Page - 1 A Good Boy Billy always listens to his mother He always does what she says If his mother says, “Brush your teeth,” Billy brushes his teeth If his mother says, “Go to bed,” Billy goes to bed Billy is a very good boy A good boy listens to his mother His mother doesn’t have to ask him again She asks him to something one time, and she doesn’t ask again Billy is a good boy He does what his mother asks the first time She doesn’t have to ask again She tells Billy, “You are my best child.” Of course Billy is her best child Billy is her only child A Long Life Nancy wants to live a long time She wants to live for one hundred years She is five years old now She wants to live 95 more years Then she will be 100 Her father is 30 years old He wants to live a long time, too He wants to live for one hundred years He wants to live for 70 more years “Daddy, we will grow old together, okay?” Nancy said to her father “Yes, honey, we will grow old together,” he said to Nancy Then Nancy smiled She gave her daddy a big hug Barking Dog Bobby woke up because he heard a dog He heard a dog barking outside his window Bobby woke up when he heard the dog barking Bobby got out of bed He got out of bed and walked to the window He looked out the window He saw a big brown dog It was barking very loud Bobby opened his window He looked at the barking dog “Why are you barking so loud?” he asked the dog The dog looked at Bobby Then it stopped barking Lost Pencil David lost his yellow pencil He could not find it “Where is my yellow pencil?” he asked his sister His sister did not know “I don’t know where your pencil is,” she said David thought about it He thought and thought He used his yellow pencil before lunch He used it to write a note to his teacher The note said, “Dear teacher, Thank you for helping me David.” He put the note in an envelope Where was the envelope? He looked in the kitchen He looked on the kitchen counter He found the envelope It was next to the toaster He found the pencil It was under the toaster Horse Rider Page - “Can I ride my horse, Mommy?” Sara asked her mom Sara loved to ride her horse She rode her horse almost every Saturday “Okay, honey, get ready to go,” her mom said Sara was happy She went into her bedroom She put her pink socks on She put her pink sneakers on She grabbed her pink hat She went to the front door “I’m going to wait in the car,” she told her mom “Okay, I’ll be there in a minute,” her mom said Sara opened the car door She sat down in the front seat She put on her hat She was excited Yellow Corn Brian sat down for dinner He sat down in the chair He sat down at the table He looked at his white plate He looked at his silver fork He looked at his silver spoon His dad said, “Pass me your plate, Brian.” His dad put white rice on the plate His dad put yellow corn on the plate His dad put green peas on the plate He gave the plate back to Brian “This looks delicious,” Brian said “It is delicious,” his dad said Brian wondered why corn was yellow He wondered why peas were green He wondered if there were yellow peas and green corn Row Your Boat Brenda sang a song She sang the song while she walked to school The name of the song was “Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” Brenda liked to sing this song It was her favorite song to sing She sang it every day while she walked to school Sometimes she sang it with her best friend Sometimes her best friend walked to school with Brenda Then they both sang the song together Brenda liked the song because it was easy to remember the words “Row, row, row your boat” are easy words to remember The Jumper Johnny jumped over the dog The dog was lying on the ground Johnny jumped over it The dog saw Johnny jump over it The dog got up The dog got up and barked at Johnny Johnny laughed He laughed while the dog barked Johnny ran over to the fence The dog chased him to the fence Johnny jumped over the fence He turned around and looked at the dog The dog stopped at the fence The dog could not jump over the fence Johnny said, “Jump, jump!” The dog barked, but did not jump Red Berry Mary ate a blueberry She loved blueberries Then she ate a blackberry She loved blackberries Then she ate a strawberry She loved strawberries Mary was confused A blueberry is blue, so you call it a blueberry A blackberry is black, so you call it a blackberry A strawberry Page - is red So, why don’t you call it a redberry? Mary asked her mom Her mom didn’t know She asked her dad Her dad didn’t know She asked her little brother “Because a red berry is a cherry!” her brother said 10 Chocolate Milk James took the milk out of the refrigerator He put the carton of milk on the counter He took the cap off the carton of milk He opened the kitchen cabinet He took a glass out of the cabinet He put the glass on the counter next to the milk He poured some milk into the glass He put the cap back on the carton of milk He put the milk back into the refrigerator He took the chocolate syrup out of the refrigerator He poured some chocolate syrup into the glass of milk He stirred the milk with a spoon He licked the spoon 11 Go to Work Patricia did not have much time It was time to go to work She did