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The Elves Part 1

“Squeak!â€? The frog peeped as I scooped him up. “Sorry little buddy,â€? I whispered, “But you’re going to the lab with me.â€? I was searching the Amazon for new species with my lab partner Phil. We work for EFA , Endangered Frogs Association. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw the tiniest flash of gold. As I put the Poison Arrow frog into the specimen container, I saw another flash. “Phil, I think I found something!â€? I put the frog away and bent over to take a closer look. It was the tiniest frog I have ever seen. It was gold in color, and the size of my thumbnail. I slid a paper under it and quickly slapped a specimen jar on top of it. As Phil came running over, I turned the jar upside down, “We found one!â€? We yelled in unison. The frog stuck to the top for two seconds and fell to the bottom. There it stayed, on its back. Then it burst into flames, leaving a puddle of gold frog goo in the jar. Then five gold pellets emerged from the goo. “Eggs,â€? Phil whispered.

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