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Lesson 71 – Space Hawk
Pam At Dinner
NEW WORDS: agreed , beautiful , calmed, chewed , colors , counted , deal , dots , faster , fifty , forehead , freaked , gasped , gulped, helped , hundred , mixed , nodded , odd , others , plump , polka , same , shots , size , taught , times , upside , used , waddled , yep
I told Pam more . I’d seen it all . WEIRD Aliens . “Pam . The next world . X919 . Not tall here . Short .”
Pam asked , “How short ?”
I said , “Did not get to three feet tall . Think this . Pigs with two legs .”
Pam grinned . “Sounds odd !”
“Yep !” I said . “They waddled . They were plump . Slow . But smart ! They helped us . We learned much .”
“Like what ?” Pam asked .
“A bunch . Like how to speed up SPACE HAWK . Three times light speed had been our max . They taught us . Now we’re faster . Four times light speed ! That’s a huge deal !”
Pam agreed . “Worth your trip !”
I said , “Oh . Yeah ! Our best trip !”
We chewed our food . Pam asked , “Who next ?” 
“World Z731 . Our size . Two arms . Two legs . But their nose was in their forehead . Their mouth was under their nose . And their eyes were in their chin . Think this . Upside – down face !”
Pam gulped . “I’d have freaked !”
I calmed her . “No . You get used to it . Fast . And it’s fun . It’s all good !”
Pam thought. “More to tell?”
I said, “Yep. Just one. World B666. Much like us. But their skin! No one was the same. Polka dots!”
Pam sat up. “They had polka dots?”
I nodded. “Yes! We took snap shots. We counted four hundred colors. All mixed up. Some had a few colors. Others, fifty colors of polka dots. They were beautiful! But all life is! In its own way.”
Pam gasped. “This will be cool!”
I said, “You bet! No way to know who we’ll meet! And so far, so good. All are good friends of Earth! Knock on wood. We hope this keeps up!”
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Lesson 72 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS: balls , beep , bells , blest , bounce , brook , cars , clang , clocks , cone , creak , deer , floors , fright , geese, grows , grump , home’s , honk , hoot , horns , howl , huff , ice , kings , leaped , log , phones , played , rich , scree , sigh , slam , snakes , snore , speak , spoons , squash , toot , tread , trucks , winds , woods
One Squash , Two Squash
One squash ,
Two squash ,
Three squash ,
Four .
Five squash ,
Six squash ,
Seven squash ,
More .
Nice Thought
The world is so full ,
Of a whole lot of things .
I’m sure we should all feel ,
As blest as kings .
Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Best Old Place
The fish lives in the brook .
The bird lives in the tree .
But home’s the best old place ,
For a wee, wee child like me .
Deer Don’t Huff
Deer don’t huff ,
Or hoot, or howl .
They do not grump .
They do not growl .
They do not roar .
They don’t speak ill .
They eat green leaves ,
And just keep still .
Poem by Karla Kushkin
There Is A Rich Girl , Whose Nose
There is a rich girl , whose nose ,
Likes to get big , and grows .
When it grows out of sight ,
She’ll yell in a fright ,
“Oh ! Good – bye to the end of my nose!”
Poem by Edward Lear
Ears Hear
Flies buzz .
Cars roar .
Snakes hiss .
Folks snore .
Dogs bark .
Birds cheep .
Geese honk .
Beep ! Beep !
Winds sigh .
Shoes squeak .
Trucks honk .
Floors creak .
Horns toot .
Bells clang .
Doors slam .
Bang ! Bang !
Kids shout .
Clocks ding .
Kids cry .
Phones ring .
Balls bounce .
Spoons drop .
Folks scream .
Stop ! Stop !
Poem by Lucia and James L. Hymes, Jr.
White Mice
White mice are the best things,
That one of us could own.
I like them so much more,
Than some dogs that I have known.
Their fur is soft,
Their smiles are nice.
They’re small when they are grown.
And they sit still in your lap,
When you eat an ice cream cone.
The Frog On A Log
There once was a green old
Frog, frog, frog,
Who played in the woods
On a log, log, log.
An owl way up in a
Tree, tree, tree,
Came for the frog with a
Scree, scree, scree.
When the frog heard the owl,
In a flash, flash, flash,
He leaped in the pond
With a splash, splash, splash.
