1-1 The Bird and the Pitcher 1
One time there was a mother bird. P
She had three little birds. P
She looked after her little ones. P
She found good things to eat. P
She found good water to drink. P
She would sing to her little birds. P
But eating was much better. P
They wanted to eat and drink all the time. P
One day the mother bird could not find any water. P
She looked and looked. She looked all day. P
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She went home to her little birds. P
"Can we have some water?" they asked. P
"I can't find any," said the mother. P
"No water?" the little birds asked. P
"We have not had a drink all day!" P
The next day the mother bird went off as soon as it was light. P
"I must find water for my little ones," she said. P
"And I need water too." P
This time she went far away. P
She asked the people for water. P
No one had any water to give her. P
"What can I do?" she asked. P
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At last the mother bird came home. P
The little ones were jumping up and down. P
"What is going on?" asked the mother. P
"We know where there is water!" they called. P
"Where?" asked the mother bird. P
"Over there," said the little ones. P
The mother bird looked behind her. P
There was a big pitcher. P
Would there be good, cold water in it? P
"How did this pitcher get here?" the mother bird asked her little ones. P
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"We saw a boy leave it," they said. P
The mother ran over to the pitcher. P
"There is some water in it," she said. P
"But we can't get the water out," said one little bird. P
"The water is too far down in the pitcher." P
The mother bird looked all about. P
She saw some small stones. P
"Give me those stones," she said. P
The little birds ran to get the stones. P
"What are the stones for?" they asked. P
"Look," said the mother bird. P
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She picked up a stone and put it in the pitcher. P
The water came up a little in the pitcher. P
So she put in more and more stones. P
"Look!" said the little birds. P
"The water is going to come out!" P
The mother bird put in one more stone. P
"Come and drink now," she called. P
The three little birds and their mother had a good drink. P
One little bird asked, "Mother, how did you do it?" P
"Put your head to work, and you will find a way," said the happy mother bird. P
1-6 What I Have to Give 1
Kim and Pat lived side by side. P
They ran and played and laughed side by side too. P
One day Pat said to Kim, "I can't play with you today. P
I am going to buy some things. P
I want to buy something new for you." P
Kim did not want Pat to go. P
"This is a good day to play," said Kim. P
"I don't need something new." P
But Pat went off. P
"Now, what would Kim like to have?" asked Pat as he walked. P
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He would like a big, pretty orange." P
Pat found the oranges. P
He looked at all the oranges. P
He took one that looked good. P
"This is a big, pretty orange! P
I'll buy it for Kim," he said. P
Pat started on his way home. P
Soon a man with a little table came by. P
"That is a pretty orange," said the man. P
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"But you need a table. That way, you can eat your orange at the table. P
Give me your orange. P
I will give you my table." P
So Pat gave the man his orange and took the table. P
The man went on his way. P
But now Pat had no orange to put on the little table. P
"I'll give Kim this table," said Pat. P
"He will be happy to have it." P
So Pat started home with the table. P
Soon a girl with a book came by. P
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"If you give me that table," she said, P
"I will give you this book. P
That way, you will have a good book to put on your table." P
Pat took the girl's book and gave her the table. P
The girl went on her way. P
But now Pat had no table for the book. P
Pat started home one more time. P
Soon he came to an old man. P
"I would like to have a book like that one," said the man. P
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"But what can you give me?" asked Pat. P
"I will give you the best thing of all," said the man. P
"I will give you this pretty day." P
So Pat gave the man his book. P
The man went on his way. P
At last Pat came to Kim's house. P
There was nothing in his hands. P
Pat wished he had his orange. P
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"Did you get me something?" asked Kim. P
Pat told Kim about the orange. P
He told Kim about the people he saw. P
"Now all I have to give you is this pretty day," said Pat. P
"But that is the best thing of all!" said Kim. P
So Kim and Pat ran and laughed. P
They played and played all that pretty day. P
1-12 Look out for Mr. Quills 1
There is no other animal like Mr. Quills. P
He has brown and white fur. P
He looks like he is full of toothpicks. P
What is he? Give up? He is a porcupine! P
Mr. Quills is a good name for a porcupine. P
His fur is full of long, sharp quills. P
Don't play with Mr. Quills. You could get hurt. P
Mr. Quills lives where it is cold. P
He lives where there are many trees. P
He likes to sit for a long time in the trees. P
Mr. Quills can sit in one tree for many days. P
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He eats the tree's bark. P
He will hurt the tree if he eats too much of the bark. P
Mr. Quills has small feet. P
He can't run far. P
He can't run away if there is a fight. P
So what can Mr. Quills do in a fight? P
His many long, sharp quills are a big help. P
Not many animals will fight with a porcupine. P
Other animals do not want to get next to the quills. P
Some animals do not know about those long, sharp quills. P
They will run after porcupines. P
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This can start a fight. P
If an animal jumps on a porcupine, the animal will stop right away. P
The animal's feet will hurt. P
They will be full of sharp quills. P
This dog jumped on a porcupine. P
The quills hurt the dog's feet. P
The dog ran to a girl right away. P
She saw the dog's feet. P
They were full of quills. P
The girl picked out the quills. P
Now the dog's feet do not hurt. P
This dog will not fight any other porcupines for a long time. P
1-15 How to Make a Porcupine 1
Would you like to make a Mr. Quills? P
Would you like to make a Mrs. Quills? P
You will need two things to do this. P
You will need some clay and some toothpicks. P
Shape the clay with your hands. P
Now put the toothpicks in the clay. P
Your porcupine will look like it is full of long quills. P
1-17 Going Somewhere Special 1
Carla found a special book. P
The more Carla read this book, P
"I want to go somewhere very special," she said. P
"I must go far from home. P
I want to be like the people in this book. P
Here is a girl on skates. P
I want to go far from home on skates." P
Carla did not take out her skates. P
She did not leave her house. P
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She closed her eyes. P
This is what Carla saw. P
She had skates on her feet. P
She was going all over. P
She was very far from home. P
She came to a stop in front of some trees. P
Carla opened her eyes. P
"That was good," she said. P
''But I want to go somewhere much more special. P
I want to go very far from home." P
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Carla read some more in her book. P
She read about a train. P
So Carla closed her eyes again. P
She was on the train! P
Carla was in the front of the train. P
She could see all over. P
Carla opened her eyes. P
She was in front of her book. P
"That was better," she said. P
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"But I must go somewhere much more special. P
I want to be on a plane like this one. P
It will take me very, very far." P
Carla closed her eyes again. P
She was on the plane. P
She could see that she was very far from home. P
It was a good ride! P
Carla opened her eyes again. P
She was in front of her book. P
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"Where can I go next?" she asked. P
"It must be somewhere very, very far away. P
I will need to take this special spaceship." P
Carla closed her eyes again. P
And there was Carla on the special spaceship! P
This time she was very, very far away. P
"I like this," said Carla. P
"But it is not where I want to be." P
Carla closed her book. P
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"I went so far away," she said. P
"But I was here all the time." P
Carla looked out of her house. P
She saw her grandmother's house. P
"Now that is very special," Carla said. P
At last Carla did know where she wanted to go. P
She ran from her house over to her grandmother's house. P
Carla was very happy to be with her grandmother. P
"I did not know," Carla said, "that somewhere so special could be here at home!" P
2-3 The Four Know-Littles 1
One time there were four Know-Littles. P
