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Lesson 61 – Beatrix Potter
Jay Frog: Part One
NEW WORDS : Jones Smith bowl clothes damp deep dish eats flowers greens hearing jay leaves liked lunch minnows plant pole pond pushed reed rowed scold slip splish splosh weighed were yeah
It was once upon a time . There was a frog , Mr. Jay Frog . That was his name . He lived in a small house that was very damp ! It sat by a pond . It had lots of flowers .
The house was really wet . You could slip and fall , because the floor was a mess . But Jay liked his feet wet . It was fine with him . After all , it was HIS house . No one could scold him . And he did not ever catch cold.
He liked to look out the door . He loved rain . He liked hearing the rain drops on the pond . Splash , splash ! Splish , splosh , splash ! 
Jay said , “I’ll get some worms . Then I’ll fish , and I’ll catch minnows. That will be my lunch , a big dish of them . I want to catch lots of them . Then I can have my friends come over . His friends were Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones . Oh , yeah , Mr. Smith just eats greens . So , no fish for him !”
Jay put on his go – fish – clothes . Then he got his fish – pole and a big bowl . Then he hopped ! Hop , skip , jump ! Jump , skip , hop ! He went on to his boat .
The boat was round , and it was green . It looked like leaves . It was tied to a plant that was in the pond .
Jay took a reed pole . With it , he pushed the boat out . It was hard to do this , since the boat weighed a lot. Now the water was deep . He could row , now . “Good ,” said Jay . “I know just where to go .” He rowed. He rowed hard . He had a good place to fish . He knew that there would be minnows there . He rowed to this place that he liked .
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Lesson 62 – Beatrix Potter
Jay Frog: Part Two
NEW WORDS : Jay’s ahh bait bobbed bored bug bugs crossed dropped flies frogs gnats grabbed hour into moved plants rod sandwich shoved something stalk stared tough yank yum
Jay got to his good place . He stuck his pole in the mud . He then tied the boat to it . Then he sat . “Aah !” he said . “Time to fish ! Bite , fish ! Bite , fish ! Come bite ! I want to catch you !”
He crossed his legs . Then he got his red float . He grabbed the rod . It was a tough stalk of grass . The fish line was made of horse hair . It was fine , long , white horse hair . He tied a worm to the end .
Rain fell down his back . He sat for an hour . He stared at the float . No bites ! None at all . Not yet . He was bored . So , he said , “Time for lunch.”
He moved the boat . Now , more plants were near him . He got out his lunch . He had a bug sandwich . Bread , gnats , ants , flies . “Yum !” he yelled . “I’ll sit and eat for a while . The rain might stop .”
Then , a big pond bug came by . It touched Jay’s toe . Jay looked down . “Hmm . What’s that ? Oh ! Just a pond bug . It BUGS me !” He laughed at his joke . He moved his legs . The bug could not touch him .
He heard something move . It was in the plants . There was a noise . Then there was a big splash . Jay said , “What if it’s a rat ? Not good for me. I should move !” You see , rats like to eat frogs !
So , Jay shoved the boat out . He felt safe again . He dropped his bait into the pond . “BITE !” The float bobbed . Yank , yank ! Up , down , up, down ! It moved a lot .
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Lesson 63 – Beatrix Potter
Jay Frog: Part Three
NEW WORDS : arms bank bounced cork dove edge food huge jerked jumped minnow peered pricked pulled pulling seized smooth snapped sore spines spit swam taste thought trout yuck
Jay yelled , “A minnow ! I have him by the nose .” He jerked his rod. He pulled the thing in to the boat .
But no ! It was not what he thought! Not a smooth , fat fish . Something else . It was a fish with spines ! Its name was Jack Sharp . “Yuck ,” said Jay . “Not good food !”
Jack was in the boat . He bounced ’round and ’round . He pricked . He snapped . He was out of breath , but he jumped out . Now he was in the pond .
Lots of fish in the pond saw this . They laughed ! They laughed at Jay . He sat in his boat . He was sad , and he was mad . His arms were sore . He asked , “Where are some fish to catch ? Darn it !”
But then it got worse ! He peered into the pond . WHOA ! A trout ! A HUGE trout ! It jumped out of the pond . SPLASH , SNAP ! It seized Jay! “Ow ! Ow ! Ow !”
