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"Kori! Kori!"

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Bang! tumble! Toto ran towards Kori.

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"Koko is coming as the invited singer

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for the singing contest tomorrow!"

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"Really? Koko is the most popular

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singer in the woods!"

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"I'm going to enter the singing contest.

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I'll show them I'm even better than Koko."

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Kori hurried home.

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"I'm going to wear my prettiest clothes.

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Pat, pat. I am going to wear powder, too!

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Slick, slick. I need pretty lipstick."

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Ta-dah!

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The next day, the singing contest started.

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Kori was the first to go on stage.

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"La, la, la. La-a-la-la-la!"

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However, Kori was no good.

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"That's awful! Horrible!"

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The animals in the audience made fun of Kori.

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Kori's face became as red as a tomato.

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"Maybe I can't become a singer."

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Kori came down from the stage, embarrassed.

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Finally, Koko came on to the stage.

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"When the sun shines in the woods..."

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The sound of Koko's singing spread everywhere.

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The animals listened

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and were enthralled by Koko's song.

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When the song ended, they applauded happily.

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"Koko is not even pretty.

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Why do they like her so much?"

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Kori was upset.

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"You can't be a singer just by being pretty."

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Koko was standing in front of Kori.

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"I'm... I'm sorry. I just said that because I was jealous."

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"Ha, ha! It's okay. Do you want to become a singer?"

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Koko took Kori to her studio.

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"I practice singing three hours a day here."

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"Three hours?"

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"Yes. I've been doing that for over three years.

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I prepared a lot before I became a singer, too."

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"I want to practice singing, too."

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Kori sang all the songs that Koko sang.

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When Koko sang "La, la, la!"

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Kori sang "La, la, la!" too.

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Then, Kori's throat

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became sore.

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"Cough, cough. I lost my voice.

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How do you practice like this every day? It's so hard."

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Kori respected Koko.

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"Now, it's time to practice dancing."

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Koko danced to the music.

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Kori danced with Koko.

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Pant, pant.

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Kori was soon out of breath.

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"At first, I fell

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and got scolded by my teacher a lot."

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Koko's day

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was very busy.

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"Today, I'm recording

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a new song."

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Koko sang the song

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again and again until she liked it.

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"A singer needs to study music

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and also read many books."

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"I am going to become an international singer."

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Koko worked hard at studying other languages.

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"I see that it's not easy to become

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a singer."

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Today, Koko performs

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with Kori.

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"You are a really good singer.

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I want to be just like you someday"

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Kori said to Koko.

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"You can become a good singer too if you work hard"

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Koko replied with a smile.

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Koko's beautiful song spread through the air.

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"Yeah, Koko is definitely the best singer there is!"

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The animals all got up and clapped.

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Koko's performance today was a big success.

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Kori will soon be able to

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perform on her own stage, right?