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My cousin Roger was big and strong. He was three years older than me and he always wanted to bully_______.

Near our farm, there was a beautiful_______, where kids nearby often swam in summer. Over it was a bridge. When we were in the river, Roger always tried to_______me and hold me under. I would dive down before he could reach me. When I came up to the surface miles away, he was till there, _______me.

Other kids would shout, "Hey, he's a fish!"

Roger said, "No, he's a shrimp!"

I replied, "Better than a_______whale!"

One day, we were about to leave after swimming when a truck unexpectedly rushed out of the bridge and fell onto the water.

Eyes wide open, all of us were too_______to say a word. Then someone cried, "Oh, no! The driver..."

Roger shouted to the other kids, "Go and get_______." Then he turned to me, "Jack, you're the underwater swimmer! Let's try to pull the_______out." With these words, he jumped into the water. I couldn't_______ that it was Roger, a bully in my eyes. I took a breath and followed him.

The truck lay on one side. We tried to open the door, but________. Roger lifted a rock and broke the windscreen. ________the broken windscreen, I got into the truck and opened the door.

Roger caught hold of the driver. With all his strength, Roger________ pulled him out and swam towards the surface.

I tried to follow, ________the water was turning black in front of me. I was falling. I thought I was going to________, just at that moment, a strong arm reached down and held me. I tried hard to kick.

Back to the bank, Roger looked at me, "You OK?" I managed to nod. "Not bad for a shrimp." he joked.

I was to answer back, but from my mouth came "Not bad for a________whale."

It was then that I realized Roger was not "a fat whale" at all.