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After I'd rushed Wishy into the barn and she'd changed Pip back into Pip, we took tiny Tiny out into the yard and restored him to his normal size. Pip went back into the barn with me to convince the monster siblings that it was finally safe to come out. Wishy unstuck their hands, and we all cheered. I looked around at everyone's smiling faces and got an idea. "Wait here, everyone!" I ran into the house and brought my mom and my camera outside. "Can I get a photo with everyone for my science journal?" I asked my friends. Everyone nodded. Pip raised a hand. "Wait one sec—we're just missing one thing."

He looked back at Wishy, and closed his eyes and smiled. Wishy nodded, and Pip's gorgeous green curls unfurled from his head at the same time his feet made a whoomp noise and grew several sizes. "TINY, TOO!" said Tiny. He closed his eyes and zebra stripes appeared on his fur. Pip grinned. "Now we're ready for the photo." Tiny nodded his giant striped head. Wishy floated over and put an arm around my left shoulder, and the monsters snuggled in on my right. Pip hopped up on my head, Sassafras leapt into my arms, and Tiny bent his head way, way down. "Say cheese!" said Mom, and then a moment later, she handed me the photo. "This is definitely one for the memory books."

"Exactly!" I said. "I'll be right back!" I ran to my desk in my room, opened my science journal, and glued down the shimmering photo. Then I left it open to a new blank page, all ready for the next magical creature we would meet.

GLOSSARY Data: Information about your experiment that you write down. Data can be measurements or observations. Diaphragm: A dome-shaped muscle that works to help you breathe in and out by getting tighter or looser. Gills: The organ in fish and some amphibians that brings oxygen into their blood so they can "breathe." Lungs: The organ in animals (other than fish and some reptiles) that brings oxygen into their blood so they can "breathe." Unconscious: Like being asleep, but different. It can happen if you get very scared or very hurt.