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hairy henry's holiday
By Sue Clarke

Hairy Henry is a green monster. He's on holiday in London, visiting his cousin, Ben the Clock Monster - he's also called Big Ben! They are on the London Eye, a big wheel in the centre of London. Read what happens next.

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But then the wheel started to go faster and faster.
"Aaagh! I feel sick."
Hairy Henry was usually a green colour, but now he went very pink. He felt very wobbly.

Suddenly one of the people on the ground looked up.
"Look!" he shouted, "a monster! There's a monster on the London Eye." The people screamed and ran away.

"Come on," said Big Ben. "Let's go. There's lots more to see!

Where will Henry and Ben go now? Read the next page and find out!
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