Curled up at the base of the scales, fast asleep, was the oddest monster I'd seen yet. It had the head of crocodile with a lion's mane. The front half of its body was a lion, but the back end was sleek, brown, and fat - a hippo, I decided. The odd bit was, the animal was tiny - I mean, no larger than an average poodle, which I suppose made him a hippodoodle.
Rick RiordanCanโt this thing go any faster?โ Thalia demanded. Zoe glared at her. โI cannot control traffic.โ You both sound like my mother,โ I said. Shut up!โ they both said in union.
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