“Dr. Smith, what is this?” “That is a time machine, Sally.
With this machine, we can go back in time.”
“Wow! Can we try it?”
“Of course! Where do you want to go?”
“I want to see the dinosaurs.”
“No problem. Let’s go! Hop in, Tim! Hop in, Sally!”
“Here we are. One million years ago.”
“Wow! It looks very different. Everything is so big.”
“Yes, many of the plants are very big.”
“Dr. Smith, I don’t see the dinosaurs.” “Look up.”
“Wow! It is huge and scary looking. Will it eat me?”
“No, he will not eat you, Tim. He is a plant-eater.”
“Whew! That’s good.”
“Besides, he is only a baby. Look over there.
That is his mother.” “WOW!”
“That dinosaur sure is big.”
“That is one of the biggest dinosaurs ever, Sally.
It is called a Brontosaurus. It weighs more than
28 tons and is over 30 meters long.”
“I hope he does not step on me.”
“That would be very bad.”
“Let’s explore more! But be careful.”
“Look at that dinosaurs. He is smaller than the other ones.”
“Yes, he is an Iguanodon. He is a plant-eater too.”
“If he is a plant-eater, he will not hurt me.
Hello, Iguanodon. How are you today?”
“Tim, watch out!”
“That was close. He almost hit with his tail.”
“Yes, the Iguanodon has a very powerful tail. He can use
his tail when he is attacked.” “He also uses it to hit small
boys.” “Ha! Ha! Ha!” “Maybe we should leave him alone.”
“That’s a good idea, Tim.”
“Ah! Look over there. Look at that dinosaur.
He has a very large head. What’s his name, Dr. Smith?”
“He is a Triceratops. His head is very big
and it has three horns.”
“His horns look very sharp.” “Yes, they are. You can see
one horn on his nose and the other two above his eyes.
He uses the horns to protect himself.”
“I hope he doesn’t poke me.”
“There’s a very interesting dinosaur. He is very big,
but he has a very small mouth. I wonder how he eats?”
“That is a Stegosaurus. He is a plant-eater, too.
You are right. He does have a very small mouth.”
“Look at his back. It is bumpy.” “Those are called back
plates, Tim. The Stegosaurus uses them for protection.”
“Dr. Smith, I think that all plant-eaters have some way to
protect themselves.” “Yes, Sally, you are right.”
“Look over there. What’s that?” “It looks like a giant egg.”
“Oh, don’t touch it. It is a dinosaur egg.
Soon, a baby dinosaur will hatch from it.”
“Really? Do all dinosaurs hatch from eggs?”
“Why are the animals running away?
They look very scared.”
“Oh my! That is a Tyrannosaurus.”
“He looks dangerous.” “He is. He’s a meat-eater.”
“What does that mean?” “It means we should run.”
“That’s right! Run, Tim! Run, Sally!
Let’s get out of here.”
“Hop in! Come on, we have to be quick.”
“Oh, no! Here comes the Tyrannosaurus.”
“Hurry, hurry, hurry!” “Now, where is the present button?”
“Hurry!” “Here we are, safe and sound.” “That was fun!”
“Dr. Smith, what happened to the dinosaurs?”
“They became extinct, Tim.”
“Really! How did that happen?”
“A very large rock crashed into the earth.
There was a lot of smoke and the sun went away.”
“Without the sun, all the dinosaurs died?” “Right.”
“Dr. Smith, we have to go.
Our mother said to be home by 5:00.”
“You had better go quickly.”
“Thank you, Dr. Smith. Good-bye.” “Good-bye.”