Poem by Ilo Orleans
Half Way Down
Half way down the stairs,
Is a stair where I sit.
There’s just not a stair,
That’s quite like it.
I’m not the whole way down.
And I’m not right at the top.
So, this is the stair,
Where I most like to stop.
Half way up the stairs,
Is just not up.
Half way down the stairs,
Is just not down.
It’s not in the den.
It’s not in the town.
And all sorts of fun things,
Run ’round my head.
It just is not a place you know,
It’s some where else I tread!
Poem by A. A. Milne
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Lesson 73 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS: beans , broth , claps , fight, gnarled , meat , oats , pears , peas, plums , pot , reach , sows , stamps , stands , stove , thick , tis , view
The Blue Cow
I have not seen a blue cow ,
I do not want to see one .
But I can tell you right now ,
‘Tis best to see , but not be one .
Poem by Gelett Burgess
Meat In The Soup
Meat in the soup ,
In a thick brown pot .
Put it on the stove ,
And serve it good and hot .
Oh Where, Oh Where , Has My Good Dog Gone?
Oh where , oh where ,
Has my good dog gone ?
Oh where , oh where can he be ?
With his ears cut short ,
And his tail cut long ,
Oh where , oh where can he be ?
Oats , Corn , Beans , And Green Peas Grow
Oats , corn , beans ,
And green peas grow .
Oats , corn , beans ,
And green peas grow .
Do you , or I ,
Or some one know , how
Oats , corn , beans ,
And green peas grow ?
First , the farm hand
Sows his seeds .
Then he stands
And takes his ease ,
Stamps his feet ,
And claps his hand ,
And turns all ’round
To view the land .
The Old Mom Who Lived In A Shoe
You know the old Mom,
Who lived in a shoe.
She had lots of kids,
She knew not what to do.
She gave them some broth,
But no bits of bread.
She moved them all ’round,
And put them to bed.
I’m sure if she lived,
In a small, old shoe house,
That wee, wee old Mom,
Just must be a mouse!
Poem by Beatrix Potter
The Pear Tree
I love our old pear tree,
Our old gnarled pear tree.
It does not bear plums,
And it does not bear pears.
So, it has lots of room
For the big, bad bears.
So up in the pear tree,
Where the pears are not,
The nice sweet pears
That the tree has not got,
Live a bunch of bears,
As fierce as can be.
They’re wild old bears,
But they’re scared of me.
‘Cause each time I shout
To the top of the tree,
“Bears, you’d best watch out,
Up the stairs soon I’ll be.”
You can hear them growl,
The way bears do,
“Come on up here.
We’re not scared of you.”
But they’re scared, all right,
‘Cause they do not stop,
To play or sing or fight.
For when I reach the top,
They’re way out of sight.
I would not hurt the
Big, old bears.
I like them more than
Plums or pears,
In our old pear tree
That does not grow plums,
Or does not grow pears.
But leaves lots of room,
For me and the bears.
Poem by E. Elizabeth Longwell
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Lesson 74 – Pattern-Builder Poems
NEW WORDS: bat , brat , chased , combat , coward , drat , flat , gnat , hit , kitchen , nonfat , picked , poured , scat , soup , spat , splat , tale , threw , tomcat , vat , wussie
Kitchen Tale
My name is Pat,
I took off my hat,
I stood on the mat,
I poured soup in the vat,
Of course it was nonfat,
So, I put in some fat.
I sat to pat my cat,
Who then chased a rat,
And in flew a bat!
My brat of a cat,
Spat at the bat,
Then he went SCAT.
The coward!
“I thought you were a tomcat!
Not a wussie!”
He left ME to combat the bat!
The bat hit the wall,
SPLAT! He fell flat …
I picked him up,
And threw him out.
THEN …
DRAT!
Into my soup flew a gnat!
THAT’S THAT!
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Lesson 75 – Beatrix Potter
Two Bad Mice: Part One
NEW WORDS: Liz , chairs , coal , crabs , doll’s , dolls , drapes , forks , glued , ham, joy , knives , locked , meals , part , plates , popped , sound , squeaked , steel, talks , thumb , tile , tin
It was once upon a time. There was a huge doll’s house. It was red brick. It had a white door. There were thick drapes. And a tile roof.
