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Harold ran up the stairs and looked for his book. He couldn’t find the book anywhere. Harold ____________ everywhere. Under his bed, in the closet, ____________ his dresser, and even in the trash ____________ He was ____________ ____________ to give up when his father ____________ into his room to help. ____________ father found the book in Harold’s desk drawer. Harold ran to ____________ bus as fast as he could. When he got on the bus, he noticed ____________ was the wrong textbook.

about

the

came

searched

in

it

His

just

can.

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The little ____________ garden, where he grew his vegetables, was completely ____________ in snow. The little ____________ that led to ____________ door had completely disappeared under the blanket of snow. Even the ____________ trees all around had snow sitting on all their branches. The snow had turned the whole wood ____________

path

white.

his

elf’s

covered

woodland

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There was a big storm coming. Soon the moon had ____________ covered by big, grey clouds. It got very dark. The wind was blowing hard whistling through ____________ tree and making ____________ waves in ____________ dam. Max could see lightning and hear the loud bangs of _______ _____ was scared.

thunder.

Max

Max's

big

the

gone,

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Max went to Sydney. ____________ ____________ spent months meeting his family in the bedrooms of his ____________ boys and ____________ everywhere. He had seen big and small toy koalas of all sizes, colors and shapes... it had ____________ so much fun. He had used Marty's ____________ carpet and had had many adventures. Now it was time to come home.

magic

friends,

had

been

girls

Max

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____________ a while ____________ realized that I was repeatedly bumping my some part of my face against the wall of ____________ Ducks, like other birds, have long, ____________ growths on ____________ faces where ____________ other animals have lips. ____________ growths are called "beaks" or , in the case of ducks, "bills." Today my bill is ____________ and rounded on the end; but at the beginning it had a small hard point.

my nest.

After

most

hard

I

These

their

flat

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As a duckling, I was ____________ ____________ soft feathers. These feathers were not beautiful like the feathers I have ____________ These baby feathers ____________ called "down." They may not have been beautiful but they did keep me warm. Being warm is very important to ducklings. An ____________ mouse in the corner was having trouble sleeping, since his arthritis had been aggravated, and he was watching from the corner. They all called him "Crooks," not because he was dishonest or anything like that, but because of the way his ____________ had ____________ bent by years ____________ worrying about younger mice. And even in the darkness of the wall, you could see that his whiskers ____________ very much ____________ and crooked ____________ His eyes were squinting as he watched Apache, knowing that the ____________ ____________ about to begin. Apache had ____________ leaning on the side of the hole, and his legs were ____________ like a sprinter, ready for ____________ lunge.

been

quit

today.

with

whiskers

was

flexing,

old

the

covered

bent

today.

are

rush

of

were

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Geronimo ____________ the ____________ like ____________ ____________ Big Head mouse, heading for the kitchen. As he got halfway through the room, he caught a glimpse ____________ the sunlight, from the corner of his eyes. Yes, it was a flash of sunlight on a furry patch of orange on that chair in the next room. His ears twitched forward, but it was too late to ____________ now. He ____________ on a ____________ mission quest.

was

hunger

true

stop

rounded

of

a

bend

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Some people think that worms don't have eyes, that all they do is crawl around underground, hoping it doesn't rain too hard, and that a Robin doesn't ____________ to hop overhead, ____________ ____________ noisily speeding through ____________ particularly soft ____________ of ground. But they do, and believe me, they're mighty sensitive on a bright summer ____________

day.

a

they're

piece

happen

while

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Worm pulled himself up out of the hole, and stretched out. There was a pleasant feeling to having the sun on his back for a ____________ But when he ____________ the glistening moisture evaporating from his skin, ____________ ____________ himself ____________ ____________ threw his shoulders forward, moving to the shade under the leaves. ____________ did this again several times, exhaling and contracting, then taking a deep breath and lurching as far as he could, throwing himself ____________

scrunched

He

he

while.

forward.

felt

together,

then

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Caterpillar curled himself around ____________ a spiral, resting his head across his body. "I like busy. Busy is good, but I ____________ ____________ other creatures up here, hiding in the leaves from some ____________ them. And I'm always impressed by ____________ ____________ in all of us: Crawlers, Leapers, Walkers, Flyers, Swimmers. So many different ways of getting around. ____________ like to think ____________ that, and I like to talk about it."