It dove down , DEEP , pulling Jay with it ! But Jay had on a coat . The coat did not taste good to the trout . So , he spit Jay out . That was good luck ! But there was some bad luck . It ate Jay’s shoes ! So far , not a good day for Jay !
So , Jay bounced up to the top of the pond . He was like a cork . Up and down , ’round and ’round . Jay swam back to the bank . He got to the edge of the pond .
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Lesson 64 – Beatrix Potter
Jay Frog: Part Four
NEW WORDS : brought dead moaned pike pike’s ripped sauce serve sounds tales tired told whined
He was tired and scared . He gave up . “No fish for me !” he whined . “Bad luck !” he moaned . He hopped home . He was slow . His coat was all ripped up .
But guess what ? He might have been dead ! So , he said , “I’m glad that was a trout , and NOT a pike – fish ! I would have been a pike’s lunch !”
He had lost his things . No more bowl . No more fish – pole . And he said , “I may not fish ever again ! I was too scared ! And it was too much work !”
So , Jay was glad he had friends . They came to eat with him that night. But , of course , there was no fish to serve .
Mr. Jones had on a black and gold shirt . Mr. Smith brought his own bag of greens .
Jay had a nice dish for Mr. Jones . It was a bug roast with a sweet sauce ! Frogs love this kind of dish . But I think it sounds bad !!!
Jones , Smith , and Jay had fun . They liked their food . They told jokes. They told tall tales . They watched a ball game on TV . So , Jay had a good time at the end of his day !
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Lesson 65 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS : July axe cheese fled grieves he’ll ink load plum silver spoon swarm worth
Bees
A swarm of bees in May ,
Is worth a load of hay .
A swarm of bees in June ,
Is worth a silver spoon .
A swarm of bees in July ,
Is not worth a fly .
If All The Seas Were One Sea
If all the seas ,
Were one sea ,
What a great sea ,
That would be !
And if all the trees ,
Were one tree ,
What a great tree ,
That would be !
And if each big axe ,
Were one axe ,
What a great axe ,
That would be !
And if all the men ,
Were one man ,
What a great man ,
He would be !
And if the great man ,
Took the great axe ,
And cut down the great tree ,
And let it fall in to the great sea ,
What a splish – splash ,
That would be !
If
If all the world , were nice , sweet plum ,
And all the sea were ink ,
And all the trees were bread and cheese,
What would we have to drink ?
Cold Snow
The small blue bird grieves ,
When the snow is on the ground ,
For the trees ,
They have no leaves ,
And no bird seed can be found .
The air is cold ,
The worms have fled ,
For blue bird here ,
What can be done ?
Let’s all throw ’round ,
Some crumbs of bread ,
And then he’ll live ,
Till snow , there’s none .
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Zack And Ann
Lesson 66 – Part One
NEW WORDS : Chang Gwen’s Zack Zack’s bits blocks cab crab dress kicks kids lifts missing rips sand shop snaps sped spots thump trash word
The Bad Crab
This is Zack Chang .
Zack is six .
This is Ann Chang .
Ann is ten .
Zack and Ann sit in the sun .
Mom and Dad sit with them .
Zack spots a crab on the sand .
The crab runs up .
Then it snaps at Zack’s leg .
Zack jumps up on the bench .
The bad crab snaps at Dad .
Dad lifts up his legs .
The bad crab snaps at Mom .
Mom kicks sand at the crab .
The bad crab runs off .
Ann jumps up and yells at the kids on the next bench , “Bad crab on the sand ! Pass the word !”
The kids on the next bench spot the crab and jump up .
The bad crab snaps at them .
Then it runs past them .
When it is past them , the kids yell , “Bad crab on the sand ! Pass the word !”
Ann’s Dress
Ann went to Gwen’s Dress Shop .
The shop had a red dress .
Ann got the dress .
Ann got in a cab with the dress .
The cab man sped off .
His cab went fast .
Then the cab hit a big bump . Thump!
Ann’s dress fell from the cab .
Ann had the cab man stop the cab .
Then Ann ran back to get the dress .
Ann had to run ten blocks .
Ann’s dress was in a trash can .
A bus had hit it .
A dog bit it .
The dress had mud on it .
The dress had rips and missing bits .