Boris, Norris, Morris, and Doris. P
Know-Littles are funny people. P
They do not know very much. P
Know-Littles know very little. P
They never want to know more. P
One day Doris, Boris, Morris, and Norris went for a walk. P
They wanted to cut down a tree. P
"We will make toothpicks out of it," the Know-Littles said. P
On the way they saw a porcupine. P
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"What a pretty dog," said Boris. P
"What pretty fur." P
Boris went over to see it. P
Soon the other Know-Littles were picking the quills from Boris's hands. P
They walked some more. P
Doris said, "We must see if all of us are here. P
We were four Know-Littles at the start." P
Doris looked at Norris, Boris, and Morris. P
"Norris is one, Boris is two, and Morris is three," she said. P
"So there are three of us now. That is all. One of us is not here!" P
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All the Know-Littles looked about. P
"It must be Morris," said Boris. P
"That funny dog took Morris away." P
"We will never see Morris again!" said Morris. P
Doris said, "But you are Morris." P
"So I am!" said Morris. P
"I must be here." P
"It is Norris who is not here," said Morris. P
"A special spaceship took her away. P
Now she cannot help us cut the tree into toothpicks!" P
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"A spaceship took me away," said Norris. P
"Who said that?" asked Boris. P
"I did," said Norris. P
"So you are here," said Boris. P
"So I am!" said Norris. P
"It is Doris who is not here," said Norris. P
"She left on the train to see her grandmother." P
"She left!" said three Know-Littles. P
"No! No!" said Doris. P
"What are you doing here, Doris?" asked Norris. P
"And how is your grandmother?" P
Doris said, "I never left." P
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"You never left?" asked Morris. P
"So how are there three of us?" P
"It is Boris," said Doris. P
"He took the day off to read a book. P
It is a book about a fly eating a house." P
Boris said, "It is not about a fly." P
"Boris, you are here!" said Doris. P
"You and Morris and Norris are here. So who is not?" P
Mrs. Brown came walking by. P
She saw what the Know-Littles were doing. P
She wanted to help. P
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"Doris, Boris, Norris, Morris," she said. P
"You are all here. All four Know-Littles are here." P
The Know-Littles looked about. P
"Thank you, Mrs. Brown," they said. P
"You have found us." P
"You were here all the time," said Mrs. Brown. P
"But one of us was not here," said Doris. P
"You found Morris." P
"No, you found Boris," said Morris. P
"No, you found Norris," said Boris. P
"No, you found Doris," said Norris. P
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Mrs. Brown walked away. P
"You Know-Littles never want to know!" she said as she left. P
The Know-Littles walked on. P
Boris, Norris, Doris, and Morris started to talk. P
"We will find a tree to make toothpicks," they said. P
"How many of us are here to cut down the tree? P
We will see how many of us are here." P
So what went on next? P
Who can say? P
No one but the Know-Littles know. P
2-10 From A to Z 1
Day after day Zota was last. P
She was always the last to sit down. P
She was always the last to get a book. P
She was always at the end of the line. P
"I don't like this," Zota said to Betty. P
"If I get there on time, I stand around. P
If I get there first, I'll be the last. P
Why should I always be at the end?" P
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Betty thought about what Zota said. P
"I know why it works out that way. P
Z is at the very end of the alphabet. P
So the last name called out is Zota. P
Betty starts with the letter B. P
So I should be one of the first." P
"What should I do?" asked Zota. P
"One time I would like to be first around here." P
"Maybe you need a new name," said Betty. P
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Zota thought that was funny. P
"Names don't grow on trees, you know. P
My mother picked the name Zota. P
She must have thought it was special. P
But maybe I should find a new name. P
I'll take any other name." P
"Do you want to be first?" asked Betty. P
"You can say that again!" said Zota. P
"Your name must start with A," said Betty. P
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The next day Zota came to class with a plan. P
She said something to the teacher. P
After that things were not the same. P
Zota was not the last. P
She was the first to sit down. P
She was the first to get a book. P
She was at the front of all the lines. P
"This is more like it!" thought Zota. P
"You were always the last," said one boy. P
"Now I am after you." P
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"Why are you always first?" asked a girl. P
They did not know about Zota's plan. P
They did not know what she had said to the teacher. P
They all thought of her as Zota. P
Z is at the end. P
So Zota should be last. P
"How can you be first?" they asked. P
Zota laughed and said, "See if you can find out why!" P
2-15 The Ugly Duckling 1
One time a dog, a porcupine, and a bunch of ducks lived in the woods. P
They had a good time together. P
But there was one duckling that did not have a good time. P
He was not like the other ducks. P
He was little and funny-looking. P
The other animals thought he was ugly. P
The dog thought, "I am good-looking. I am big and brown. P
But you, little duck, you are ugly!" P
So the dog ran away from the duckling. P
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The porcupine thought, "I am pretty and full of sharp quills. P
I am something special. But you, duckling, good-bye!" P
And she just walked away. P
The other ducks thought, "We have plump shapes. P
You look like a toothpick next to us." P
The ducks quacked at the little one. P
The animals played all day. P
The dog ran around. P
The porcupine sat in her tree. P
The ducks jumped in and out of the water. P
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But they would not play with the ugly duckling. P
"Why are you doing this to me?" asked the ugly duckling. P
The other animals said, "You look funny. So we don't like you." P
The little duckling said he would run away. P
"Good!" said the dog. P
The porcupine said, "Don't write me any letters." P
The other ducks quacked, "So long." P
So the ugly duckling left the woods. P
For a long time, he went from here to there and from there to here. P
The duckling was not happy. P
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But there was something he did not know. P
He was growing all the time. P
He was growing into a very pretty bird. P
But no one told him this. P
One day the ugly duckling came back to the woods. P
He saw the dog, the porcupine, and the ducks. P
They were just the same. P
The dog was just as big and brown and good-looking. P
The porcupine was just as pretty. P
The ducks had the same plump shapes. P
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But the ugly duckling was not the same at all. P
The other animals did not know him. P
"Who is that pretty bird?" asked the porcupine with the sharp quills. P
"He is good-looking!" P
"He is so tall," said the dog. P
"He is a very pretty bird." P
"He also has a plump shape!" quacked the ducks. P
"He is something special!" P
"Don't you know me?" asked the very pretty, tall bird. P
"I am the ugly duckling." P
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"You did not want me," he said to the ducks. P
"You ran away from me," he said to the dog. P
"You told me not to write any letters," he said to the porcupine. P
"That was not good," said the animals. P
"Now we know. All animals are special. P
We should not make any animal go away. P
Will you live in the woods with us?" P
The tall bird said he would. P
So the animals lived together again. P
This time they were all happy. P
3-1 Weather People 1
What will today be like? P
Will the air be cold or warm? P
Will it be stormy? P
Will there be much wind or just a little? P
Will rain fall? P
Will it be too cold to play outside? P
There are people who can find out these things. P
These people find out about the weather. P
There are many people working in this room. P
They are finding out about the weather. P
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A number of things help these people find out about the weather. P
The woman uses a thermometer. P
She can find out if the air outside is warm or cold. P
There are numbers on the thermometer. P
The woman reads the numbers. P
There is a red line on the thermometer. P
If the red line goes to a high number, it is warmer. P
If the red line goes to a low number, it is colder. P
The red line is going to a low number. P
The woman reads the numbers on the thermometer. P
She knows it will be a very cold day. P
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There is a weather balloon. P
The balloon is outside. P