of

the

differences

many

into

about

I

see

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Caterpillar pulled himself back onto ____________ leaf, away from this attack. He felt criticized again, misunderstood, but he'd gotten used to that. "I ____________ help it. Maybe I've eaten too much nitrogen for my own good, but I feel energized. All the ____________ call ____________ a dreamer, but I just ____________ somewhere deep inside me, that this is just a stage of the journey. I ____________ ____________ ____________ I will be ____________ up tightly, and after a long sleep I'll burst out. And then I will really be ____________ to fly."

me

know

able

believe

caterpillars

can't

that

someday

wrapped

the

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I saw a moose that ____________ trying to skate at the ice pond. He ____________ funny because every time he got up he ____________ flat on his stomach. His head also landed in ____________ snow bank. It had four ____________ one skate on each leg. ____________ also twisted his legs. When he was starting to skate he stopped and ____________ ____________ in kids faces. Then they got into a snowball fight.

fell

He

ice

skates,

was

a

was

flew

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Once I saw a very big moose while I was riding my bike. The moose had somehow got stuck ____________ a tall tree. I went home and I called Animal ____________ but they said they didn't remove moose from trees. I ____________ the Fire Department, but they didn't ____________ me. Then I walked ____________ to the tree and the moose was gone! ____________ went around the tree and I found...a hill! The moose ____________ been ____________ ____________ top of the hill, but from where I had been it had ____________ ____________ the moose had been in the tree. Case solved.

the

at

up

back

Control,

called

I

like

had

believe

looked

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The caterpillar replied in a voice that rocked the earth, "It is I! Yes, I who crushes rhinos to the earth, and tramples elephants into dust!" On hearing this the jackal thought, "Certainly ____________ can do nothing against such a creature," ____________ he quickly left. The hare then fetched a leopard, and ____________ ____________ the leopard to help him. The leopard ____________ the hare ____________ would be no trouble at all. On ____________ ____________ spot, the leopard bared his claws and growled, "Who is in the house of my friend the hare?" The caterpillar replied in the same manner as he had ____________ before. ____________ leopard was ____________ and thought, ____________ he crushes rhinos and elephants, ____________ don't even want to think about what he could do to me!"

assured

"If

he

alarmed

I

done

reaching

it

and

begged

The

I

the

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One day, my clever big sister, Sapti, turned that empty field to ____________ garden. ____________ a busy day it ____________ We went here and there to our neighbors to lend shovels and plant scissors. First we ____________ all ____________ wild plants and ____________ the field. Then, ____________ made some little hills. After that, we ____________ for flower plants. We called every plant-seller who ____________ our house and chose some beautiful plants, and of course, the not so expensive ____________ We also asked the seller how to plant and take care of these plants.

Well,

the

cleaned

was.

a

looked

one.

we

cut

passed

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____________ lived two little birds in a branch ____________ a tree. ____________ names were Kiki and Kiku. They were friends, ____________ they ____________ different characters. Kiki woke up before sunrise, always. He then would jump from one ____________ to another, exercising. Then he flew over ____________ trees and sang. Kiki would feel happy if he could see the sunrise. "Good morning, dearest Sun," greeted Kiki friendly. "Good morning, Kiki! Ho, ho, ____________ this ____________ you woke up earlier than me again," answered the Sun. Kiki and the ____________ chatted everyday.

Their

Once

the

but

branch

ho,

morning

of

had

Sun

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THERE lived ____________ the valley a very wealthy merchant who ____________ not at all happy with ____________ only son. The boy showed no signs ____________ intelligence or ____________ much less any willingness ____________ work. ____________ mother always thought the best of him, however, ____________ was constantly making excuses for him. When the lad reached the age to marry, his mother begged the merchant to seek a proper wife ____________ him. The ____________ however, was too much ashamed of ____________ lazy son, ____________ in his own mind had fully decided never to have him married. But the mother had ____________ her heart on this. It was the one thing that she had been looking forward to for years. ____________ have her son remain a bachelor all his life would ____________ unthinkable. She simply would not agree to this for a moment.

and

To

his

set

in

merchant,

was

of

he

for

creativity,

be

his

His

to

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In the olden days, the ____________ who melted metal and who turned it into horseshoes ____________ tools for hunters and farmers were called blacksmiths. Once, in those long ago days, ____________ away ____________ a country called Uganda, there lived a blacksmith and his name ____________ Walukaga. Walukaga ____________ the very finest blacksmith in the land, and every day a small crowd of people would gather at his blacksmith shop just to watch him ____________ work. ____________ ____________ ____________ as Walukaga was beginning work, a messenger from the king's court arrived.

was

far

one

at

in

Early

morning,

was

and

people

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____________ ____________ king made the unfortunate mistake of joking about the large nose of an enchantress who lived ____________ the forest. Instantly the enchantress appeared before ____________ King. ____________ her angry eyes on him ____________ wagging her finger before his face, she said, "There will come a time when you shall have a son. This child shall be born with an enormous nose, a ____________ even bigger ____________ your big mouth, a nose that will remain ____________ upon your son's face until the moment he ____________ what an ridiculous nose he indeed has."

