Dora paused mid-step, her eyes wide as she strained to listen. "Did you hear that, Boots?" Boots, hugging his purple backpack tightly, glanced around nervously, his little red boots scuffing the dirt. "We’re being followed by a what? A ghost?"

Dora let out a piercing scream, her voice sharp with fear. "No, Boots! It’s a lion!" With wide, panicked eyes, the two friends spin around and take off down the twisting path, dodging thorny bushes and low-hanging branches.

Dora[/@ch_1] and Boots run as fast as they can. Their hearts pound in their chests, the imagined roar of the lion spurring them onward. Sunbeams dance on their faces as they leap over roots and duck under hanging leaves.] "Keep running, Boots! Don’t look back!" "I’m trying, Dora! I’m trying!" Their screams echo through the trees as they sprint, hoping to outrun whatever is behind them.

Character Introduction: Geo Umizoomi – Problem-solving friend, quick-thinking and kind. Dora runs straight to Geo, her voice trembling. "Geo, you won’t believe it! We were being chased by a lion!" "It was so scary! We thought it was a ghost at first, but then, the lion roared!"

Dora[/@ch_1] and Boots back toward the jungle edge. He pulls out his special magnifying glass, scanning for clues in the soft earth. The tension eases as they work together, eyes sharp for any sign of the lion.] Geo kneels beside a set of footprints, studying them carefully. "Hmm, these tracks don’t look like a lion’s at all. Let’s see where they go!" "Do you think it was someone pretending?" "Let’s find out together," Geo replies with a reassuring smile.

Geo gently waves to the child, inviting them out. "It was just our friend pretending to be a lion all along!" "Oh, we were so scared, but now we can laugh about it!" Boots grins, relief flooding his face as everyone shares a big hug, the jungle once again filled with laughter instead of fear.