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ROAR, RUPERT, ROAR RUPERT THE LION WAS VERY BORED AT THE ZOO. HE SPENT ALL DAY RESTING. HE RARELY RAISED HIS HEAD FOR THE GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT CAME BY TO SEE HIS ROAR. IN FACT, RUPERT REFUSED TO ROAR AT ALL. HE WAS TOO LAZY AND BORED. WHEN THE OTHER ANIMALS, ZOOKEEPERS, OR VISITORS TO THE ZOO TRIED TO TALK TO RUPERT, HE WOULD JUST RESPOND WITH A LAZY, “R, R, R. ”

ONE OF THE ZOOKEEPERS WAS VERY CONCERNED WITH ABOUT RUPERT. “WHERE IS YOUR ROAR, ” HE ASKED. RUPERT ROLLED HIS EYES AND GROWLED A BORED, “R, R, R. ” THE ZOOKEEPER WAS DETERMINED TO FIND A WAY TO RAISE RUPERT’S SPIRITS. HE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WHY RUPERT WAS BORED. HE REALIZED THE ANIMALS’ CAGES WERE DRAB AND GRAY. THE ZOOKEEPER DECIDED TO BRIGHTEN UP THE CAGES. HE BOUGHT SOME BRIGHTLY COLORED PAINT AND WAITED UNTIL THE ANIMALS WENT TO SLEEP FOR THE NIGHT.

AS HE PAINTED EACH CAGE WITH BRIGHT, CHEERFUL COLORS, ALL OF THE ANIMALS SLEPT, EXCEPT FOR ZORAH THE ZEBRA. ZORAH COULDN’T SLEEP BECAUSE RUPERT WAS SNORING, “R, R, R. ” SHE WAS GOING TO TELL RUPERT TO ROLL OVER AND STOP THAT BOTHERSOME SNORING – R, R, R, - BUT WHEN SHE ROUNDED THE CORNER, SHE SAW THE ZOOKEEPER PAINTING HER CAGE WITH BRIGHT PRETTY COLORS. SHE WAS SO THRILLED, SHE COULDN’T SLEEP. WHEN THE ZOOKEEPER FINISHED, ZORAH CREPT INTO HER CAGE AND ROLLED AROUND IN DELIGHT.

WHEN THE SUN ROSE IN THE MORNING, RUPERT HAD BARELY RAISED HIS HEAD TO GROWL, “R, R, R, ” WHEN SOMETHING CAUGHT HIS EYE. HE SAW ALL OF THE COLORFUL CAGES AROUND HIM. HE STRETCHED AND ROAMED OUT INTO HIS CAGE. THAT IS WHEN HE SAW ZORAH. SHE MUST HAVE RUBBED UP AGAINST THE BARS OF THE CAGE BEFORE THE PAINT HAD DRIED. HER STRIPES WERE BRIGHTLY COLORED. ZORAH WAS QUITE PROUD OF HER NEW COLORS. RUPERT ROARED IN LAUGHTER, “ROOOOAR. ” THE ZOOKEEPER WAS RELIEVED TO SEE HIS ANIMALS SO HAPPY AND TO HEAR RUPERT ROARING AGAIN. CROWDS OF PEOPLE CAME TO SEE THE COLORFUL ZEBRA AND THE LION WHO ROARED IN LAUGHTER.