Hey!" I screamed, waving the jacket, running to one side of the monster. "Hey, stupid! Ground beef!
Rick RiordanHow old is she now?" he asked. "Hard to say. She was a tree for a while. Now she's immortal.
Rick RiordanBe careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.
Rick RiordanCurled 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.
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