not want to be late for work She would lose her job if she was late She finished her coffee She drank the last drop She put the coffee cup in the kitchen sink She turned on the kitchen faucet She poured water into the cup She turned off the faucet She picked up her keys The keys were on the kitchen table She grabbed her gray coat Her gray coat was on the chair The chair was next to the door She walked outside She locked her door with her house key 12 Fresh Fish Mike was ready for bed It was 11 o’clock He had to get up early the next day The next day he was going fishing Fish wake up early They look for food early in the day They look for food late in the day The best time to fish is early or late in the day That is when the fish are hungry Mike set his alarm He set his alarm for o’clock The next day he would start fishing at o’clock He wanted to catch four or five fish If he caught four or five fish, he could eat fresh fish all week Fresh fish is the best fish Mike went to bed 13 Buy a New Car Linda wants to buy a new car She has an old car Her old car is a white Honda Linda wants to buy a new Honda She wants to buy a new red Honda She has saved $1,000 She will use $1,000 to help buy the new car She will give $1,000 to the Honda dealer The Honda dealer will give her a contract to sign The contract will require her to pay $400 a month for seven years Her new red Honda will cost Linda a lot of money But that’s okay, because Linda makes a lot of Page - money 14 A Thin Man Richard is a light eater He doesn’t eat much He isn’t a heavy eater He eats a light breakfast, a light lunch, and a light dinner Richard is not fat He is thin He will always be thin, because he is a light eater He eats a bowl of cereal for breakfast He eats a bowl of cereal with milk He eats a sandwich for lunch Sometimes it’s a fish sandwich He likes fish He eats rice and vegetables for dinner All he eats for dinner is rice and vegetables He will never get fat 15 A Funny Story Barbara likes funny stories She likes to hear funny stories She likes to tell funny stories She told her mom a funny story When she finished, she waited for her mom to laugh “Mom, why aren’t you laughing? That was a funny story,” Barbara said “Oh, I’m sorry,” her mom said “Sometimes you think something is funny, but someone else thinks it isn’t funny.” So, Barbara’s mom did not laugh at Barbara’s story Barbara told the same story to her younger sister Her younger sister laughed at the story 16 Bug in a Bottle Charles found a glass bottle He found the glass bottle in his back yard It was a pretty glass bottle It was dark green He looked inside the dark green bottle He couldn’t see anything He shook the bottle Something came out of the bottle It landed on the ground It was a bug Charles picked up the bug He looked at it The bug looked at Charles Charles put the bottle back on the ground He put the bug on the ground, next to the bottle The bug crawled back into the bottle 17 Clean Hands Elizabeth washes her hands every day She likes to wash her hands She washes her hands with soap and water She uses soap and water to wash her hands She uses warm water and soap She washes her hands for 30 seconds After 30 seconds she stops washing her hands She turns off the water She dries her hands on a clean towel Every few hours she turns on the Page - water and washes her hands Elizabeth has very clean hands She does not have many germs on her hands Germs cannot live on her clean hands 18 Who Is It? Joseph never opens the front door When someone knocks on the front door, Joseph says, “Who is it?” But he does not open the door His parents told him to keep the door closed His parents want him to be safe He will be safe if he doesn’t open the door Yesterday someone knocked on the front door “Who is it?” Joseph asked “It’s the mailman,” the person said “I cannot open the door,” Joseph said “Okay, I will come back tomorrow,” the mailman said “Goodbye,” Joseph said Joseph is a good boy He listens to his parents He doesn’t open the door for any person 19 Trash Day Jennifer pulled the trash can out to the street She pulled the trash can out to the street on Monday morning Monday was trash day The trash truck came to her house The truck had a metal arm The metal arm picked up the trash can It raised the trash can into the sky It emptied the trash can into the truck Then the arm put the can back on the street On Monday afternoon Jennifer walked out to the street The trash can was empty She pulled the trash can back into her yard Next Monday she would pull it out to the street again 20 Cold Weather Thomas was not hot He was not warm either He was cold The weather was not hot The weather was not warm either The weather was cold Thomas did not like to be cold He looked for his jacket He found his jacket He put on his jacket But he was still cold He looked at the windows Were all the windows closed? Yes, they were They were all closed None of the windows were open He looked at the door The door wasn’t open It was closed He was still cold He looked for a warmer jacket 21 Add Numbers Maria was learning to add numbers She liked to add numbers It was easy to add numbers She could add one and