Ann’s dress was a mess !
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Zack And Ann
Lesson 67 – Part Two
NEW WORDS : Dan’s Ed Nell Quinn adds asks bangs block bucks cash costs crack deck dents drills dust fix mask mast nods rubs rust sands scrubs shrugs smack tells tip
Zack Gets a Pet
“Can I get a cat ?” Zack asks .
Dad tells Zack , “No cats ! Cats run up trees and can’t get back .”
“Can I get a rat ?” Zack asks .
Mom adds , “No , no ! No rats . Rats smell bad .”
“Can I get a bug ?” Zack asks .
Ann tells Zack , “No , no ! A bug is not a pet !”
“Can I get a fish ?” Zack asks .
“A fish ?” his mom asks .
“A fish is not so bad . Can a fish be a fun pet ?”
Dad nods and Ann shrugs .
“Can I get one , then ?” Zack asks .
Mom nods .
“Yes !” yells Zack .
Zack runs to the pet shop .
“Can I get that fish ?” Zack asks .
“This one ?” the pet shop man asks .
Zack nods .
“This one costs six bucks .”
Zack hands the man the cash .
Then Zack runs to Mom and Dad with his pet fish .
On the Mat
Zack and Ann had fun on a mat .
Zack got on the mat .
Then Ann got on next to Zack .
Then Quinn got on next to Ann .
Nell got up on top of Zack and Ann .
Rod got up on top of Ann and Quinn.
Then Ed got up on the tip top .
It was so much fun !
Then , buzz , buzz !
What was that ?
It was a bug .
The bug was on Zack’s chin .
Zack went to smack the bug .
Flop !
Zack fell flat on the mat .
Nell fell on top of Zack .
Then all the rest of the kids fell .
It was a big mess .
Fix That Ship
Zack’s dad , Dan , has a ship .
It’s fun to fish on the ship .
But Dan can’t fish on the ship yet .
Dan must fix up his ship .
The ship has a big crack in its mast .
It has dents , which Dan must fix .
It has rust, which Dan must sand .
Dan gets the ship up on the land .
Then Dan gets a mask .
The mask will help block the dust .
Dan sands the deck .
Dan rubs and scrubs .
Dan drills and bangs .
At last , Dan’s ship is all set .
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Zack And Ann
Lesson 68 – Part Three
NEW WORDS : drip gift hum lid munch net quick quips ruff slick slid slug swings swish tent truck
The Tent
Once, Zack’s dad got the kids a tent.
Zack and Ann set up the tent .
Then the kids sang a song :
“This big tent , it is the best , is the best , is the best ! This big tent , it is the best . Yes , it’s the best !”
The kids had fun in the tent .
But then a big wind hit the tent .
Flop !
The tent fell on Zack and Ann .
Then Zack felt a drip .
Drip , drop , drip , drop .
Splish , splash , splish , splash .
Zack and Ann got wet .
The kids set the tent back up .
Red ants got in and bit Zack .
A slug got on Ann .
Once the ants and slug got in , that was it .
Zack and Ann ran from the tent .
A Gift from Mom
Once , Mom got the kids a gift .
The gift was in a big black box .
Mom set the box on the rug .
“Is it a truck ?” Zack said .
“No ,” Mom said . “It’s not a truck .”
“I bet it’s a hat ,” Ann said .
“No ,” Mom said . “It’s not a hat .”
Then the box said , “Ruff , ruff !”
Zack slid the lid off the box .
A dog sat up .
“It’s a dog !” said Ann .
“Yes !” said Zack . “Mom’s the best !”
Bug and Frog
Zack and Ann sit next to the pond .
Zack says , “The pond is a lot of fun! I wish I were a bug .”
“Why ?” says Ann . “Bugs are no fun .”
“Bugs zip and hum ,” says Zack .
“Frogs hop and splash and munch on bugs ,” says Ann .
“I will not wish I was a bug ,” Zack quips .
Zack and Ann had fun at the pond .
They will tell Mom and Dad .
Swing That Net
Zack is at the pond .
There are lots of frogs in the pond .
Zack runs in to get one .
But the frogs are so quick !
The frogs are so slick !
When Zack runs in , the frogs hop off .
Zack gets a net and runs in .
The frogs all jump .
