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One day, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson _____ (exercise) at home when a bird _____ (fly) in his window with a letter tied to its leg.
was exercising / flew
Feeling surprised and shocked, he ______ (open) the letter.
opened
Inside, he ______ (find) a mysterious invitation to a llama farm.
found
He was interested so he _____ (grab) his phone, laptop, charger, adapter, power-bank, food and water, and _____ (run) outside to his Mini Cooper.
grabbed / ran
He _____ (arrive) at the llama farm three days later.
arrived
He _____ (not exercise) in three days, so he _____ (get) out of the car and _____ (lift) his Mini Cooper as many times as he could.
hadn't exercised / got / lifted
Suddenly, a ferocious sandstorm _____ (appear).
appeared
Out of the dust, Santa Claus _____ (show up) _____ (ride) a llama with a big bag of presents.
showed up / riding
Santa _____ (tell) the Rock that there _____ (not be) a sandstorm at all.
told / hadn't been
In fact, the dust _____ (be) a sign that an elephant stampede _____ (come) their way!
was / was coming
As soon as he _____ (see) the elephants, he _____ (throw) the Mini Cooper at them, _____ (hop) on Santa's llama, and they _____ (flee) in the opposite direction.
saw / threw / hopped / fled
A few hours later, they _____ (arrive) at an empty beach where a retired pirate _____ (wait) by an old boat.
arrived / was waiting
By the time the Rock _____ (follow) the pirate onto the boat, Santa _____ (leave) on his llama.
had followed / had left
The pirate _____ (be) angry as he _____ (explain) that he _____ (wait) for five hours.
was / explained / had been waiting
The Rock ______ (look) at the white sandy beach and ______ (think) he was in paradise.
looked / thought