one She knew that one and one are two She knew that two and two are four She knew that three and three are six But that was it She didn’t know what four and four are She asked her mom Her mom told her that four and four are eight “Oh, now I know,” Maria said “I am four years old now In four more years, I will be eight.” Maria was a fast learner She wasn’t a slow learner Page - 22 Write a Letter Christopher wrote a letter to his sister His sister lived in another city His sister did not have a computer Neither did he His sister didn’t like to use the phone Neither did he He wrote his sister a long letter He told her the news in his life He told her that he had a new job He told her that he had a new girlfriend He told her that he had a new car He had lots of news for his sister She would be happy to read his letter Then she would send him a letter Her letter would have lots of news, too 23 Short Girl Margaret was a small girl She was a little girl All her friends were taller than her She was shorter than all her friends She wanted to be tall Her mom told her not to worry One day Margaret would be tall One day she would be taller than her friends One day all her friends would be shorter than her She was happy to hear that She only had one question for her mom When would she be taller than her friends? Would it be next year? She hoped it would be next year She was tired of being the shortest girl 24 The Farm Daniel wanted to visit a farm He asked his parents to take him to a farm His teacher told him about the animals on a farm There are lots of animals on a farm Daniel wanted to see the animals He wanted to see the cows He wanted to see the chickens He wanted to see the pigs He wanted to pet the animals He wanted to feed the animals He loved animals He wanted to live on a farm He wanted to live with cows and chickens and pigs They would be his friends He didn’t have any friends in school 25 Tenth Birthday Dorothy will be ten years old next month She is excited Ten years old is very old She will not be a little kid anymore A nine-year-old kid is just a little kid A ten-year-old kid is almost an adult Nine is only one number, but 10 is two numbers Nine is a little kid number, but 10 is an adult number When she is ten, she will be an adult almost She will be a young woman She will wear lipstick She will wear nail polish She will have a boyfriend He will be handsome and polite He will open doors for her He will buy her birthday presents Dorothy can’t wait until next month Page - 26 His Red Bike Paul has a red bicycle He loves his red bicycle He got the red bicycle for his ninth birthday His parents gave him his bike when he was nine He takes care of his bike He puts air in both tires He puts air in the front tire He puts air in the rear tire He puts oil on the bike chain He wipes dirt off the bike with a damp rag He puts water on the rag and wipes all the dirt away He rides his bike everywhere He rides it to school He rides it to the library He rides it to his friend’s house He really loves his bike 27 New Shoes Lisa loves to go shopping Tomorrow she is going shopping She needs a new pair of shoes She wants to buy a pair of red shoes She thinks red shoes are pretty She will buy a pair of shoes at the mall Lisa usually shops at the mall The mall is only a mile from her house She just walks to the mall It only takes her 20 minutes Tomorrow she will go to four different shoe stores Tomorrow is Saturday The mall always has sales on Saturday If the sale price is good, Lisa might buy two pairs of shoes 28 A New Car Mark bought a new car last week He is happy with his new car He got a good deal on his new car It was on sale His new car is green The four tires are black His new car has four doors It has one trunk The spare tire is in the trunk All new cars have a spare tire His new car has one hood The engine is under the hood All new cars have an engine His new car has two big seats One seat is in the front One seat is in the back Mark sits in the front seat when he drives his new car He always buckles his seat belt 30 Piano Player Donald plays the piano He loves the piano He has a big piano in his living room His piano is shiny and black It has three legs He sits on a bench to play the piano The bench has four legs His piano has 88 keys The keys are black and white Donald has ten fingers His ten fingers play music on the 88 piano keys The piano also has three pedals Donald uses his two feet on the three pedals He uses both of his hands and both of his feet to play the piano He also uses both of his eyes to play the piano 31 The Runner Page - Betty’s doctor told her to exercise more So she began running She enjoys running She runs almost every day She runs two miles a day On the weekend she runs five miles She runs up hills She runs down hills She runs in the street and on the sidewalk She runs on trails She runs in the heat and the cold She runs on sunny days and rainy days Betty will run in the marathon next week Next week will be her first marathon A marathon is 26 miles She will run for three hours without stopping She won’t try to win the marathon She will try to finish it 32 A Simple Salad George is going to