It is working way up in the air. P
The weather balloon finds out about the wind. P
It finds out if it will be stormy. P
How can the balloon do this? P
It finds out how cold or warm the air is. P
The people in the weather room write down what the balloon finds out. P
A woman works with a big map almost all the time. P
She can see if it will be stormy. P
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She knows where the rain began. P
She knows where it goes next. P
"Will rain fall today?" asks one man. P
"It will rain," says the woman. P
"It will rain almost all day. Look outside." P
The man goes to look outside. P
The rain has started to fall. P
All the weather people in this room work together now. P
They write down what they know. P
They know it will be very stormy. P
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There will be wind and rain. P
The red line on the thermometer will be at a low number. P
People will need to know about the weather today. P
How can they find out about it? P
They can find out from the weather people. P
"It will be very stormy," the man says. P
"It will rain almost all day. P
There will be very cold winds. P
It is going to be the coldest day in a long time. P
Put on your warmest things if you go outside. P
Thank you. P
And see you again soon." P
3-6 Three Nights of Magic 1
Once there was a pretty house. P
Mr. and Mrs. Green and Pat and Sue lived in the house. P
But the Greens were not happy. P
"Things are always the same around here," said Mrs. Green. P
"All the days are the same in this house," said Pat. P
"We need something new around here," they all said. P
Little did the Greens know. P
Some elves were in their pretty house. P
That night the elves got together to do their magic. P
They said, "We might, we might, we might make people big this night." P
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While the night became day, the Greens became very large. P
Sue was the first to get up. P
She was almost as large as her room! P
She became taller and taller. P
"Pat, come here!" called Sue. P
"I can't," said Pat. P
"My head is almost over the top of the house! P
I can't get my large feet into my shoes." P
Mr. Green was as tall as the trees. P
Mrs. Green was taller. P
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The Greens became such large people that they had to go outside. P
They did not like it at all. P
So they wished to be smaller. P
That night it rained and rained. P
It was such a stormy night that no one wanted to be outside. P
But the Greens were too large to be in their house. P
They were outside while it rained. P
Once again the elves got together. P
''We might, we might, we might make people small this night." P
While night became day, the Greens became smaller and smaller. P
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The Greens never thought they could become such small people. P
They became too small. P
Mrs. Green could sit on an orange. P
Mr. Green was as tall as a toothpick. P
A large rabbit jumped over Mr. Green while he was walking outside. P
The rabbit thought Mr. Green was such a funny little thing! P
The Greens did not want to be so small. P
Once again they wished. P
This time they wished to be as they once were. P
The elves got together. P
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But they did not want to do any magic. P
"These people are always wishing," said one elf. P
"Large. Small. Same. I say good night!" P
But one elf wanted to help. P
"Don't make such a fuss," said this one. P
So once more the elves got together. P
"We might, we might, we might make people as they first were this night." P
While night became day, the Greens became as they first were. P
Once more they were not too large and not too small. P
"It is the same around here once again," said the Greens. P
"And it is a good thing!" P
3-11 What a Day 1
"Pam. Pam! PAM!" P
Father had already called three times. P
But Pam wanted to sleep even more. P
"Get up," said father. P
"Why can't I sleep?" asked Pam. P
"You can't sleep because you are already late," said father. P
"You are in the school show today." P
Pam jumped up. P
The school show was today! P
The show was a play about animals in the woods. P
Pam was the porcupine. P
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She could not be late for the show. P
"Slow down and eat your breakfast," said father. P
"I don't have time to eat it all," said Pam. P
The school bus was already at the bus stop. P
Pam ran as fast as she could. P
Pam ran right into Mrs. Rienza! P
She ran into Mrs. Rienza's oranges too. P
"Look what you did!" said Mrs. Rienza. P
The woman's oranges were all over. P
"I'll help you get the oranges," said Pam. P
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Pam found the last orange. P
She looked up. P
The bus had already left. P
"I missed the bus because I helped Mrs. Rienza," Pam thought. P
"I helped her because I ran into her. P
I ran into her because I was late. P
I was late because I like to sleep. P
And now I have to walk to school." P
It was a long way to the school. P
Pam walked as fast as she could. P
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She even ran some of the way. P
After a while Pam saw a little boy. P
The boy was calling to a cat in a tree. P
"My cat will not come down," the boy said. P
"Maybe I can get it," said Pam. P
While Pam was up in the tree, a big red truck pulled up. P
It was the firefighters! P
"We got a call about a cat in a tree," one firefighter said. P
"But all I see is a funny porcupine." P
"I have the cat," Pam called down. P
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"Good," said the firefighter. P
"But why are you not in school?" P
So Pam told the firefighter all about that day. P
She told the firefighter why she was late. P
Pam even told him about the school show. P
"The show must go on!" said the firefighter. P
"Jump in the truck. We will give you a ride." P
Soon Pam was at school. P
She got there just as the bus did. P
"The show will go on!" she called to her teacher. P
"And it is not even late!" P
3-16 The Elves and the Shoes 1
Once upon a time a man and a woman lived in a little old house. P
They worked and worked all day. P
The man would stand at his table and make shoes. P
First he made lines on the leather. P
Next he cut out the shapes and made new shoes. P
The woman would show the shoes to people. P
But not many people came in to buy. P
One day the woman said, "We work and work. P
But we don't even have things to eat. P
We are cold. But we don't have sweaters to put on." P
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The man put his hands over his eyes. P
"I know," he said. P
"We need so many things. P
But more people must buy these shoes." P
One night they worked very late. P
There was not much light in the room. P
"It is already time to go to sleep," said the woman. P
The man looked at his table. P
There was very little on it. P
There was just some leather for two more shoes. P
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"First I want to cut out these last two shapes," he said. P
The man worked as fast as he could. P
He picked up the shapes and said, "After I make these into shoes, I will have no more leather. P
What will I do?" P
He put the shapes down and walked out of the room. P
There was not a sound in the house. P
But that night there would be magic at his work table. P
Two elves came into the room. P
They were very small and funny. P
Up they jumped on the table. P
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They picked up the leather shapes. P
Their little hands began to work. P
Soon they looked down and laughed. P
There were two new shoes! P
"We come and we go," they called. P
And they were off. P
The next day the man saw the shoes. P
"Look here," he said to the woman. P
"I could never find better shoes. P
Who could have made these for us?" P
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Just then a girl came in. P
"How pretty!" she said. P
"I would like to buy these shoes." P
So the girl took the shoes. P
"Now we can buy more leather," said the woman. P
She went to buy leather for four shoes. P
It was already very late that night. P
But the man made lines on the leather. P
Next he cut out four shapes. P
He went to sleep. P
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Again the elves came into the room. P
Again their little hands began to work. P
There were four new shoes! P
The elves laughed together. P
They called, "We come and we go." P
And they were off. P
The next day a number of people came in. P
They wanted to buy the new shoes. P
The man and the woman were happy because now they could buy leather for eight shoes. P
Things began to get even better. P
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More and more people wanted shoes. P
The man made more and more shapes. P
The elves came night after night. P
They always made the shapes into shoes. P
