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Chapter Three
“Well?” hissed Spinechilla. “Do you accept, or shall I just bite you in half like a
dead twig?”
“I accept!” squawked King King, terrified. Then he slumped to the ground in
despair.
“Oh, help! I’ve never swum before,” he groaned. “Do you think I can swim?”
“No, I don’t,” said Lila.
“Then I’m doomed!”
“You’re not doomed. Get Spinechilla to go first.”
“Good idea!” King King looked more hopeful. “While she’s in the water, I can
run away.”
“Certainly not!” said Lila sternly. “I thought you wanted to be King of the
Killers? You mustn’t run away. What you need to do is this.” Once again, she
whispered in his ear.
“Really?” said King King, looking puzzled.
“Really,” Lila said.
Spinechilla plunged into the lake to start her swim.
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