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Who are the characters in the story?
Richard, Samuel, and Joe.
Where are the characters at the start of the story?
At Doctor Samuel Ferguson's study.
They're leaving in the spring.
What is Richard doing for vacation?
He's hanging out at his house.
Who is suggesting they're going on a trip?
Samuel.
How are they going to go for the trip?
They're flying in a hot air balloon.
Where are they taking off for the trip?
Where are they going to from Zanzibar?
They're flying to Lake Chad, Then, they're going to Timbuktu, and then West Coast.
What are they going to do in the trip?
They're going to find the source of the Nile river.
What is the first problem they're facing in the trip?
The birds are attacking their balloon.
What happens after the birds are attacking them?
The birds make a hole in the balloon. The balloon is falling, and Joe is also falling from the balloon.
What happens to Joe after he's falling from the balloon?
He's swimming to the shore, and falls asleep on a tree.
Yes, the successfully find Joe. They are following the wind to the east and going back to the lake.
How do Samuel and Richard take Joe back to the hot air balloon?
They throw Joe a rope and pull him to the basket.
What is Richard going to do for his vacation on the next year?
He's staying home and he's not going on any more of Samuel's adventure.