One night the woman and the man wanted to see what went on. P
It was very late. P
They made no sound at all. P
They looked into the workroom. P
There they saw the elves on the table. P
"They are so good to us," thought the man and the woman. P
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"We should make something for these two elves." P
So they made two pretty little sweaters. P
The next night they put out the sweaters. P
Soon the elves came. P
The elves put on the sweaters. P
"Thank you," they called into the air. P
They laughed and ran away. P
They never came again. P
The two people began to laugh also. P
"You helped us get the things we needed," they called. P
"So we thank you too!" P
4-4 Out of the Oven 1
Can you tell what these people do? P
They get up before almost all of us. P
They are on their way to work before it is even light outside. P
They know they cannot be late. P
These are very special people. P
They make something that many of us eat. P
Can you tell what these people do? P
Yes! They are bakers. P
They all work together in a bakery. P
In a bakery they all bake bread. P
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We buy just one or two or three loaves of bread. P
But these people must bake enough for all of us. P
The bakers must bake a large number of loaves. P
How do the bakers bake enough for all of us? P
Just look at how big their ovens are. P
Look at how many ovens they have. P
There is bread in the ovens all day long. P
First the bakers shape the bread. P
They put the loaves in the ovens. P
They shape other loaves before the first ones come out. P
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The first loaves come out of the ovens, and the next loaves go in. P
These bakers are very good at their work. P
But even they cannot always tell how much bread will be enough. P
Some people come into the bakery late in the day. P
They ask for one kind of bread. P
The bakers must tell these people that there is no more. P
"We cannot give you what you want today," the bakers say. P
"But come back again." P
Bakers can also bake special breads. P
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They shape the loaves in special ways before the loaves go into the ovens. P
The bakers can make bread in the shapes of animals and in the shapes of alphabet letters. P
They work a long time to shape these breads. P
But they know the breads will make people happy. P
Even if you ask for a funny shape, some bakers will say, "Yes, I can make that for you." P
The bakers who come to work first cannot work all day and all night. P
Other bakers come in to take over the work. P
These other bakers must work late at night to bake enough bread. P
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Working late is something almost all bakers do once in a while. P
The bakers must do one last thing before they go home. P
They must clean the bakery. P
They cannot leave before they have cleaned. P
The bakers clean the ovens. P
They clean all the things they use. P
The bakers look all around. P
"Yes, we have cleaned it all," they say. P
"Yes, it was a long day. P
But now it is time to go home." P
4-9 How Can This Be 1
Hector was moving into a new house. P
He was sure he would like the house. P
Its rooms were big. P
There were trees around the house. P
Hector helped carry some boxes from the moving truck. P
He saw a girl next to the truck. P
"I can carry these boxes by myself," said Hector. P
"I could carry these boxes by myself too," said the girl. P
"But why don't we carry them together?" P
Hector asked the girl, "Who are you?" P
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"I am your neighbor," she said. P
"I live in the green house over there." P
The girl told Hector all about their school and their neighbors. P
"You are sure to like our school," she said. P
"Its teachers are the best. P
Our neighbors here are great too." P
The girl helped Hector carry things from the truck. P
Hector was sure he would like his new neighbor and his new house. P
After a while the girl went home. P
Hector helped carry some other things. P
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There was a box of shoes, a bunch of sweaters and two tables. P
Hector started to carry a table. P
"I could carry our other things by myself," he said. P
"But I cannot carry these tables by myself." P
"Just don't ask me to help!" said a girl. P
"I will not carry them with you. P
And I will not carry them by myself." P
It was Hector's new neighbor again. P
But this time she did not look so happy. P
"Are you sure you want to move here?" the girl asked. P
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"Our school and its teachers are not very good. P
Its rooms are not even clean enough. P
I am sure you will not like our school." P
Hector looked at the girl. P
"But you just said the school and its teachers were the best," he said to her. P
"The houses around here are ugly," said the girl. P
"And our neighbors are not home enough. P
You will not like them. I always play by myself." P
With that, the girl walked away. P
Hector could not understand why the girl said such things. P
What had become of the best school? P
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What had become of its teachers? P
What had become of the great neighbors? P
"What has become of that funny girl?" asked Hector. P
"And what will become of me in this new house?" P
Hector told his mother what the funny girl had said. P
"Where does this girl live?" asked Hector's mother. P
"She lives in the green house," he said. P
"Yes, I know who lives in that house," said Hector's mother. P
She laughed. P
"Go over to the green house, Hector. P
You will find out what has become of that funny girl." P
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Hector went over to the green house. P
He saw two girls playing under a tree. P
The two of them looked just the same! P
"Hector," called the girls, "we are twins. P
We wanted to have some twin fun for just a little while. P
We were sure you would find out soon. P
We think it is great to have a new neighbor." P
Hector laughed. P
"Yes, one new neighbor is good," he said. P
"But twin neighbors are even better!" P
4-15 Clouds 1
A little mouse went for a walk with his mother. P
They went to the top of a hill and looked at the sky. P
"Look!" said Mother. P
"We can see pictures in the clouds." P
The little mouse and his mother saw many pictures in the clouds. P
They saw a castle, a rabbit, a mouse. P
"I am going to pick flowers," said Mother. P
"I will stay here and watch the clouds," said the little mouse. P
The little mouse saw a big cloud in the sky. P
It grew bigger and bigger. P
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The cloud became a cat. P
The cat came nearer and nearer to the little mouse. P
"Help!" shouted the little mouse, and he ran to his mother. P
"There is a big cat in the sky!" cried the little mouse. P
"I am afraid." P
Mother looked up at the sky. P
"Do not be afraid," she said. P
"See, the cat has turned back into a cloud again." P
The little mouse saw that this was true, and he felt better. P
He helped his mother pick flowers, P
but he did not look up at the sky for the rest of the afternoon. P
4-17 The Mouse and the Winds 1
A mouse went out in his boat, but there was no wind. P
The boat did not move. P
"Wind!" shouted the mouse. P
"Come down and blow my boat across the lake." P
"Here I am," said the west wind. P
The west wind blew and blew. P
The mouse and the boat went up in the air and landed on the roof of a house. P
"Wind!" shouted the mouse. P
"Come down and blow my boat off this house!" P
The east wind blew and blew. P
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The mouse and the boat and the house went up in the air and landed on the top of a tree. P
"Wind!" shouted the mouse. P
"Come down and blow my boat off this house and off this tree!" P
"Here I am," said the south wind. P
The south wind blew and blew. P
The mouse and the boat and the house P
and the tree went up in the air P
and landed on top of a mountain. P
"Wind!" shouted the mouse. P
"Come down and blow my boat off this house and off this tree and off this mountain!" P
"Here I am," said the north wind. P
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The north wind blew and blew. P
The mouse and the boat and the house P
and the tree and the mountain went up in the air... and came down into the lake. P
The mountain sank and became an island. P
The tree landed on the island and burst into bloom. P
The house landed next to the tree. P
A lady looked out of a window in the house P
and said, "What a nice place to live!" P
And the mouse just sailed away. P
4-20 Who Will Fill Up the Little House? 1
One time a man and a woman had three boys. P
They called their boys Joe, Jake, and John. P
For a long time all five people lived together in the same little house. P
But this house was too small for so many people. P