Once

a

stuck

Fixing

and

in

nose

than

realizes

the

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A hunter once dug a pit ____________ catch and trap wild elephants. One day, ____________ man who was being chased by a lion ____________ into the pit, and then ____________ ____________ followed a second later. Before they ____________ time to pick themselves ____________ down came a mouse, closely followed by a snake who had ____________ chasing it, and he, in turn, was followed by a falcon who had been trying to catch him.

to

lion

fell

a

the

been

up,

had

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Answer Key Page 1 Harold ran up the stairs and looked for his book. He couldn’t find the book anywhere. Harold searched everywhere. Under his bed, in the closet, in his dresser, and even in the trash can. He was just about to give up when his father came into his room to help. His father found the book in Harold’s desk drawer. Harold ran to the bus as fast as he could. When he got on the bus, he noticed it was the wrong text book. Page 2 The little elf’s garden, where he grew his vegetables, was completely covered in snow. The little path that led to his door had completely disappeared under the blanket of snow. Even the woodland trees all around had snow sitting on all their branches. The snow had turned the whole wood white. Page 3 There was a big storm coming. Soon the moon had gone, covered by big, grey clouds. It got very dark. The wind was blowing hard whistling through the tree and making big waves in Max's dam. Max could see lightning and hear the loud bangs of thunder. Max was scared. Page 4

Max went to Sydney. Max had spent months meeting his family in the bedrooms of his friends, boys and girls everywhere. He had seen big and small toy koalas of all sizes, colors and shapes... it had been so much fun. He had used Marty's magic carpet and had had many adventures. Now it was time to come home.

Page 5

After a while I realized that I was repeatedly bumping my some part of my face against the wall of my nest. Ducks, like other birds, have long, hard growths on their faces where most other animals have lips. These growths are called "beaks" or , in the case of ducks, "bills." Today my bill is flat and rounded on the end; but at the beginning it had a small hard point.

Name ___________________________ Date ________________________


Page 6 As a duckling, I was covered with soft feathers. These feathers were not beautiful like the feathers I have today. These baby feathers are called "down." They may not have been beautiful but they did keep me warm. Being warm is very important to ducklings. An old mouse in the corner was having trouble sleeping, since his arthritis had been aggravated, and he was watching from the corner. They all called him "Crooks," not because he was dishonest or anything like that, but because of the way his whiskers had been bent by years of worrying about younger mice. And even in the darkness of the wall, you could see that his whiskers were very much bent and crooked today. His eyes were squinting as he watched Apache, knowing that the rush was about to begin. Apache had quit leaning on the side of the hole, and his legs were flexing, like a sprinter, ready for the lunge. Page 7 Geronimo rounded the bend like a hunger Big Head mouse, heading for the kitchen. As he got halfway through the room, he caught a glimpse of the sunlight, from the corner of his eyes. Yes, it was a flash of sunlight on a furry patch of orange on that chair in the next room. His ears twitched forward, but it was too late to stop now. He was on a true mission quest. Page 8 Some people think that worms don't have eyes, that all they do is crawl around underground, hoping it doesn't rain too hard, and that a Robin doesn't happen to hop overhead, while they're noisily speeding through a particularly soft piece of ground. But they do, and believe me, they're mighty sensitive on a bright summer day. Page 9 Worm pulled himself up out of the hole, and stretched out. There was a pleasant feeling to having the sun on his back for a while. But when he felt the glistening moisture evaporating from his skin, he scrunched himself together, then threw his shoulders forward, moving to the shade under the leaves. He did this again several times, exhaling and contracting, then taking a deep breath and lurching as far as he could, throwing himself forward.

Page 10

Caterpillar curled himself around into a spiral, resting his head across his body. "I like busy. Busy is good, but I see many other creatures up here, hiding in the leaves from some of them. And I'm always impressed by the differences in all of us: Crawlers, Leapers, Walkers, Flyers, Swimmers. So many different ways of getting around. I like to think about that, and I like to talk about it."

