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Lesson 8 of 12 · Reading Passages
⭐ 30 XPThe Firefly
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At night we saw a firefly.
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At night we saw a firefly. It had a small light. The light blinked on and off. We followed it in the yard. It was like a tiny star. We did not catch it; we just looked.
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1 of 2When did they see the firefly?
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