Locked out Mom came home after work. Sally came home with her. Mom looked in her bag. Where's my key?said Mom.It's not here! We are locked out! Is a window open?Said Sally. No,said Mom. All the windows are shut. Mrs. James next door has a key,said Sa...
Late for soccer Toot-toot.Tim woke up and looked out of the window. Oh,no!he shouted.It's soccer today!Michael's dad is here now! Tim opened the window.I'm coming!he shouted to Michael. Mom!Mom! Wake up! Help me! I'm late for soccer. Where are my soc...
Cows in the garden The cows looked at the garden. They looked at the old broken-down fence. Cows!shouted Grandma.The cows are in the garden. They are eating my flowers!Who let the cows into the garden? Grandma and Dad ran into the garden.This is wher...
Come on,Tim Tim looked at the fort. He saw Michael and Anna playing on it.They climbed up the ladder and came down the pole. Tim went to the fort. He saw Michael and Anna climbing up.Tim climbed up,too. He climbed up to the top of the fort. Michael w...
Mushrooms for dinner Father Bear came home and said, Look! No mushrooms I did not find one! I'm going fishing. I'm good at finding mushrooms, said Baby Bear. I will go and get some. Baby Bear went uphill and downhill looking for mushrooms. He went on...
A Special Change Would you be excited to see a history maker? 1 As their tour bus traveled through Arlington National Cemetery, Ling told Ben, I can't believe our good luck with your first show. 2 You must mean the weather, Ben teased. Ling was alway...
A Home for the President Would you like to be president and live in the White House? 1 Ben stood outside the black [r?:t] wrought-iron gate and stared because he couldn't believe he was standing where he was. It was Kate, tugging on his shirt, who br...
Good Ideas What makes an idea a good idea? 1 Ben and his younger sister, Kate, were helping their father in the kitchen. Mom will be surprised when she comes home from work, said Ben. 2 This was a great idea, said Ben's dad. 3 Soon they heard the sla...
She found a book in her basement. It was an old book. She opened the book. It was a library book. It was an old library book. The library card was inside the front cover. The due date was on the library card. She looked at the due date. The due date...
She took a bagel out of the package. She took a knife out of the drawer. She sliced the bagel in half. She sliced it carefully, because a bagel is hard to cut. If the knife slipped, she might cut her finger. She put each half of the bagel into the to...