One day Joe said, "I am too big to live here. P
I must find a new house to live in." P
"I am very big now too," said Jake. P
"I must also find a new house." P
John said, "I want to go away. P
I am big and old enough now too." P
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"Yes," said the man. P
"You all must go off and make new homes." P
"Hold on!" said the woman. P
"I have a little house in the woods. P
One of you can live there." P
"Can I live there?" asked Joe. P
'No, I want to live there," said Jake. P
John said, "But I want to live there too." P
"Who will get your house?" the man asked. P
The woman thought and thought. P
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At last she said, "I know what to do! P
Yes, I will give my house to the boy who fills it up to the top. P
The one who fills it with any kind of thing at all can live in my house!" P
"I will go first," said Joe. P
"I will fill your little house all up. P
Give me just one day and you will see." P
The next day they all went to see the little house. P
The man said, "I see boxes, a large number of old boxes." P
"I see many old shoes," said Jake. P
"And I see old tables," John said. P
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The woman said, "But the house is not filled to the top. P
So you cannot live here, Joe." P
"I can fill up the house," said Jake. P
"Soon you will see it all filled up!" P
So the next day they went to the house. P
''I see a number of stones,'' said the man. P
"I see bunches of letters," said Joe. P
"I see porcupine quills," said John. P
"Porcupine quills are here and there." P
"I don't see very many things at all," said the woman. P
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"Jake, you cannot live here." P
"But I will live here," said John. P
"This very night I will fill up the little house." P
"No, no," said Joe. P
"If I could not fill up the little house, you will not fill it up." P
"I know you can't do it," said Jake. P
"Just come and see," said John. P
That night the man, the woman, Joe, and Jake came to the house. P
"I can't see much at all," said the man. P
"We cannot see a thing," said Joe and Jake. P
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The woman called, "John, where are you? P
How can we see if you have filled the house?" P
"Come next to the house," John said. P
"Come here and you will see." P
The man, the woman, and the two boys went next to the house. P
But they could not see a thing. P
"Now look!" called John. P
"See how I am going to fill the house!" P
He did something with his hand. P
They all looked. P
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The house was filled with light! P
Up and down and all around, there was warm yellow light! P
"Have I filled up your little house now?" P
John asked his mother. P
His mother laughed. P
"Yes, you have," she said. P
"You filled it all up with light. P
So now you can live in it." P
And that is just what John did. P
5-7 At Home on the Ranch 1
What do you think a ranch is like today? P
It is not very much like the ranches in the old cowboy shows on TV. P
There are cowboys on the ranch today. P
There are cowgirls too. P
Cowboys and cowgirls are called ranch hands. P
Many ranch hands have horses today. P
But they use trucks just as much as they use horses. P
The main work of the old-time ranch hand was looking after the cattle. P
Cattle need hay and good water. P
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The old-time ranch hand let the cattle move across the ranch to find these things. P
Today ranch hands look after cattle. P
But they don't do it the same way. P
They let the cattle stay where they are. P
They carry hay to the cattle in trucks. P
The old-time cowboy let the cattle run all across the ranch. P
Today there are many trucks on the roads. P
The cattle could get hurt. P
So today ranch hands make their cattle stay behind fences. P
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They must make sure all the fences and roads are in good shape. P
On many days ranch hands start work before breakfast. P
They ride out across the ranch. P
One of them will make a fire. P
He makes breakfast while the others work with the cattle. P
"Come and get it!" he calls. P
The ranch hands are happy to stop working and have breakfast. P
They think eating outside is great. P
Ranch people do not like cold, stormy weather. P
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Old-time ranch hands just had to sit out the stormy weather. P
They could not get to their cattle. P
The cattle did not have enough to eat. P
Today ranch hands can use planes to get hay to their cattle. P
They can move across the ranch even if the roads are washed out. P
The best time on a ranch is roundup time. P
The old-time cowboys would ride across the ranch looking for cattle. P
It took days and days for the roundup. P
Some cattle would always get away. P
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The cowboys would ride after them. P
They would lasso the ones that ran off. P
Today ranch people know how to lasso too. P
But not many cattle get away. P
They stay all together behind the fences. P
Old-time ranch hands would move the cattle down the trail after the roundup. P
One would call, "Move them out!" P
The cattle would start down the road. P
The ranch hands would ride their horses. P
But it was a long walk for the cattle. P
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Today ranch people carry their cattle in trucks or trains. P
The cattle don't walk the long trail. P
A ranch is not all work and no play. P
Work comes first. P
But the people on a ranch have good times after their work is over. P
They like to sit around a fire at night. P
They eat and show off with the lasso. P
They sing and think about the old-time cowboys. P
5-13 My Own Foal 1
This is Winona. P
She was just born. P
She was the smallest of all the foals. P
But she was my own. P
Each of the foals would stay with its own mother in the stable. P
I would give each mother some oats and hay to eat. P
Winona began to grow little by little. P
I went to see her each day. P
And each day she was able to do something new. P
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Soon Winona was able to run. P
She was able to eat her own oats. P
She began to play with the other foals. P
I took Winona to the woods each day. P
She wanted to roam among the trees. P
After a while she was able to run very fast among the trees. P
Winona was able to do many things. P
But she did not grow very big. P
She was always the smallest foal. P
For me, she was also the most special. P
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This is my neighbor Lanu. P
He liked to boast about his own foal. P
Lanu did not think Winona was very special. P
He always said Winona was just too small. P
Lanu did not think my foal could do much. P
Winona would come to me each time I called. P
I wanted to show this to Lanu. P
So we went to the stable one day. P
I called Winona but she would not come to me. P
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Lanu said again that my foal could not do much. P
But I had a plan. P
I would show Lanu what my own foal as able to do. P
The next day Lanu and I took all the foals out of the stable. P
We walked them to the road. P
We wanted to see which one could run the fastest. P
It had rained the night before. P
The road was very slick. P
But I was sure Winona could run fast even on that slick road. P
"Run, Winona. Run," I called. P
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Winona and the other foals began to run. P
Each one ran as fast as it could. P
But my own was the fastest. P
Winona ran faster than the other foals. P
She ran even faster than she had run among the trees. P
And she ran much faster than Lanu and I did! P
Lanu said to me, "You don't need to boast about Winona now. I know she is special." P
That is just what I had thought all the time! P
5-18 Jomo Says Something Special 1
Once upon a time there was a man called Jomo. P
Jomo had left his home to see far-away things and new people. P
At last it was time for Jomo to go home. P
He walked and walked for many days. P
One day he saw some houses and some people. P
"I need to rest for a while," thought Jomo. P
"I need something to eat and somewhere to sleep. P
What can I do to get these things? P
I don't have any money to buy them. P
The one thing I can do is talk." P
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Jomo walked over to the people. P
"Good people," he said, "give me something to eat and somewhere to sleep. P
And I will tell you something special." P
The people wanted very much to know something special. P
"You can have something to eat and somewhere to sleep this night," they said. P
"And after you get up, you can tell us something very special." P
One woman gave Jomo something to eat. P
One man took Jomo to his house to sleep. P
The next day Jomo got up. P
