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Once there was a beautiful calm lake. 

This lake had so many flowers 

blooming, trees growing, and many 

animals lurking around. There were 

ducks, beavers, and even the snakes 

came around once in a while. 

Everyday the ducks and beavers swam 

together, ate together, and played 

games together. They all were the best 

of friends.

One day there was a young platypus, 

from a nearby pond, exploring the 

outside world. This platypus was 

named Lenny. 

Lenny was an interesting creature. He 

had a bill and webbed feet like a duck, 

the fur and tail of a beaver, and he 

was poisonous like a snake.

Late in the afternoon, Lenny came across the 

ducks and beavers that were playing. They gave 

him weird looks. 

"What is that thing?", asked one of the ducks. 

"Where did he come from?", said one of the 

beavers. 

Lenny just gave them the biggest smile he could. 

Then he asked, "Can I play with you guys?"

"No, go away! What are you? There isn't even anyone 

here that looks like you.", said one of the beavers.

"Well I'm a platypus. There are lots of animals that look 

like me. Down by the pond were I'm from.", Lenny said 

while his smile disappeared. 

The beavers and ducks all walked away, leaving Lenny 

all alone.

"Why were they so mean to me?", Lenny 

thought to himself.

"Why do they have to judge me because 

I'm different?"

So Lenny made his way back to the pond, 

crying to whole way there.

On their way back to the lake the ducks and 

beavers ran into the wise old goose that lived just 

outside the forest. They explain what had just 

happened. 

"Wise old goose, what exactly is a platypus?" , 

asked one of the beavers.

"Oh a platypus is the most lovely creature. Very 

interesting thing it is. Why, they are three animals 

wrapped into one. You are all very similar to a 

platypus you know." , he replied.

"We are!?!", they all said at the same time.

"Yes yes indeed. Well did this platypus you speak 

of have a tail similar to yours beaver?", said the 

goose.

"I guess so", he replied back.

"And did you see his webbed feet and bill?"

"Yes, I guess we did notice that.", said one of the 

ducks.

"Well now you must see that you all are very 

similar to a platypus. There's no need to treat 

them differently because they look strange."

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