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Run Your Own Race

Mr. Coug, Cooper and Coug sit and eat eggs and toast. Behind them is a large banner saying 'West Valley Elementary FUN DAY, Relay Races, Sing-alongs!, Tag, Red Rover, Dodge Ball, Arts and Crafts'.

Every spring, at West Valley Elementary School, there was a day called “Fun Day.”

Fun Day is a special day when there are NO classes, NO homework, and NO grades. Instead, the KidzAnimals spent the day playing games, running races, singing songs and eating picnic lunches! Sounds good, right?

At the Cougar Household, Coug told father about all the games he was going to play. Coug was a fast racing cougar and was the fastest boy at school.

Coug bragged to his father about the races he was going to run in and win.

“I can’t wait for the marathon, Dad,” Coug said. “I won it last year, and I’ll win it this year too!”

“How do you know you’ll win?” Mr. Coug asked his cougar son. “Aren’t there other fast runners who are as fast as you are?”

“Nah,” Coug replied. “Kicker’s pretty fast, and Dusty and Rusty both love to run - but I’m the fastest, so I’m sure I’ll win. I’m the number one runner at school.”