Two dolls lived there. Liz and Jane. Liz owned it. Kind of. Their food was free. Liz did not ask for her meals. And Jane was the cook. But she did not cook! The food was part of the doll’s house.
There were two red crabs. A ham. A fish. Lots of sweets. Pears. Plums. These were all on plates. They were glued to the plates. They could not come off.
One day, Liz and Jane were out on a drive. They were not in the doll’s house room. It was still. There was not a sound. Well, a small sound. Near the fire-place. It was in a hole. A mouse-hole in the wall.
Tom Thumb stuck his head out. Not Tom Thumb from the well-known tale. This was Tom Thumb, a mouse! Same name. But not a boy. He was a small mouse!
He popped his head back in. Then back out. And in a bit, his wife stuck her head out. She was named Pam. They stopped. They looked. This way. That way. To the left. To the right. They saw no one. “Let’s go!” said Pam.
She left their mouse-hole. She got on the rug. It was next to the coal box. Tom came out, too. They walked on the rug. They went to the doll’s house.
Tom pushed the front door. It was not locked. In they went! They went up the stairs. They came to a big room. That’s where the food was. They saw it all. They squeaked with joy! “Squeak! Squeak!” That’s how a mouse talks.
So much food! YUM! There were tin spoons. And steel knives and forks. And two doll’s chairs. Quite nice!
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Lesson 76 – Beatrix Potter
Two Bad Mice: Part Two
NEW WORDS: bam , bay , boiled , broke , burn , cans , carve , chalk , chives , chunks , cloves , dill , dried , fake , flour , fooled , ham’s , herbs , jerk , jobs , licked, mix , paw , plate , rage , rolled , sage , smash , smish , soot , starch , tea, tops , weed , words
Tom saw the ham first. It was bright pink. “Let’s start with that!” He got a knife. He tried to carve it. No luck! The knife broke! It hurt him. He licked his paw. “The ham’s not boiled. It’s too tough. Pam! You try it.”
Pam stood in a chair. She grabbed a knife. She tried. “Hard as a rock!” But then, BANG! There was a jerk. The ham broke off the plate! It fell to the floor. It rolled ’round and ’round.
“So much for ham,” whined Tom. “Let’s try the fish.” Pam tried each tin spoon. But no luck. The fish was glued to the plate.
The poor mice. They thought the food was real. But it was fake. Part of the doll’s house. It looked real. But it was not. Just good paint jobs!
Tom got mad, now. He grabbed the ham. He found a big spoon. He hit the ham! BANG! BAM! SMISH! SMASH! BOOM!
The ham broke in to lots of small chunks. It was made of chalk. It made a big mess.
Both mice went nuts! There was no end to their rage. They broke up the sweets. The crabs. The pear. The plum.
They were still fooled. They still thought the fish was real food. But it would not come off of the plate. There was a fire. But it was not real. Just like the food. It was a good paint job.
They tried to burn the fish off of the plate. But it would not burn, of course. Tom looked for soot. But there was no soot. There was no real fire there.
Then Pam found some cans. There were words on them. Rice. Flour. Salt. Herbs. Bay leaves. Chives. Sage. Oats. Cloves. Dill weed. Corn starch. Tea. Dried beans. Soup mix.
She took the tops off. There was not a thing in each can! She yelled! “Blast it! Where’s the food?”
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Lesson 77 – Beatrix Potter
Two Bad Mice: Part Three
NEW WORDS: Jane’s, book, break, bunched, cage, case, cop, cursed, dressed, dumps, ends, eve, fists, fit, hearts, leaned, minds, need, odds, paid, puts, rushed, scene, screamed, sneaks, sweat, sweeps, tore, trap
Now the mice were out of their minds. Each one’s face was red. Sweat came down their heads. Their eyes popped out. Their paws were bunched like fists. They screamed. They yelled. They cursed. It was not a nice scene!
They said, “Let’s mess this place up!” They tried to break each thing that they could! Like Jane’s clothes. They threw them on the floor. They ripped them. They tore them.
Then they stole things. Things they could use in their mouse-hole. Forks. Spoons. Knives. Some of the clothes. They took a chair. A small bed. Some small odds and ends.
