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The Hamster Dojo
Sensei Fluffy was a wise and respected hamster who ran the hamster dojo, a place where young hamsters learned the art of hamster-fu, a martial art that combined agility, speed and cuteness. He had many students, but his most loyal and talented ones were Chubby, Fuzzy and Nibbles.
One day, Sensei Fluffy announced that he would retire soon and choose one of his students to become the new master of the hamster dojo. He said he would test them on three skills: strength, stealth and strategy. The students were eager to prove themselves and impress their sensei.
The first test was strength. Sensei Fluffy set up a course of obstacles that the students had to overcome using their hamster-fu skills. They had to climb a wall of books, jump over a gap of pencils, balance on a ruler, swing on a string and push a marble to the finish line.
Chubby was the first to go. He was confident in his strength, as he was the biggest and heaviest of the students. He climbed the wall of books easily, but when he reached the gap of pencils, he hesitated. He was afraid of heights and did not trust his jump. He tried to leap over the gap, but he fell short and landed on the pencils, which rolled away and made him lose his balance. He got up and continued the course, but he was slower and less confident than before.
Fuzzy was the next to go. She was not as strong as Chubby, but she was agile and graceful. She climbed the wall of books with ease, jumped over the gap of pencils without fear, balanced on the ruler with poise, swung on the string with flair and pushed the marble to the finish line with a smile. She completed the course in record time and…