The people were already in front of the house. P
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Jomo went outside. P
He had a good plan. P
"Good people," said Jomo, "do you know what I am going to say to you?" P
The people looked at each other. P
"No, we do not know," they said. P
"How can I talk to you?" asked Jomo. P
"You do not know even the smallest thing about what I will say. P
Go home and think about it for one day." P
So all the people went home. P
A woman gave Jomo something to eat. P
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A man took Jomo home to sleep. P
Jomo was able to rest for one more day. P
The next day the people got together. P
They thought about what to do. P
They wanted Jomo to tell them something very special. P
So they made their own plan. P
Jomo got up and went outside. P
Again he said, "Good people, do you know what I am going to say?" P
This time all the people said, "Yes." P
Jomo said, "You already know. So why should I tell you what you already know? P
Go home and think about this again." P
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The people went home to think. P
And Jomo could rest for one more day. P
The people came together to talk. P
They talked about what Jomo ate day after day. P
They talked about Jomo sleeping in their homes each night. P
So far Jomo had not told them even one thing. P
The people thought about what to do. P
They came up with a new plan. P
The next day Jomo walked out of the house. P
He went up to the people and said, "Good people, do you know what I am going to say? P
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This time some people said, "Yes!" P
Others said, "No!" P
Jomo looked at all of them and said, P
"Some of you know what I am going to say. P
Some of you don't know. P
Those who do know can tell it to those who don't know!" P
Some of the people said, "We should get this man out of here. He is just not good." P
Others said, "But he is very funny. P
We should let Jomo stay some more. P
We will find out what he has to say." P
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At last the people found what to do. P
They gave Jomo something to eat. P
And they also made Jomo go away. P
"Enough is enough," said the people. P
"What Jomo has to say could not be so special." P
Jomo walked down the road. P
"This could not be better," he said. P
"I have something to eat for now. P
And by night I will be home!" P
6-5 Funny Mr. Dee 1
Mr. Dee and Mrs. Dee lived together in a small house under a tree. P
But Mr. Dee always said, "We live in a big house over a tree." P
"That is how Mr. Dee does it," said Mrs. Dee. P
"If I say close the door, he opens the door. P
If I say there are too many animals in the house, he says there are too few. P
Back to front and front to back. P
That is how Mr. Dee still does it!" P
One day Mr. Dee was about to go out. P
"It is raining," said Mrs. Dee. P
"Take a raincoat with you." P
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"See you soon," called Mr. Dee as he walked out the door without a raincoat. P
He walked out the door without a raincoat, without a sweater, without anything warm on. P
Mrs. Dee said, "Back to front and front to back. P
That is how Mr. Dee still does it!" P
Mr. Dee went for a long walk. P
On his way he saw his neighbor Sue. P
"Mr. Dee," said Sue, "why are you walking around without a raincoat? You look cold. P
Come to our house for something warm to drink." P
"I am cold," said Mr. Dee. P
"So I don't want anything warm to drink." P
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"Back to front, front to back," said Sue. P
"That is how Mr. Dee still does it!" P
Mr. Dee went walking in the woods among the trees. P
Soon he did not know where he was. P
"I don't see anything I know," said Mr. Dee. P
"I don't see anything but all these trees and a few big stones." P
Mr. Dee saw a boy walking in the woods. P
"Can you help me?" asked Mr. Dee. P
"Can you tell me how to get home?" P
"Where do you live?" asked the boy. P
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"I live in the red house behind the school," said Mr. Dee. P
"See that yellow tree?" asked the boy. P
"Go to the right at the yellow tree. P
The trail there will take you back home." P
Mr. Dee walked over to the yellow tree. P
Did he go to the right? P
No, he went to the left. P
Mr. Dee walked and walked. P
"I still don't see anything I know," he said. P
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"I don't see anything but the woods. P
I might always be in these woods! P
Maybe I will go back to the yellow tree. P
Maybe I should do what the boy said." P
Mr. Dee went back to the yellow tree. P
He found the trail. P
The trail took Mr. Dee across a few roads, over a few big stones, and under a few large trees. P
At last Mr. Dee was at his own door. P
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Mrs. Dee saw Mr. Dee and said, "My, my, you are back home at last. P
Come inside the door." P
So Mr. Dee walked inside. P
Mrs. Dee asked, "Don't you want to go out for a long walk again?" P
Mr. Dee just laughed. P
"I think I have done enough walking for a while," he said. P
"I'll stay around here for a few days." P
"My, my," said Mrs. Dee, "you are not the same! P
Front to front and back to back. P
That is how Mr. Dee does it now." P
6-11 On Stage 1
One day Mrs. Hart said to her class, "Who can tell me what a play is?" P
Only Kim put her hand in the air. P
"We all get up on stage and say some things," said Kim. P
"That is right, Kim," said Mrs. Hart. P
"But there are many things we must do before we are ready to get up on stage." P
Then Mrs. Hart said, "There is one very good way for us to find out about a play. P
We will put on our own play. P
We must start by picking out the play that we want to do." P
"The one I like best," said Mark, "is The Turtle and the Rabbit." P
"I like that one too," said many children in the class. P
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Then Kim said, "Now we have our play. P
Is it time to get up on stage?" P
"No," said Mrs. Hart, "first we must all know what goes on in this play. P
Then we can find out which part each of us will take." P
Mrs. Hart read the play to the class. P
"I want to be the rabbit," said Ann. P
"I want to be the duck," said Mark. P
"I want to be the horse," said Lee. P
Mrs. Hart said, "We also need a dog, a fly, and a turtle." P
The children picked their parts. P
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Kim took the part of the turtle. P
Then Kim said, "Now we know who will play each part. Are we ready to get up on stage now?" P
"Not so soon," said Mrs. Hart. P
"We know who will play each part. P
But this is not the only thing we must know." P
"Each of you," said Mrs. Hart, " must know what words to say. P
The better you know your words, the better our play will be." P
So the children read their words over and over. P
Then they were ready to say their words to each other. P
They did the play just as they would do it on stage. P
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They did the play a few times. P
"Now we all know what words to say," said Kim. P
"Is it time to get up on stage?" P
"There is only one thing we must do now," said Mrs. Hart. P
"We must make our costumes." P
All that day the children worked only on their costumes. P
Some of the costumes were very pretty. P
Some of them were also very funny. P
Then at last it was time to get up on stage. P
The children in Mrs. Hart's class put on The Turtle and the Rabbit. P
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Some boys and girls from other classes came to see it. P
They all liked the play very much. P
This made Kim very happy. P
She thought about all the things that made the play so good. P
"First we picked a play," said Kim. P
"Then we all picked our parts. P
Then we said our words just as we would on stage. P
Next we made costumes. P
And only then was everything ready. P
There is one thing I know now. P
There is more to a play than saying words on stage!" P
6-16 The Fence 1
Mr. Pocket lived in a big white house. P
Amy lived in the blue house next door. P
Mr. Pocket never talked to Amy. P
He never talked to any of his neighbors. P
Mr. Pocket did not like people. P
One day Mr. Pocket started to build something between his house and the road. P
Amy saw Mr. Pocket work most of the day. P
He worked until it was late. P
"What are you doing?" asked Amy. P
Mr. Pocket would not say a word. P
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The days went by one after another. P
Mr. Pocket worked fast, and he worked well. P
People would stop and ask Mr. Pocket what he was doing. P
Most people asked how soon he would be done. P
But Mr. Pocket would not talk. P
After a while, most people did not stop at Mr. Pocket's house. P
"We shall see what he has made after it is done," they said to one another. P
But Amy still saw Mr. Pocket work each day until it was late. P
