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Nov 2022
15m 59s

The Laughing Hippo Part 2

GoKidGo: Great Stories for Kids
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On one of the upper branches of the Congo river lived an ancient and aristocratic family of hippopotamuses, which boasted a pedigree dating back beyond the the existence of mankind—far into the dim ages when the world was new. We continue the story of a young hippo as he goes on a very interesting adventure. 
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