King of the Jungle

This passage is about an older boy remembering his first Halloween.

Lexile Level: 2680L

Categories: Adventure


Tyrell was just a little more than a year old the first time he went trick-or-treating. He doesn't remember anything about it, but he has a picture of himself in a pig costume. Tyrell's first memory of dressing up for Halloween is when he was five years old. His Aunt Elsie had made him a lion costume. It had a furry mane that surrounded his face and extended down the middle of his back. It had a long tail with a ball of fur at the end. Tyrell's Aunt Elsie put some makeup around his eyes and on his nose. She painted whiskers on his face. She told Tyrell that he looked like the king of the jungle. Tyrell thanked his Aunt Elsie and gave her a hug. He smiled and told her he felt like a king, too.


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