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There was once an alligator who liked to wear orange sweaters. He liked that is was orange instead of a boring color like white or black. All of the other alligators would laugh and point at him and say mean things about him. They would say it was silly for an alligator to wear a sweater. One night it got very cold and the ground was very hard. The alligator rested well with his sweater to keep his tummy warm and protected from the cold ground. After that night all of the alligators wore different colored sweaters (red, blue, green, and yellow) and were safe and warm from the cold weather. They thanked him and apologized for laughing before. The point of this story is that sometimes silly ideas turn out to be the best ideas and we shouldn't make fun of others.

1. What is the main character in this story?
2. How was he different from others?
3. What color?
4. why?
5. How did wearing them negatively impact him?
6. Were they always mean?
7. What made them change?
8. Did they ever do something nice to him?
9. What is the moral of this tale?
10. How many different colors of sweaters did the others end up wearing?

Numbered answers:
1. an alligator
2. he like to wear sweaters
3. orange
4. white and black are boring colors
5. All of the other alligators would laugh and point at him and say mean things about him.
6. no
7. they wanted to be warm
8. yes
9. sometimes silly ideas turn out the best
10. Four