In the deep and quiet forest During day, the trees scintillating from the ray of sunshine At night, the water shimmers from the moon beam In the deep and quiet forest, there are many creatures living within I saw a pride of cougars, Which were joined by 3 times the amount of cougars there was before, And 2 more has come to play, Their eyes sparkle under the sunlight And Their fur glistens under the moonlight The amount of cougars, before 3 times the amount plus 2 joined, Would be the same as, The number of fennec foxes, That gather around me A troop of fennec foxes were frolicking under the sun, One times the amount of fennec foxes there were before And 10 others came slinking out of the bush, Happily playing together, surrounded by the bluebells magically glowing in the forest How tell me mysterious reader, how many cougars and fennec foxes were there before? In The Deep & Quiet Forest Kimberly Liao 8B