make a salad He is going to make a simple salad It will be a simple salad, but it will also be delicious His salad will have only two ingredients One ingredient is fresh cucumber A cucumber is dark green and long George will peel the skin off the cucumber He will throw the skin in the trash He won’t eat the skin He will slice the cucumber into little pieces Each piece will be about the size of a nickel He will put all the pieces into a big bowl Then he will pour salad dressing on the pieces in the big bowl That’s it—a cucumber, and salad dressing 33 How Rude Helen is unhappy with her mother Her mother is unhappy with Helen They are both unhappy with each other Helen has a boyfriend His name is Peter Her mother doesn’t like Peter Her mother said that Peter is rude Why did she say that? Because Peter didn’t take his hat off in the house Helen’s mother says that is rude A man should take his hat off in the house “Your father always took his hat off in the house,” Helen’s mother said “But, Mom, times are different now,” Helen said "I promise you, Peter will take his hat off next time." Helen’s mother said it was too late—rude is rude 34 Clean the Apartment Kenneth cleaned his apartment He emptied the trash He washed the dirty dishes He looked in his bathroom The sink and bathtub were dirty He scrubbed the sink and bathtub He looked in his bedroom Clothes were on the floor He picked up the clothes He put the shirts on hangers He folded the pants He put the pants in the dresser He washed the dirty clothes He looked in his living room Papers were on the floor Books and newspapers and magazines were on the floor He picked them all up He put them on the book shelves Then he vacuumed his whole apartment 35 Write a Check Sandra wrote a check to her gas company On one line she wrote “May 17, 2009.” On the Page - next line she wrote “The Gas Company.” On another line she wrote “$35.66.” On another line she wrote “Thirty-five and 66/100.” On another line she wrote “Monthly Gas Bill.” On another line she signed her name Then she put the check into an envelope She also put the gas bill into the envelope She licked the envelope and sealed it She put her return address on the front of the envelope She put a 44-cent stamp on the front of the envelope She put the envelope in the mailbox 36 Melted Cheese Steven was hungry What could he eat? He looked in the refrigerator He saw some orange cheese He saw some yellow butter He knew what he would eat He would eat a melted cheese sandwich He took the cheese and butter out of the refrigerator He buttered two slices of bread He sliced the cheese and put it between the two buttered slices He heated the frying pan He put the cheese sandwich into the frying pan After three minutes, he flipped the sandwich over After three more minutes, he put the melted cheese sandwich on a plate 37 In Love Donna loved her husband Her husband loved Donna They were in love with each other She wanted to give him a birthday present He was going to be 40 years old next week She wondered what to give him Should she give him a watch? Should she give him a sweater? Should she give him a new guitar? What should she give him? She asked him what he wanted for his birthday He said he didn’t want anything for his birthday “Oh, you must want something!” she said “You’re right,” he said “I want your love forever.” 38 Work, Work It was time for bed Edward was very tired He turned off the TV He turned off his computer He turned off the dining room light He went into the bathroom He brushed his teeth He went into the bedroom He put on his pajamas He got into bed He put his head on the pillow He pulled the blanket up to his shoulders He thought about all the work he had done that day He thought about all the work he had to the next day He closed his eyes He thought about his vacation in three months That would be so nice 39 No Energy Carol felt tired She felt tired all the time She didn’t use to feel tired She used to have a lot of energy Why was she so tired all the time? “You should eat more sugar,” her friend told her Page - 10 “Sugar will give you energy.” But Carol didn’t want to eat more sugar More sugar would give her more weight She didn’t want to put on weight She wanted to have energy again She finally decided to see a doctor Her doctor told her that she had a thyroid problem “What is a thyroid?” she asked her doctor "It can make you feel very tired But don't worry, I can fix it," he told her 40 A Fast Driver Brian has a fast car He drives his car fast He never gets a ticket His car is too fast for the police They chase him, but they can’t catch him Brian always escapes from the police The police want to catch him But their cars are too slow Brian’s car is very fast He likes to drive over 100 mph When he sees the police, he waves to the police The police turn on their sirens They turn on their red lights They chase after Brian Brian speeds up He passes all the other cars on the road He escapes from the police 41 A New Baby Ruth is pregnant She is expecting a baby The baby is due in two months The baby is a boy It is her first boy She already has a little girl Her little girl is two years old Ruth loves