and Kenta, He had
made a game of finding the most circus
posters all over town. Today was the big
parade and that meant the start of all the
circus activities. Tenma had even tried to
go to sleep as fast as he could last night to
make the morning come more quickly.
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Tenma began to think about all the
fantastic fun he would have. Last year, his
favorite act was the clown with the
invisible dog. Tenma wondered if the
clown would be there again today. Then
Tenma thought about the child who would
be selected by the mayor this year to lead
the parade. Who would that lucky person
be?
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Just then the phone rang. ''Tenma Mori,
will you lead the big parade for us this
year?'. asked the mayor of Tokyo. ''Oh,
yes, yes!'' exclaimed Tenma. ''Will I get
to ride in the fire truck?'' The mayor
chuckled, "You most certainly will,
Tenma! ''
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Kazu, Riho and Kenta waited with Tenma
while a huge helicopter landed in his back
yard. It was there to pick up Tenma. The
helicopter took off minutes later with
Tenma in the front seat grinning from ear
to ear. After waving goodbye, Kazu, Riho
and Kenta hurried downtown to see the
parade.
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From the helicopter, Tenma could see the
circus parade beginning to assemble at the
edge of town. The helicopter landed and
Tenma ran to the mayor. On their way to
the shiny, red fire truck at the head of the
parade, they walked past all the practicing
performers and anxious animals that would
be following Tenma. Tenma was thrilled.
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Someone shouted, ''Look, Tenma Mori is
leading the parade this year!'' At that very
moment, a big drum roll was heard.
Tenma carefully climbed aboard the fire
truck next to the driver who was dressed
like a clown. Tenma enjoyed the
marvelous, marching music played by th
e band as the fire truck drove down the main
street of Tokyo.
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Immediately behind the band was a
beautiful bareback rider. Her two
magnificent, prancing horses were so well
trained that the rider could balance on both
their backs while standing up. Tenma
imagined that the fine, fancy feathers on
the noble horses' heads were bobbing to
the beat of the music. He bobbed his head
also.
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The fire truck turned a corner. Tenma saw
three small children mimicking the dancing
bear who was dressed in a pink ballerina
costume. The big, brown bear was very
entertaining as she proudly performed
bouncy ballet steps while balancing on a
ball.
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The circus elephants followed next. As he
watched the playful pranks of the darling
baby elephant, Tenma daydreamed about
taking him home. When the elephant
fanned his big floppy ears, Tenma could
almost picture him flying through the sky
with the greatest of ease. If the baby
strayed too far, the mother elephant would
lovingly wrap her trunk around his.
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A jolly juggler on a unicycle juggling five
full bottles fascinated Kazu, Riho and
Kenta He pedaled so fast that there were
times when it was hard to keep up with
him. It was incredible that he never
dropped a bottle, no matter how fast he
pedaled. Kazu, Riho and Kenta knew it
took practice to be that good.
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Tenma was amused by the antics of the
slippery seal. The seal would flip the ball
backwards and then, with his hind flippers,
smack it right back to the tip of his nose.
Everyone loved watching the seal clap
after each trick he performed. Kazu, Riho
and Kenta had fun imitating his funny,
barking noises.
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The acrobatic troupe was next. Their
tumbling and flipping routines had the
crowd cheering. Tenma was enjoying his
place of honor, but was really tickled when
the driver told him he would have a chance
to watch the entire parade pass before him
as each act entered the big top circus tent.
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A majestic lion with all his marvelous
mane was in the last wagon. He was
so-o-o-o big, and his roar was so-o-o loud
that Tenma could hear him from the very
front of the parade. The mild-mannered
monkeys on top of his cage did not seem at
all frightened of the ferocious feline.
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The fire truck stopped at the entrance of
the big top circus tent. Tenma talked to the
circus stars as they went inside. It made
him feel like an important star to be so
close to them. Then Tenma joined Kazu,
Riho and Kenta in his special section
inside the tent.
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When the circus was over, Tenma was
escorted outside by the mayor and the
ringmaster. Tenma did not want this
special day to end. As he turned to look
one last time, some performers were
waving goodbye. Tenma waved back and
smiled, for he knew he would never forget
the day he led THE BIG PARADE!
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Tenma Mori
In THE BIG PARADE, there were many
different characters. Can you
unscramble the following names?
olin___________________
reba___________________
ymnkoe___________________
esorh___________________
lesa___________________
nlwoc___________________
glreguj___________________
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