Soon Amy could tell what Mr. Pocket was building. P
It was a great big fence. P
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The fence was long and tall. P
It would go all around Mr. Pocket's house after it was done. P
There was not another fence like it. P
The fence was well made and beautiful. P
Amy saw how well made and beautiful the fence was. P
She told Mr. Pocket what she thought of his fence. P
Mr. Pocket did not say a word to Amy. P
But Amy thought she saw Mr. Pocket start to smile. P
One day Amy was on her way to school. P
She was thinking about the fence. P
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"No one has come to see the fence for a long time," thought Amy. P
"I shall tell Joe about it." P
So Amy found Joe after school and said, "Come and see Mr. Pocket's fence. P
It goes in and out between the trees." P
"Who wants to see an old fence?" asked Joe. P
"But this one is so well made!" said Amy. P
"There is not another one like it." P
Joe and Amy went to see the fence. P
"This is a well-made fence," said Joe. P
"It is the most beautiful fence around." P
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Joe told many other people about the fence. P
They came to see it. P
Most of them said it was beautiful. P
Mr. Pocket worked without saying a word. P
But now and then he began to smile. P
One day Mr. Pocket started to build a gate for his fence. P
It was the last thing he had to do. P
Amy and Joe came to see Mr. Pocket's work. P
Amy's mother and father came too. P
Mr. Pocket worked until it was late. P
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Then the gate was done. P
Mr. Pocket looked up and said, "What are you all doing here?" P
"We came to see your beautiful fence," said Amy. P
Mr. Pocket began to smile again. P
"Shall I tell you something?" he asked. P
"A fence should not stand between people. P
I did not know that until now. P
First I made my fence to keep people out. P
But now this fence has a gate." P
Mr. Pocket's smile was very big now. P
He opened the gate and asked his neighbors to come in. P
7-2 Jean Doesn't Need Help 1
Jean was seven. P
She liked to do things by herself. P
But too many people always wanted to help her. P
Jean's mother would try to help her. P
Jean's father would try to help her. P
Jean's grandmother would try to help her. P
All that help made Jean angry. P
One day Jean wanted to draw a picture by herself. P
"Let me help you," said her father. P
"Here's some red and purple to use." P
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Jean looked angry. P
"I want to try it by myself," she said. P
Another day Jean said, "I think I'll try to skate." P
"Let me help you," said her mother. P
"I shall hold your hand. P
I shall show you what to do." P
Then Jean wanted to play football. P
She wanted to try It by herself. P
Her grandmother said, "I shall hold the football for you." P
Jean looked angry again. P
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"I want to do something all by myself," said Jean. P
"I'll try to make a kite and fly it." P
So Jean went upstairs. P
She got some paper and some string. P
Then she found some sticks outside. P
"May we try to help you?" asked her father. P
"No, thank you," said Jean. P
And she went upstairs again. P
"She doesn't want our help," said Jean's mother. P
"No, she doesn't," said her father. P
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"Maybe she doesn't need so much help," said her grandmother. P
"Too much help makes her angry. P
We should let her do some things by herself." P
Jean made her kite with the paper, string, and sticks. P
The kite was beautiful. P
And Jean made it by herself. P
"This kite couldn't be better," said Jean. P
"I'll try to fly it now that it is done." P
Jean didn't look angry anymore. P
Jean got out her skates. P
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Then she went to the top of the house. P
Jean went around and around the top of the house on her skates. P
The wind took her kite up in the air. P
Jean went faster and faster. P
She was flying her own kite by herself! P
Jean's mother, father, and grandmother went to the top of the house too. P
They wanted to see Jean fly her kite. P
"Jean doesn't need our help," said her mother. P
"She doesn't look angry anymore," said her father. P
"And just look at that kite!" said her grandmother. P
"I couldn't make a kite like that by myself. P
Maybe I'll ask Jean to help me!" P
7-7 You Never Know What You Will Find 1
One day Ray and Sue wanted to do something after breakfast. P
"Let's go down to the beach," said Sue. P
"But I want to go to town," said Ray. P
"You go to town almost every day," said their mother. P
"Why not do something different today?" P
"What's different about going to the beach?" asked Ray. P
"You never know!" said their mother. P
"Today just might be different." P
So Ray and Sue started off to the beach. P
"We'll see you in town in a little while," they called to their mother. P
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When they got to the beach, they saw something different. P
There was a large bottle on the beach. P
Ray and Sue picked up the bottle. P
They saw a paper in it. P
"Look at this!" said Ray. P
"Maybe it's a clue to a treasure." P
Sue and Ray took the paper out. P
They saw some words on the paper. P
It was a clue to a treasure. P
This is what the paper said: P
"Go to the fence on Beach Road. P
When you see the second large tree, look above the cut on its tr..." P
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When Sue had read the clue, she said, "There's a word missing. P
The word must have something to do with a tree." P
''Do you think it's trail?'' asked Ray. P
"No," said Sue, "I think it's trunk. P
Trunk starts with tr. P
Trunk has to do with a tree." P
"Let's find that second tree!" said Ray. P
Ray and Sue found the second tree when they got to the fence. P
They looked above the cut on its trunk. P
There they saw a second paper. P
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It was a second clue to the treasure! P
Sue and Ray read the second clue. P
Here's what it said: P
"Go to the old red house. Read what it says above the front d..." P
"The old red house is our house!" said Ray. P
"The word that starts with d... is door." P
Sue and Ray ran back to their house. P
When they got there, they looked above the front door. P
They saw this: "Across from the house of Mr. Jones. Find a box among the st..." P
"We're pretty good at this now," said Sue. P
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"I think the missing word is stones." P
Ray and Sue looked for the box. P
They found it among the large stones across from Mr. Jones's house. P
When they opened the box, they saw a great treasure. P
"I know who made those clues," said Ray. P
"And I know who put this treasure here," laughed Sue. P
"Let's go find her in town!" P
Ray and Sue ran to town. P
When they got to town, they found their mother. P
"Thank you for the treasure," said Ray. P
"We'll have fun with it for a long time," said Sue. P
"You see," said their mother, "today was different after all. P
You never know what you will find!" P
7-12 The Apple Tree Behind the House 1
There was an apple tree behind Paco's house. P
It was Paco's own apple tree. P
His mother and father planted the tree for Paco when he was very small. P
Paco saw the tree grow little by little. P
It became taller and taller, just as Paco became taller and taller. P
Then, at last, apples began to grow on the tree. P
"Just look at those apples on your tree," said Paco's father. P
"They are small now. But they will grow big and red. P
Then you will be able to pick them." P
The little apples did grow. P
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Soon they were large and red. P
"Just look at those beautiful apples," said Paco's mother one day. P
"When are you going to pick them?" P
"I don't know," said Paco. P
"Maybe it's still too soon." P
The next day Mark came over. P
"Just look at those big red apples," said Mark. P
"Why don't we eat a few?" P
"They do look good," said Paco. P
"But maybe they will get even better. P
Maybe it's too soon to pick them." P
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A few more days went by. P
"What are you going to do about the apples?" asked Paco's father. P
"Don't you think it's time to pick them?" P
"The apples will not be good in a while," said Paco's mother. P
"They will fall off the tree. P
Then it will be too late to eat them." P
Paco looked at the apples and said again, P
"But maybe it's still too soon." P
That night Paco had a dream while he was sleeping. P
Paco had a dream about his apple tree. P
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This was Paco's dream: P
Paco was standing under his tree. P
First the top of the tree began to move. P
Then the apple tree began to talk! P
"I sure did grow apples," said the tree. P
"Some people think apples are great. P
