1. Dan Must Move

2. Hi, my name is Dan and I am a giraffe
Hi, my name is Dan and I am a giraffe. I live in the New York Zoo with my mom and dad.

3. I like to play with my friends Lance the Seal and Morgan the Sloth.

4. One day I looked around my lovely home before bed and everything seemed perfectly normal.

5. I woke up the next day, but something was not right
I woke up the next day, but something was not right. My mom and dad looked very sad. I asked them, “What is wrong?” They said, “Dan we have to move.”

6. I looked outside my home and there was water everywhere
I looked outside my home and there was water everywhere. I really like to play in the water, but my mom told me I was not allowed since it’s so much water.

7. The next day, when I woke, I looked outside and the water level was getting closer to my home. My friend, Morgan, had to move today. I was sad.

8. The next day there was even more water in the zoo
The next day there was even more water in the zoo. Lance said he was moving today. I was really sad. The last day I was at the zoo, the water was really high and almost coming into my home. It started to scare me.

9. My mom said we had to move tonight, before it got worse.

10. I grabbed my bag and followed my mom and dad to the train
I grabbed my bag and followed my mom and dad to the train. As the train starts to move I turn around and see the zoo slowly get farther and farther away.

11. All my friends and memories are gone
All my friends and memories are gone. All because the water got too high. They say that temperatures are rising and causing ice to melt. The melting ice is making the ocean water rise.

12. I now live in the Alabama State Zoo
I now live in the Alabama State Zoo. And I really don’t like it here I wish I was in New York with all my friends.