They tried to take a book case. Too big. It would not fit. They tried a bird cage. Same thing. Too big. It would not fit. They left those two things on the rug, by the coal box.
Then they heard a noise. It was Liz and Jane. They were back. Tom and Pam rushed to their mouse-hole.
Liz talked to Jane. Jane talked to Liz. They came to their doll’s house. They went in the front door. Then up the stairs. And, oh my! What a mess they saw. A HUGE mess. They stopped and stared. They did not make a sound. Jane leaned on the wall. Liz sat down.
They found the bird cage. They brought it back in. Then they got the book case. That was brought in, too. There were still some pots and pans.
Now, a REAL girl owned the doll’s house. She saw the mess, too. She cried and cried. “Mom, I need a new doll, dressed like a cop!”
Mom said to her, “I don’t think so. That won’t scare them off. It was mice who did this. I’ll set a mouse trap!”
So, that ends our tale of the two bad mice.
Well, not quite. There’s a wee bit more. You’ll like this!
The mice were not as bad as you think. Tom paid for each thing they broke! You see, he found coins. They were in the wall. They were worth a lot. He gave them to Liz and Jane. He brought them to the doll’s house on New Year’s Eve! That was nice of him!
And guess what? Pam helps them, too. Each day, she sneaks in. She has a broom. She sweeps the floors. She puts the dust in a dust pan. She dumps it in the fire-place.
There is not a doll’s house in the world that is as clean as this one! It’s nice to know that these mice have some good in their hearts!
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Lesson 78 – Seth
NEW WORDS: Meg, Meg’s, Sal, Sal’s, Seth’s, Tim, Tim’s, Wes, ax, bib, bumps, chip, chips, chop, clams, crunch, crush, finch, fresh, hash, held, lift, logs, quilt, quints, romp, shrimp, sled, slept, slush, squid, stomp, stumps, tots
Seth
This is Seth Smith. Seth is ten. Seth must get in bed at ten. Seth can jump on his bed, but not past ten. Seth can stomp and romp and stand on his hands, but not past ten. Seth’s dad gets mad if Seth is not in bed at ten.
Seth’s Mom
This is Pat. Pat is Seth’s mom. Pat can fix things. Pat can scrub, plan, and think. Pat can run fast. Pat can sing songs.
Seth’s Dad
This is Ted. Ted is Seth’s dad. Ted is strong. Ted can chop big logs with his ax. Ted can lift big stumps. Ted can crush tin cans with his hands.
Sal’s Fish Shop
Pat and Seth went in Sal’s Fish Shop. Sal had fresh fish. Sal had fresh shrimp. Sal had crabs. Sal had clams. Sal had squid. Pat got fish and shrimp.
Lunch
Seth had lunch with his mom and dad. Pat had shrimp and chips. Ted had shrimp, fish, and chips. Seth had ham and chips. Munch, munch. Crunch, crunch. Yum, yum.
Seth’s Finch
That’s Seth’s pet finch, Chip. Chip can flap his wings. Chip can munch on ants and bugs. Chip can sing. Chip can land on Seth’s hand. That finch is fun!
Lost Finch
Seth’s pet finch, Chip, is lost. Seth can’t spot him. Pat can’t spot him. Ted can’t spot him. Chip is not on Seth’s bed. Chip is not on Seth’s desk. Then, at last, Pat spots Chip. Chip hid in Pat’s hat and slept.
Seth’s Sled
Seth’s sled went fast. Seth held on. Seth hit bumps, but did not stop. Seth hit slush, but did not stop. Then Seth’s sled hit mud. Splash! Seth got mud on his sled. Seth got mud on his pants. Seth got mud on his hat.
Meg’s Tots
This is Meg. Meg is Pat’s best pal. Pat has 1 lad — Seth. Meg has 5 tots — Tom, Tim, Max, Sam, and Wes. Meg has quints!
Pat and Ted help Meg. Pat sets Tim and Tom on Seth’s rug. Ted sets Sam on Seth’s quilt. Pat sets Max on Seth’s bed. Ted helps Wes stand up on Seth’s desk.
Hash and Milk
Pat and Ted had lunch with Meg’s tots. Max got hash on his chin. Wes got hash on his bib. Tim’s milk is on Tom. Then Tom got milk on Tim. Sam got milk on Pat and Ted.
