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Jonathan gently placed his arrabbing it as it started to flee He lifted it triumphantly to show Carot to show this to Dad" He handed it to Carmen "You carry it and I'll carry the wood"

She placed her bundle of wood on his and reached for the lizard

Jonathan started to put it in her hand "Wait, cup one hand under it and the other over it" He placed the lizard in her hand, with his still over it She covered his hand with hers and he withdrew it

She had captured lizards before, but never one that looked like this one It looked like a combination of a lizard and a toad It squir her hand

She wrinkled her nose "Ee"

Jonathan surrounded the ith his arms and had started to lift it He looked up at her, his expression alar to drop it, are you?"

Carot back to camp, Jonathan dropped the sticks by the fire pit and Carmen transferred the lizard to his hands

Alex watched them, a curious expression on his face Jonathan took the lizard to him and held it so Alex could exa time since I've seen one of those

Matthew ran to them "I want to see it!"

The other children joined and they all mused over the unusual lizard When they had all seen and touched it, Jonathan walked to the edge of their camp and released it

Carmen went into the ca and the conversation didn't sound like he was talking to the children She glanced out theand saw hi to soe to reprimand him It would only make matters worse As far as she knew, it was only the second time he had called them If he hadthem fro and waiting until her back was turned It wasn't like Alex to do that - which basically iht her objection was unreasonable Maybe it was He had put his work aside and cao

When she finished cooking, she carried the food out and set it on the picnic table She looked at Alex