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Alex's Discovery Alex's Discovery Alex was eating his breakfast one morning. Outside, his dog, Tiki, began to bark....

Alex's Discovery Alex's Discovery Alex was eating his breakfast one morning. Outside, his dog, Tiki, began to bark. Alex's mom looked up from the sink, where she was doing dishes. "Alex, please go see what Tiki is barking at." "Sure, mom," Alex said. He went outside. The little brown dog was barking at a bush. Alex knelt down. "What is it, Tiki?" he asked. "Is there a squirrel in there?" The bush began to rustle. Alex walked up to it. He saw something move behind the bush. He pushed the branches aside. A tiny little man stood there. He wore a silver space suit. He had a big, round head. He had green skin. His nose was shaped like a horn. "Please do not hurt me," the little man said. "Okay," said Alex. For some reason, he did not feel afraid. "Are you from outer space?" The man nodded. "Yes. My name is Bort. I come from another planet. My space ship is out of fuel. I need help." "What kind of fuel do you need?" Alex asked. Bort took a little bottle from the pocket of his space suit. There was pink liquid inside. "This," he said. "You have lots of it here on Earth. I believe you call it lemonade." He gave the bottle to Alex. He opened the top and sniffed. It was lemonade, all right. "How much do you need?" Alex asked. "About ten thousand gallons," said Bort. "It is a very big ship." ReadWorks.org Copyright © 2007 Weekly Reader Corporation. All rights reserved. Used by permission.Weekly Reader is a registered trademark of Weekly Reader Corporation.