How the Platypus Came to Be (Pre-Intermediate)

The nose of a duck, the fur of an otter and the tail of a beaver: platypuses are one of the strangest animals in the world! So where did they come from? Find out in this hilarious story...

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Level: Pre-Intermediate.

Genre: Myths & Legends.

Vocabulary: Platypus, Beak, Came to be, Can’t be bothered, Pester, Beaver, Tail, Dam, Otter.

Setting: Modern.

Word Count: 1040.

Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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