The Little Engine That Couldn't Decide What To Do

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I'm Telling on You

Nobody likes a tattletale. Running to tell the teacher every time your friend looks at a phone in class isn’t cool. Or maybe it’s the right thing to do. To tell, or not to tell: THAT is the question we face on Pickle today. Should Carl Tell On Shumita? Carl caught Shumita eating ...  Show more

Would An Elephant Visit a People Zoo?

Ambika the elephant sure looks happy. She’s lived to the ripe old age of 70, and she pees gleefully when she sees her friend. She must like living in a zoo. And yet...a nearly 7,000-pound elephant cooped up in a zoo her whole life? Would YOU like that? Wait, don’t answer. Not unt ...  Show more

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