her little girl Her little girl is happy to get a baby brother Ruth is eating for two people right now She is very careful about what she eats and drinks She eats a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables She eats fresh fish twice a week She doesn’t drink alcohol or coffee She doesn’t eat candy or potato chips She stays away from cigarette smokers She will have a healthy baby 42 Questions When does Ronald eat breakfast? He eats breakfast in the morning What does he eat for breakfast? He eats ham and eggs What does he drink for breakfast? He drinks coffee Where does he eat breakfast? He eats breakfast at home Who makes breakfast for Ronald? His wife makes breakfast for him Why does Ronald eat breakfast? Because food gives him energy What does he after he eats breakfast? He brushes his teeth What does he after he brushes his teeth? He goes to work Which bus does he take to work? He takes the city bus to work 43 Swimming Pool Sharon jumped into the water at the swimming pool She held her nose She went under the water Then she came back up She swam to the ladder in the pool She climbed out of the pool She stood at the edge of the pool She held her nose She jumped in again Sharon liked to jump into the pool The water felt good It was a hot day The water was cool The water felt so good Sharon’s mother had brought her to the pool Her mother was sitting in a chair She was Page - 11 watching Sharon She wanted Sharon to have fun 44 Bug Lover Anthony went to the book store He wanted to buy a book He wanted to buy a book about bugs He liked bugs He picked up bugs in his yard He took them to school He showed the bugs to his teacher His teacher told him the name of each bug Then Anthony took the bugs home He showed them to his parents His mom told him to take the bugs out of the house His dad liked to see the bugs He said Anthony did a good job He gave Anthony money to buy a book So Anthony took the money to the book store He looked for a book with lots of pictures of bugs 45 Earthquake Michelle felt the earthquake It lasted for only five seconds The whole house shook She heard noise The TV went off The lights went off She was scared She had never felt an earthquake It was very strong It was as if a giant hand had shaken her house The lights came back on Michelle turned the TV on The TV had no news about the earthquake She turned on the radio The radio said it was a 4.7 earthquake But there was no damage No one was hurt Everyone was okay No houses had damage Everything was okay But Michelle was still scared She wanted to move far away She did not like earthquakes They were so scary 46 Losing Weight Kevin wanted to lose weight He was getting fat His stomach was getting bigger He was gaining weight He was gaining one pound every week He had to buy new pants He didn’t fit into his old pants He couldn’t see his feet anymore When he looked down, all he could see was his big fat belly He wanted his belly to disappear How could he that? How could he lose weight? What could he do? He talked to his wife She told him to stop eating candy She told him to stop eating cake She told him to walk up and down the big hill every day 47 No Job Kimberly was not happy She was sad She needed a job She asked everyone for a job Everyone told her no No one had a job for her She came home every day and cried How could she live without a job? She had only $1,000 After she spent the $1,000, she would have no money Then what would she do? She had nowhere to go She had no friends She had no family She was all alone She was very worried She looked in the newspaper every day She was ready to take any job If someone gave her a job, she would be so happy Page - 12 48 Poor Dog Jason looked at his watch It was time for his favorite TV show He turned on the TV He sat down in his chair But then he heard his dog His dog was scratching at the door Oh, no, Jason thought The dog wanted to go out The dog had to go to the bathroom If he lived in a house, he could let the dog go out the door and into the yard But he lived in an apartment He didn't have a yard He had to take the dog for a walk But if he took the dog for a walk, he would miss his favorite TV show The dog scratched at the door again Jason turned off the TV 49 A Storm Laura looked out the window A storm was coming The sky was getting darker The wind was starting to blow Some trees were bending Leaves were flying through the air It was getting cold She closed all the windows She went outside Her car was in the street She closed the windows in her car She locked her car She went back into her house She turned on the TV She wanted to see the news about the storm The TV person said it was a big storm He said it would rain a lot He told people to stay home 50 Good Teacher Jeff sat down He was in class He was at school He was in English class He liked his English class He liked his teacher His teacher was friendly His teacher helped all the students His teacher answered everyone’s questions Jeff asked a new question every day Yesterday he asked his teacher a spelling question He asked his teacher how to spell “myself.” His teacher told him how to spell it Jeff thanked his teacher His