The Winner 赢家 Victor never won at anything. He played Monopoly. He lost at Monopoly. He played Scrabble. He lost at Scrabble. He played checkers. He lost at checkers. He played chess. He lost at chess. He played tennis. He lost at tennis. His dad...
Forever Single 永远单身 No one will ever marry me, said Paula. Of course someone will marry you, said her sister Joan. Paula said she wasnt pretty. A man wants to marry a pretty woman. I think youre pretty. Some man will marry you. Look at Mama,...
A New Family 组建新家庭 Im too old to have children now, Kim said to her friend. But I have a lot of money. I have enough money to adopt children. I am going to adopt two baby children. I am going to adopt a baby girl and a baby boy. Kim went to...
The Paint Job 粉刷护栏 Dannys fence needed painting. He wanted to paintit white. He looked in the phone book. He lookedunder P for Painters. He called up a painter. Howmuch to paint my fence? he asked. How big isyour fence? the painter asked. It...
Baseball Dreams 棒球梦 Paul loved baseball. He loved baseball more than football. He loved baseball more than basketball. His favorite team was the Yankees. He wanted to play baseball for the Yankees. He practiced baseball almost every day. He pra...
Walk the Dog 遛狗 Tommy, the dog is scratching at the door, his mom yelled. Take him for a walk. Make sure you take a plastic bag with you. Tommy said he didnt hear the dog scratching. He said the dog did not need to go for a walk. He said there we...
The Mole 一颗痣 She had a mole on her face. She hated it. It was on her left cheek. It wasnt far from her mouth. She touched it every day. She wished that it would go away. But it didnt. It was an ugly brown bump on her cheek. It was a dark brown...
A Barking Dog 犬吠 The ladys dog barked too much. It barked in the morning. It barked in the afternoon. It barked at night. Every time Kevin walked past the front door, the dog barked. Every time Kevin walked past the back door, the dog barked. Eve...
A Christmas Present 圣诞礼物 What do you want for Christmas? Daddy asked Anthony. Anthony wanted a little brother. Can I have a little brother for Christmas? Anthony asked. Well, Ill have to talk to your mother, said Daddy. Why do you have to tal...
Cross the Street 过马路 Jimmy wanted to cross the street. He was on the south side of the street. He wanted to get to the north side of the street. He was in the middle of the block. His father always told him to cross at an intersection. His fath...
Who Sits in the Front? 谁坐前面 The boys were going to the beach. Dad was going to drive them to the beach. The drive to the beach would take an hour. Dave and Dick loved the beach. They also loved the drive to the beach. They loved to look out t...
The World Map 世界地图 Jerry was looking at a map. It was a map of the world. The map showed many countries. It showed all the countries in the world. All the countries were different colors. There were red countries, green countries, and blue co...
Go to the Park 前往公园 Chuck wanted to go to the park after dinner. His mom wanted him to stay home after dinner. She didnt want him to go to the park. She said it was dark at the park. But Chuck said it wasnt dark at the park. There are lights...
Somethings Biting Him 什么东西在咬他 Joe went to the doctor. He had red bites all over his body. He had red bites on his face. He had red bites on his chest. He had red bites on his back. He had red bites on his legs. But he didnt have red bit...
Visit the Ocean 前往海边 Dad took Beth to the ocean. This was her first visit to the ocean. This was her first visit to the beach. This was the first time she saw the sandy beach. She loved the sand. She dug holes in the sand. She filled up the h...
