The branch snapped and Climbon came crashing through the tree, hitting the forest floor with a thud. Critters scurried away through the brush, leaving only a few leaves fluttering to the ground. Climbon looked around for his target in vain. It certainly disappeared, frightened off from the commotion.
Realizing his loss, Climbon fetched his sneakers from the pack he had hidden in a nook at the bottom of the tree. He put them on, grabbed his pack, and sprinted through the forest back to school.
"Did you find the butterfly?" Joann asked.
"No, the branch snapped before I could leap. I fell to the ground scaring everything away in the process."
"Aw man. Well, you tried. I guess plan B it is."
"Yeah. Got the worm?"
"Yup." Joann said and began pinning it to the styrofoam block. It was a sad entomology project, but their grand plan to present a Blue Morpho had failed, so an earthworm from the school yard would have to do.
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