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Every night it was Dina's job to take out the garbage after 

dinner. Her brother and sister would help clear the table 

and wash the dishes. One evening, Dina heard what 

sounded like meowing from behind the garbage cans.

She saw a hungry Mommy cat and two kittens. Feeling 

bad for the kitties, Dina decided to feed them leftovers 

from dinner. And for the next few nights, the family of 

cats would wait for her to bring them something to eat.

Eventually the cats got scared away by a group of hungry 

raccoons. They left an awful mess as they ripped open the 

garbage bags looking for some sweet treats. 

Soon the raccoons were joined by a fox and a coyote. A simple 

gesture for some hungry cats had turned into a big mess for 

Dina. Even though she felt sorry for the animals, she knew she 

couldn't feed them anymore.They were making a huge mess 

and wild animals can be dangerous.

The following night Dina noticed that there were no 

animals outside at all. "How strange" she thought as she 

headed back inside the house. Other than a few crickets 

chirping, the night was still and quiet.

A few hours later, while Dina was fast asleep, she heard a 

lot of loud banging noises outside. Did the animals she 

used to feed come back for more? She knew she 

should've stayed inside but she was curious to see who 

or what was making all that racket.

Dina was not prepared for what she was about to see. 

Waiting for her outside was a dinosaur, a baby dinosaur! 

This had to be a dream. "I just need to close my eyes and 

go back to sleep" she told herself. That was until the 

dinosaur gave her a big sloppy kiss. Yep, this was really 

happening.

The baby dinosaur began to whimper like a puppy. He 

wanted Dina to follow him. "I can't go with you boy. I 

have to go back to bed." He looked at her with his big 

sweet eyes and she couldn't refuse. "Okay. Maybe just a 

few minutes. But then I have to go back inside."

Dina continued to follow the baby dinosaur that she 

named "Dino". "Where are you taking me? she wondered. 

"That's far enough. I have to get back now." 

Unfortunately, she was now lost. How long had she been 

walking? Everything looked different around her. Where 

was she?

It was so humid. It felt like they were in a jungle. Maybe 

that was because they were in a jungle! Dina felt a little 

afraid but couldn't help to admire how beautiful the 

scenery was. The quiet was soon disturbed by some big 

thumping noises. The baby dinosaur ran off towards the 

noise. "Hey? Where are you going?

There were huge dinosaurs everywhere. 

The baby dinosaur ran over to what 

must've been his Mommy and Daddy. 

He seemed very happy to be with them 

as they nuzzled against him. It was 

kinda cute to watch them together.

The Mommy dinosaur walked over to Dina which scared 

her at first. But then she saw how gentle the dinosaur 

was. She wanted to feed Dina some grass. "No thanks. I 

already had dinner" she told the dinosaur.

These dinosaurs were called Brontosauruses. From what 

she remembered in school, they only ate plants which 

came as a relief. It was good to know that she wasn't 

going to be on the menu that day. They treated her like I 

was one of their own.

"Oh, hi there little guy. I know you. You're a Raptor. Well 

aren't you cutest little thing." He growled at her but he 

was still just a baby so it was more of a grumble. As Dina 

continued to talk to him she could feel a group of eyes 

looking at her. She started to feel very uncomfortable.

Before she knew it, Dina was surrounded by hungry 

Raptors. They were mean and vicious. Things didn't look 

good for Dina when an old man dressed in rags came to 

her rescue. He was pudgy and had a big bushy grey 

beard. Not exactly a dashing hero. He was able to fend off 

the Raptors with a stick.

"Who are you?" Dina asked. "I'll tell you later. Here's the 

plan.........run as fast as you can!" "That's your plan?" 

"Uh, yeah" the old man said as the two began to run 

through the jungle. "We just need to make it to the 

waterfall" the old man shouted. "Waterfall?"

The pair were somehow able to elude the Raptors and 

made it to the waterfall. "Can you swim?" asked the old 

man. "Yeah, why...oh no!" "I have a raft waiting for us at 

the bottom of this cliff." "No way!" Dina emphatically 

said. Then she saw the angry eyes and sharp teeth of the 

Raptors getting closer. She jumped.

Miraculously the pair survived their big plunge 

into the river. Unfortunately, the old man got 

his legs trapped in some seaweed at the 

bottom. Dina didn't notice that he was trapped 

and neither one of them noticed that they 

weren't alone.

A giant dinosaur from the deep was 

heading their way. Things did not 

look good for the duo. Then, from 

out of nowhere some fish swam by, 

distracting the sea monster. The old 

man was able to get his legs free 

and the two swam as fast as they 

could towards the surface.

Soaked, exhausted, and still shook up by almost being eaten 

by dinosaurs, the pair finally made it to shore. "We'll be safe 

in my cave. I have food and fire so we'll be fine until morning" 

the old man told Dina. She wasn't really listening. She was 

scared, tired, and she just wanted to go home. She still had 

no idea how she ended up here or who this old man was.

"I know you want to go home kid. So do I. My name Dr. 

Darwin Slate. I'm a scientist. I've always been fascinated with 

time travel. One day I discovered a time portal. I walked 

inside of it and I've been stuck here ever since. How'd you 

end up here?" "I followed a baby dinosaur into the woods" 

Dina replied. "What??????"

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