Zack swings his net and yells , “Get in here , frogs !”
Swish !
Zack gets a frog in his net !
Zack yells and swings the net .
Swish , swish , swish !
Swish , swish , swish !
Zack gets lots of frogs .
There are six big ones in his net !
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Lesson 69 – Part Four
NEW WORDS : Spot’s band bath bathtub bun casts club ding flips golf grill grips pals pans pots sets shelf snacks thwack tub
Spot’s Bath
Spot is in his bathtub .
Spot and his dog pals went in a mud pit .
The kids must get the mud off .
Spot is one sad dog .
His dog pals are still in the mud pit .
But Spot is stuck in the tub .
Zack grips Spot with his hands .
Then his hands slip .
Spot runs off .
The kids run to the mud pit .
There’s Spot , back in the mud with the rest of his dog pals .
“Spot !” Zack yells . “Bad dog !”
“Spot !” Ann yells . “Get back in that tub !”
The Pots and Pans Band
Zack and Ann are in a band .
It’s a pots and pans band .
Zack and Quinn bang on pots .
Ann and Nell bang on pans .
Bang , bang ! Ding , ding !
Mom wants to sing songs .
“Stop !” Mom says .
Mom asks the band to sing , not bang .
Mom sets up snacks and says , “Snacks !”
The kids drop the pots and pans and run to get the snacks .
Mom grabs the pots and pans and sets them on a shelf .
And that is the end of the pots and pans band !
When It’s Hot
When it’s hot , it’s fun to golf .
Zack’s dad swings his golf club . Thwack !
Zack runs up the hill .
“Where did it land ?” his dad asks .
“It’s up here !” Zack yells back .
When it’s hot , it’s fun to fish .
Zack sits on a rock and casts .
His dad sits next to him .
“Where are all the fish ?” Zack asks .
“I can’t tell ,” says his dad , “but it’s fun just to sit in the sun .”
When it’s hot , it’s fun to grill .
Zack’s dad gets the hot dogs .
Zack gets the buns .
Zack’s dad flips the hot dogs .
Zack sets a hot dog on a bun .
Yum , yum !
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Lesson 70 – Part Five
NEW WORDS : brush dent gas gash hug kiss pad rush scrub shrubs step steps sting stings tasks tenth trim trims ug zips
Ann’s Hat Box
Ann sets a box of hats on the bed . “Which hat is the best ?” Ann asks . “Is this black top hat the best ?”
“No !” Zack says . “That one has a big dent !”
“Is this one the best ?” asks Ann .
“No ,” says Zack . “That’s a nap cap !”
“Is this one the best ?” asks Ann .
“No ,” says Zack .
“This one ?” Ann asks .
“Yuck !” says Zack .
Ann picks lots of hats . Zack says no to all of them . Then Ann picks a red hat .
“Is this one the best ?” Ann asks .
“Yes !” Zack says . “That red hat is the best !”
Dan the Cab Man
Zack’s dad , Dan , has a cab . A man jumps in the cab . “Where to ?” Dan asks.
“Tenth and Hill ,” says the man . “And step on it !” the man adds . “I’m in a big rush !”
Dan nods and steps on the gas . Dan zips past a van . Dan zips past a bus . In a flash, the cab is there . “This is the spot !” says Dan . The man grabs a bunch of cash and hands it to Dan .
Help from Pals
Ann has a lot of tasks . “Cut the grass !” says Dad .
“Scrub the pots !” says Mom .
“Trim the shrubs ,” says Dad .
“Brush the dog !” says Mom .
“Ug !” says Ann . What a lot of tasks ! Ann asks Zack to help with the tasks . Zack runs and gets Rod and Ed . Ann cuts the grass . Zack and Ed scrub the pots . Ann trims the shrubs . Rod scrubs the dog . Then there are no tasks left !
Ann’s Cut
Ann has a cut on one leg . It’s not just a cut . It’s a red gash . “Mom !” Ann yells . “Dad !” Mom and Dad run up . Mom gets a pad to scrub the cut . “No !” yells Ann . “That will sting !”
“It will sting ,” says Dad , “but it will help.”
Mom rubs the cut with the pad . “It stings ! It stings !” yells Ann .
“There !” Mom says . “All set !” Ann gets a kiss from Dad , and a big hug from Mom .
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