teacher said, “You’re welcome Ask me anything anytime That’s what I’m here for, to help you.” 51 Bad Boy Deborah was angry at her son Her son didn’t listen to her Her son was 16 years old Her son thought he knew everything Her son yelled at Deborah He told her he didn’t have to anything He didn’t have to listen to her He didn’t have to go to school He didn’t have to his homework He didn’t have to study He was 16 He could anything he wanted to What could Deborah do? She wasn’t married She was divorced She could not control her son He would listen to his father But his father was not there His father lived in another city 52 Cancer Page - 13 Paula has cancer She has six months to live Her doctors cannot help her No one can help her She smoked cigarettes for 30 years She did not want to stop smoking cigarettes She liked to smoke cigarettes The doctors told her to stop smoking many years ago She didn’t listen to them She didn’t listen to her parents She didn’t listen to her children She didn’t listen to her friends Everyone told her to stop smoking She told everyone to stop worrying about her She would be fine, she told them She still smokes every day Why not, she asks 53 Money in the Bank Randy went to the bank He needed money from the bank The bank has all of Randy’s money The bank keeps Randy’s money safe Randy cannot keep his money at home Someone might steal his money He can’t hide his money in his back yard A dog might find his money and eat it He can’t hide his money in a tree A bird might fly away with his money Some people hide their money under their bed Some people hide their money in their refrigerator But that is not safe Someone will look under the bed or in the refrigerator The best place for people to keep money is in the bank 54 News Every Day Jackie loves the news She listens to the news on the radio She watches the news on TV She reads the news in the newspaper She reads the news in magazines She loves the news because it is always new It is always fresh It is always interesting There is news every day There is news in every country There is news in every state There is news in every city Everyone all over the world talks about the news every day But Jackie has a question about the news Why is the news usually bad? Why isn’t the news usually good? No one knows the answer 55 The Flu Larry has the flu His nose is running He coughs a lot He sneezes a lot When he coughs, he covers his mouth When he sneezes, he covers his mouth When his nose is running, he wipes his nose with a tissue Larry’s mother is taking care of him She makes hot soup for him She gives him fresh orange juice She makes him comfortable in his bed She turns on the TV so he can watch TV in his bed She turns out the light so he can sleep in his bed She gives him medicine so he will get better Larry will get better soon 56 Patty’s Doll Patty got a doll for Christmas It is her favorite doll It is a rag doll It has a yellow dress It has a blue blouse The name of the doll is Molly Molly has bright red hair She has red lips She has blue eyes She has a pink ribbon in her hair Molly is wearing red shoes She’s wearing white Page - 14 socks Molly has a purse Her purse is pink The purse is empty There is nothing in the purse There was a little mirror in the purse But Patty lost the mirror When she lost the mirror, she said, “I’m sorry, Molly I will get you another mirror.” 57 The Shoe Shine Danny looked at his brown shoes They looked old and dirty They needed a shine It was time to shine his brown shoes He got a rag He got a shoe brush He got a can of polish He opened the can of polish He put the rag around his finger He scooped out a bit of polish with his finger He rubbed the polish all over the left shoe He brushed the left shoe He brushed it and brushed it The shoe began to shine It looked like a new shoe Then Danny put polish on the right shoe He brushed the right shoe until it looked like a new shoe 58 Dear God Peggy went to church every Sunday She loved to go to church At church she was with her family and friends At church she was with the saints She was with the angels And most of all, Peggy was with God She always talked to God in church She always asked God to stop war She asked God to stop hate She asked God to stop sickness But war and hate and sickness did not stop There were war and hate and sickness every day “Mommy, why doesn’t God stop war and hate and sickness?” Peggy asked “God will,” her mom said, “when more people ask.” 59 Birthday Card Dora wanted to buy a card for her mother Her mother’s birthday was next week Dora loved her mom She wanted to get a nice birthday card She wanted a card that was pretty She wanted a card that said the right thing What was the right thing? The card must say, “I love you, Mom.” It must say, “Mom, you are the best mother in the world.” It must say, “I’m so happy that you are my Mom.” Those are all the right things for the card to say But there was one more thing the card must say It must say, “Happy Birthday!” 