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nearly much as yours, and sometimes break. But this

does not affect us, because our front teeth, called
incisors, keep growing throughout our lives.

Karim: So your teeth keep growing, just like our nails
do, right?

Mrs. Beaver: Let me answer your question Karim.
Yes, you are right. Allah created our teeth differently
from those of any other living thing. If He hadn’t done so,

we wouldn’t be able to feed or build our homes, which
would be too bad for us. Since the members of the
species would starve to death, our species would
eventually become extinct, that is, we would not be here
today. You would not find even a single beaver on the
face of the earth. However, my teeth, as well as Mr.
Beaver’s and all other beavers’, grow very fast. As you

can see, our teeth are vital to us.

Karim: OK. But how did you learn to swim? I’ve learnt

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