But I say enough is enough! P
Who wants to carry all these apples day after day? P
Doesn't that boy Paco know what to do with an apple tree?" P
Paco thought he should say something to his tree. P
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"Say there, tree," began Paco. P
"So it's you," said the tree. P
"It's about time we had a talk. P
Do you know how long I've had to carry these apples? P
Too long! I'll have to let the apples fall if you don't pick them now." P
Paco looked at all the apples. P
"I don't know which to pick," he said. P
"Those on the right look good. P
But maybe those on the left are better. P
I don't know which to take." P
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"Right. Left. Front. Back," said the tree. P
"I just can't carry these apples anymore. P
I need a rest!" P
The tree began to let the apples fall. P
They came down one after another. P
Soon there were apples all around Paco's feet. P
There were no more apples on the tree. P
And that was the end of Paco's dream. P
The next day Paco ran outside as fast as he could. P
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He ran behind the house. P
There was his apple tree. P
It was still full of large red apples. P
Paco started to pick the apples. P
His mother and father came out to help. P
"It looks like you want these apples now," said Paco's mother and father. P
"I do want some apples," said Paco. P
"And this apple tree wants a rest!" P
7-19 Grand Teton National Park 1
The sun comes up. P
It shines between the mountains and above the blue lakes. P
It shines between the trees in the woods. P
The animals start to look for things to eat. P
The people get up in the little houses along the lakes. P
A new day is about to start at Grand Teton National Park. P
Grand Teton National Park is in Wyoming. P
The park is different now from the way it was awhile ago. P
There were no houses for people to stay in awhile ago. P
There were not many trails through the mountains awhile ago. P
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There were not many trails through the woods awhile ago. P
Now there are houses along the lakes. P
There are trails all-over the park. P
Now people can come and stay at Grand Teton for many days. P
Many trails go through the mountains and along the lakes. P
Great trees stand along the trails. P
Most people walk along the trails. P
Others ride horses. P
They all like to look at the beautiful woods and the animals. P
They also like the clean mountain air. P
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There are many mountains in the park. P
The one called Grand Teton is the tallest. P
There is snow on its top. P
There are four lakes in the park too. P
The water in the lakes is very clean. P
Many people like to go in the water when the weather is warm. P
Deer, porcupines, rabbits, and turtles are just some of the animals that live in the park. P
These animals roam through the woods. P
They go down to the lakes to drink. P
Many ducks fly through Grand Teton Park on their way to warmer weather. P
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Some of them stop at the lakes to rest. P
The animals find enough to eat in the park most of the time. P
But they did not have enough to eat one time awhile ago. P
It was very cold at Grand Teton that time. P
There was snow all over the park. P
Many trees were torn up by the wind. P
The animals could not find things to eat. P
Many of them had to eat tree bark until the weather became warmer. P
There are people who live and work in the park all the time. P
These people look after the park and its animals. P
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These people know when animals are born in the park. P
They help animals that are hurt. P
They show people through the park. P
They look out for fires in the mountains. P
The sun goes down behind the mountains in the park. P
This is very beautiful to see. P
Some people build fires by the lake after dark. P
They use wood that is old. P
They make things to eat on the fires. P
Then they talk and sing. P
This is a good way to end a day at Grand Teton. P
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All animals must eat something. P
Many animals eat other animals. P
They must do this to live. P
But no animal wants to be another animal's breakfast! P
How does an animal stop other animals from eating it? P
Animals can look just like the things around them. P
Then other animals can't see them very well. P
The other animals will not be able to find them. P
It is important for many animals to look like what is around them. P
Here is something for you to try. P
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Put a small dark paper on a large white paper. P
Now put a small white paper on the same large white paper. P
Which small paper can you see better? P
The dark one stands out. P
Walk a few feet away from the papers. P
Now you might not be able to see the small white paper at all. P
The small white paper looks just like what is around it. P
A bird can see a dark rabbit in the white snow very well. P
White rabbits do not stand out as much. P
So some dark rabbits become white when the snow starts to fall. P
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Those rabbits become dark again when there is no more snow. P
Other animals can't find the rabbits as often this way. P
This is very important to a rabbit! P
Did you ever look at a butterfly's wings? P
Its wings may be orange or red on top. P
But the undersides of its wings are often dark like tree bark. P
A butterfly often stands on tree bark. P
It stands still with its wings together over its back. P
Other animals see only the undersides of its wings. P
Most birds flying above do not see the butterfly at all. P
So they look for other insects to eat. P
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Part of a little deer's fur is light and part of it is dark. P
The deer looks like the woods around it. P
Other animals often don't see the deer. P
This is important for a little deer. P
It is important for many animals to look like the things around them. P
But this is not always enough. P
It is also important for some animals to stay very still. P
They can find other animals to eat this way. P
One insect looks just like a stick. P
It stands very still. P
It looks like the sticks around it. P
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Other insects often think it is a stick. P
They walk right up to it. P
Then, all at once, the stick moves. P
The stick insect eats the other insects. P
Some animals look like snow. P
Others look like tree bark or sticks. P
Some of them are very funny looking. P
Others are very beautiful. P
Now you know why animals look this way. P
Every animal must eat something. P
But no animal wants to be some other animal's breakfast! P
8-9 Mr. Gumpy's Motor Car 1
Mr. Gumpy was going for a ride in his car. P
He drove out of the gate and down the lane. P
"May we come too?" said the children. P
"May we?" said the rabbit, the cat, the dog, the pig, the sheep, the chickens, the calf, and the goat. P
"All right," said Mr. Gumpy. P
"But it will be tight." P
And they all piled in. P
"It's a lovely day," said Mr. Gumpy. P
"Let's take the old dirt road across the fields." P
For a while they drove along happily. P
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The sun shone, the engine chugged, and everyone was enjoying the ride. P
"I don't like the look of those clouds. P
I think it's going to rain," said Mr. Gumpy. P
Very soon the dark clouds were right overhead. P
Mr. Gumpy stopped the car. P
He jumped out, put up the top, and down came the rain. P
The road grew muddier and muddier, and the wheels began to spin. P
Mr. Gumpy looked at the hill ahead. P
"Some of you will have to get out and push," he said. P
"Not me," said the goat. P
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"I'm too old." P
"Not me," said the calf. P
"I'm too young." P
"Not us," said the chickens. P
"We can't push." P
"Not me," said the sheep. P
"I might catch cold." P
"Not me," said the pig. P
"I've a bone in my hoof." P
"Not me," said the dog. P
"But I'll drive if you like." P
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"Now we're really stuck," said Mr. Gumpy. P
They all got out and pushed. P
They pushed and shoved and heaved and strained and gasped and slipped and slithered and squelched. P
Slowly the car begin to move.... P
"Don't stop!" cried Mr. Gumpy. P
"Keep it up! We're nearly there." P
Everyone gave a mighty heave - the tires gripped.... P
The car edged its way up to the top of the hill. P
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They looked up and saw that the sun was shining again. P
It began to get hot. P
"We'll drive home across the bridge," said Mr. Gumpy. P
"Then you can go for a swim." P
And they did. P
After a while it was time to go home. P
"Goodbye," said Mr. Gumpy. P
"Come for a drive another day." P