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BalticRescue

WrittenbyJohnRousselle?IllustratedbyCendeHill

BalticRescue

WrittenbyJohnRousselleIllustratedbyCendeHill

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Onecoldwinterday,adogwalkedtotheedgeofanicyriverinPoland.Nobodyknowsforsurewherethedogcamefromorwhathewas ngthere.Buthewasabouttohaveabigadventure.

Withoutwarning,theicethatthedogwasstandingonbrokeawayfromtheland.Thedogwassweptdowntheriveronasheetoficehalfthesizeofafootballfield.Thefrighteneddoglookedforawaytogetbacktotheshore,buthewastrappedontheice.Theriverwastoocoldforhimtoswimtosafety.

Somefirefighterssawthedogdriftingdowntheriverashepassedthroughtheircity.Theytriedtohelphim,buttheycouldn’treachhim.Thefirefighterscouldonlywatchastheicecarriedthedogfartherdowntheriver.

Forthreedays,thedogdrifteddowntheriveronhisraftofice.Hepassedthroughseveralmoretowns.Atleastoneothergroupofpeoplesawhimandtriedtohelphim.Buttheyweren’tabletoreachhim,either.

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Eachday,thehungrydoggrewcolder,weaker,andmorescared.Hisiceraftwasslowlymeltingandbreakingupintohundredsofsmallerpieces.Bynow,thepiecehewasstandingonwasnotmuchlargerthanasmallbedroom.Ifheslippedoff,hemight etrappedunderoneofthemanychunksoficearoundhimanddrown.

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Onthe day,thedogpassedthemouthoftheriverandwassweptoutintotheBalticSea.Hehadtraveledmorethan75 (120km)fromwherehebegan.Hewasmovingfartherawayfromlandandanyhopeofrescue.Thepieceoficehewasstandingonhadshrunktothesizeofa ictable.

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Thedogwasfacingadeadlyendtohisadventure,buthisluckwasabouttochange.SomescientistsandsailorsaboardaresearchshipnamedtheBalticawerepassingthroughthearea.Theysawananimalmovingontheiceinthedistanceanddecidedtoinvestigate.

Atfirst,thepeopleontheshipthoughttheanimalwasaseal.Theywereamazedwhentheygotcloserandsawthatthe“seal”hadfourlegs,floppyears,andatail.Theyhadfoundadogfloatingontheice15m (24km)fromland!

TheBaltica’ssailorswereabletobringtheirshipclosetothedog.Theyloweredanetnexttothedog,buthewastooscaredtoclimbintoit.Thedogevenslippedandfellintothecoldwaterwhiletheyweretryingtohelphim.

Luckily,hewasabletoclimbbackontotheslipperyice.

Fearingthatthedogwoulddrown,thecrewloweredaraft.Adam,theship’smechanic,usedtherafttogetclose

tothedog.Adamgrabbedthedogbythebackoftheneckandpulledhimintotheraft.

Oncethedogwassafeaboardtheship,thecrewdriedhimandwrappedhiminblankets.Theyrubbedhimwithtowelstowarmhimup.Atfirst,thedogwastooweaktostand.Hecurledupandwenttosleeponablanket.Af goodnap,thedogwasstrongenoughtojointhecrewforbreakfastandeatsomesausages.

ThecrewnamedthedogBalticafterthenameoftheseawheretheyrescuedhim.Oncetheshipreturnedtoport,theytookBaltictoaveterinarian.ThevetmadesureBaltichadn’tsufferedanyseriousinjuriesfromhisicyadventure.ThecrewalsosearchedforBaltic’sownersforseveralweeksbutcouldn’tfindthem.Adam,thesailorwhopulledBalticintotheraft,decidedtoadopthim.

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Now,Balticisthemascotoftheresearchshipthatfoundhimandtravelswiththecreweverywhere.Hehasmanyfansaroundtheworldwholearnedabouthisincrediblejourneyandrescue.TheofPolandevenwrotealettertothecrewoftheship,praisingthemforsavingBaltic’slife.Balticstartedoutcold,wet,andaloneontheicebutendedupwarm,dry,andsurroundedbynewfriends.

Glossary

adopt(v.) tobringintoone’sfamilyandraiseasone’sown(p.14)

injuries(n.) harmordamage

tothebody(p.14)

investigate(v.) totryandfindout

aboutsomething(p.9)

mascot(n.) a ,animal,orthingthatis

asymbolofaneventororganization(p.15)

praising(v.) sayinggoodthings

aboutsomeoneorsomething(p.15)

research(n.) careful,patientstudy

tofindfactsaboutasubject(p.9)

veterinarian(n.)adoctorwhotreats

illnessesandinjuriesinanimalsotherthanhumans(p.14)

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Frontcover,pages7,10,13:?RyszardMoroz/IMGW/APImages;backcover:

?KrzysztofMystkowski/APImages;titlepage,pages4,14,15:courtesyofSeaFisheriesInstituteinGdynia/ page3:?REUTERS/KacperPempel

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