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Lesson 79 – SPACE HAWK
Me
NEW WORDS: Charles, Chuck, Chuck’s, Chucky, Lisa, Nick, adventure, baseball, bones, buck, chickens, chuckles, feather, grew, growing, grr, knuckles, lend, muck, names, nanny, nurse, plays, pluck, pooh, rhymes, saying, shucks, stones, struck, suck, tuck, victim, yucky
Hi, YOU. Who am I? Time to tell you! Chuck. I’m Chuck. I’m a nurse. Been on SPACE HAWK six years.
My first name is Chuck. My last name is Charles. Why? Why did Mom and Dad do that? “Chuck Charles.” Come on! “Chuck” is a nick-name. For “Charles!”
Good grief. I did not like growing up. Not good. Kids made fun of me. “Chuck-Chuck!” They called me “Chuck-Chuck.”
They made rhymes. “Shucks! Chuck! You’re out of luck.”
“Hey! Chuck the Duck. What’s up?”
“Lucky Chucky. You smell yucky!” Well. I did not think I was lucky!!
“Please! Chuck! Lend me a buck!”
“Chuck’s a duck. He can cluck!” Come on! Chickens cluck. Not ducks!
“Look at Chuck’s shoes. He got stuck in muck!”
“Hey! Chuck Chuckles? What’s with your knuckles?” Grr!
“Chuck! Pluck out a feather!”
“Poor Chuck-Chuck. He has to suck his thumb!”
I could not STAND baseball! “Chuck-Chuck struck out. ONCE MORE! He snuck home to his mom!”
“Chuck-Chuck. Tuck in your shirt.”
“Baby Chuck-Chuck. He plays with a toy truck!”
My Mom and Dad tried. To help me, that is. They had a saying. “Sticks and stones may break my bones. But names will never hurt me.”
Yeah. Right! I was the victim. Not them! Mom grew up “Lisa Smith.” Dad was “James Charles.” No one made fun of them! Not their names!
But guess what? Now it’s good. I have THE best job! The best EVER! I have great friends. I’m on a huge adventure!
So! To all the kids who made fun of me. “Nanny-nanny-pooh-pooh! EAT YOUR HEARTS OUT!”
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Sam
Lesson 80 – Part One
NEW WORDS: Chad’s, Sam’s, Tut, chomps, cups, digs, flops, grin, list, mop, naps, sips, snip, snips, swims, taps, tugs, twists, yelps, zap
Sam and the Fish
This is Sam. Sam and his dad fish in a pond. Sam’s dad brings a rod. Sam brings a net. Sam and his dad sit and sit.
Then, zap! Sam’s dad gets a fish. The fish jumps. The fish twists and swims. Sam’s dad tugs on the rod. The fish swims past Sam. Sam swings his net. Sam lifts up the net. The fish is in the net! Sam and his dad grin.
Fun at the Pond
Sam is at the pond with his pals. Six frogs rest in the wet mud. Sam runs at the frogs. The frogs all hop in the pond. Sam’s pal, Chad, digs up a crab. The crab gets mad at Chad. The crab snips at Chad’s hands. Chad drops the crab.
Jen lifts up a log and spots a bug. The bug is long, with lots of legs. The bug runs and digs in the sand.
The pond is lots of fun.
Sam’s Pets
Sam has pets. One of his pets is a dog. One of his pets is a cat. One of his pets is a bug. This is Sam’s dog, Max. Max runs and jumps. Max digs in the mud. Max rubs mud on Sam. Max yelps at the cat.
This is Sam’s cat, Tim. Tim sips milk from a dish. Tim naps on Sam’s bed. Tim runs from Max.
This is Sam’s bug, King Tut. King Tut hops from plant to plant. King Tut chomps on plants. King Tut runs from Tim.
Tasks
Sam has a long list of tasks. Sam must scrub a bunch of cups. Sam must help his dad trim shrubs. Sam must mop the steps.
Sam scrubs all of the cups. Scrub, scrub, scrub. Sam helps his dad trim shrubs. Snip, snip, snip.
The sun is hot. Sam gets hot. Sam spots a fan on the rug. Sam flops on the rug and naps. Then his mom spots him. Sam’s mom taps him with the mop. Sam jumps up. Sam picks up the mop.
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