Page 11

Caterpillar pulled himself back onto the leaf, away from this attack. He felt criticized again, misunderstood, but he'd gotten used to that. "I can't help it. Maybe I've eaten too much nitrogen for my own good, but I feel energized. All the caterpillars call me a dreamer, but I just believe somewhere deep inside me, that this is just a stage of the journey. I know that someday I will be wrapped up tightly, and after a long sleep I'll burst out. And then I will really be able to fly."

Name ___________________________ Date ________________________


Page 12

I saw a moose that fell trying to skate at the ice pond. He was funny because every time he got up he was flat on his stomach. His head also landed in a snowbank. It had four skates, one skate on each leg. He also twisted his legs. When he was starting to skate he stopped and flew ice in kids faces. Then they got into a snowball fight.

Page 13

Once I saw a very big moose while I was riding my bike. The moose had somehow got stuck up a tall tree. I went home and I called Animal Control, but they said they didn't remove moose from trees. I called the Fire Department, but they didn't believe me. Then I walked back to the tree and the moose was gone! I went around the tree and I found...a hill! The moose had been at the top of the hill, but from where I had been it had looked like the moose had been in the tree. Case solved.

Page 14

The caterpillar replied in a voice that rocked the earth, "It is I! Yes, I who crushes rhinos to the earth, and tramples elephants into dust!" On hearing this the jackal thought, "Certainly I can do nothing against such a creature," and he quickly left. The hare then fetched a leopard, and he begged the leopard to help him. The leopard assured the hare it would be no trouble at all. On reaching the spot, the leopard bared his claws and growled, "Who is in the house of my friend the hare?" The caterpillar replied in the same manner as he had done before. The leopard was alarmed and thought, "If he crushes rhinos and elephants, I don't even want to think about what he could do to me!"

Page 15

One day, my clever big sister, Sapti, turned that empty field to a garden. Well, a busy day it was. We went here and there to our neighbors to lend shovels and plant scissors. First we cut all the wild plants and cleaned the field. Then, we made some little hills. After that, we looked for flower plants. We called every plant-seller who passed our house and chose some beautiful plants, and of course, the not so expensive one. We also asked the seller how to plant and take care of these plants.

Page 16

Once lived two little birds in a branch of a tree. Their names were Kiki and Kiku. They were friends, but they had different characters. Kiki woke up before sunrise, always. He then would jump from one branch to another, exercising. Then he flew over the trees and sang. Kiki would feel happy if he could see the sunrise. "Good morning, dearest Sun," greeted Kiki friendly. "Good morning, Kiki! Ho, ho, ho, this morning you woke up earlier than me again," answered the Sun. Kiki and the Sun chatted everyday.

Name ___________________________ Date ________________________


Page 17

THERE lived in the valley a very wealthy merchant who was not at all happy with his only son. The boy showed no signs of intelligence or creativity, much less any willingness to work. His mother always thought the best of him, however, he was constantly making excuses for him. When the lad reached the age to marry, his mother begged the merchant to seek a proper wife for him. The merchant, however, was too much ashamed of his lazy son, and in his own mind had fully decided never to have him married. But the mother had set her heart on this. It was the one thing that she had been looking forward to for years. To have her son remain a bachelor all his life would be unthinkable. She simply would not agree to this for a moment.

Page 18

In the olden days, the people who melted metal and who turned it into horseshoes and tools for hunters and farmers were called blacksmiths. Once, in those long ago days, far away in a country called Uganda, there lived a blacksmith and his name was Walukaga. Walukaga was the very finest blacksmith in the land, and every day a small crowd of people would gather at his blacksmith shop just to watch him at work. Early one morning, as Walukaga was beginning work, a messenger from the king's court arrived.

Page 19

Once a king made the unfortunate mistake of joking about the large nose of an enchantress who lived in the forest. Instantly the enchantress appeared before the King. Fixing her angry eyes on him and wagging her finger before his face, she said, "There will come a time when you shall have a son. This child shall be born with an enormous nose, a nose even bigger than your big mouth, a nose that will remain stuck upon your son's face until the moment he realizes what an ridiculous nose he indeed has."

Page 20

A hunter once dug a pit to catch and trap wild elephants. One day, a man who was being chased by a lion fell into the pit, and then the lion followed a second later. Before they had time to pick themselves up, down came a mouse, closely followed by a snake who had been chasing it, and he, in turn, was followed by a falcon who had been trying to catch him.

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