60 Wants to Die Frank is not an old man He is only 61 years old But he is dying He is in the home for old people Nobody visits him His wife doesn’t visit him She is already dead She died six months ago She died in the street She was crossing the street A car ran over her Frank loves his wife He got sick after she died He never got better The doctor says that nothing is wrong with Frank’s body The doctor says that Frank wants to die The doctor is right Frank does not want to live without his wife Page - 15 61 Two Aspirin Lois has a headache The headache started one hour ago She doesn’t know why she has a headache She never gets headaches She never gets sick Lois is a healthy woman Where did her headache come from? Was it something she ate? Was it something she drank? She doesn’t know She wants her headache to go away She does not like to take medicine But her head hurts so much She went into her bathroom She opened the medicine cabinet She found some aspirin She took two aspirin with a glass of water Maybe the aspirin will help her headache go away 62 No More Apartment Jerry has no job any more He has a little money But he does not have enough money for rent He cannot pay his rent He has to move out of his apartment He will move out next week He will move into his car He will put all his clothes into his car He will put his pillows and blankets into his car He will sleep in his car He will look for another job After next week he will not be able to take a shower He will have to use a public bathroom He won’t be able to drive his car He won’t have money for gas Jerry needs help 63 Use Soap Kathy finished her sandwich She had a chicken sandwich for lunch She got up from her chair She took her plate to the kitchen sink She put the plate in the sink She turned on the cold water faucet She rinsed the plate She picked up a paper towel She wiped the plate dry She put the plate on the counter Her mother walked into the room “Did you wash that plate with soap?” she asked Kathy Kathy said no “I couldn’t find the soap,” she said Her mom said, “What’s this right next to the cold water faucet?” Kathy said, “Soap.” Her mom told her to wash the plate again 64 A Happy Cat Bruce picked up the cat The cat meowed The cat didn’t like most people The cat liked to be alone It liked to sleep on the sofa It liked to sleep in the fruit bowl It liked to sleep on top of the TV It liked to chase bugs in the front yard It liked to chase lizards in the back yard It liked to chase flies in the kitchen Bruce put the cat on the floor He rubbed the cat’s stomach The cat liked that The cat licked his hand Bruce rubbed the cat’s stomach some more The cat meowed The cat was happy Page - 16 65 Girl Fight Sharon was five years old Her best friend was Pam They played games together They played all kinds of games They had fun together But one day Pam pushed Sharon “Why did you push me?” Sharon asked “Because,” Pam said Sharon told Pam not to push her again So, Pam pushed Sharon again Sharon pushed Pam back Then Pam pulled Sharon’s hair Then Sharon pulled Pam’s hair Both of them started crying Sharon’s mom came into the room She told Pam to go home Pam ran out of the house “Sharon, you can’t play with Pam anymore,” Sharon’s mother said 66 Scrub the Floor Andrew got down on his hands and knees He put a dry sponge into the bucket The bucket was full of soapy water He squeezed the sponge He scrubbed the kitchen floor There were marks on the floor There were spots on the floor There was old food on the floor He scrubbed the floor clean Then he took the bucket into the bathroom He poured the soapy water into the tub The water went down the drain He turned on the shower He rinsed the tub He turned the bucket over so it would dry He washed his hands 67 Sally’s Cold Sally had a cold Her nose was red She pulled a tissue out of the tissue box She blew her nose She threw the tissue into the trash She looked at her fingernails Her fingernails were too long She needed to cut her nails She opened her purse She took her nail clippers out of the purse She clipped all the nails on her left hand Then she clipped all the nails on her right hand She looked at both of her hands Now her nails were nice and short She put her nail clipper back in her purse She pulled another tissue out of the box She blew her nose again 68 Apple for the Teacher Andrew was in the third grade He loved his teacher His teacher was young She was pretty She was friendly She helped Andrew add numbers She helped Andrew draw dogs and cats She helped Andrew learn to spell Andrew gave his teacher an apple one day He gave her an orange another day He gave her a peach another day His teacher thanked him “Thank you for the apple,” she said the first day “Thank you for the orange,” she said the second day “Thank you for the peach,” she said the third day Each day Andrew said, “You’re very welcome.” 69 A Farmer A farmer owns a lot of land He grows food on that land He grows the food from seeds Page - 17 He plants seeds into the land The seeds grow into corn The seeds grow into wheat The seeds need water The seeds need sunlight A farmer owns a tractor He drives the tractor on his land A farmer has many animals He has pigs He has cows He has sheep He has chickens He has dogs and cats He has rabbits When it rains, the farmer goes into his house The animals go into the barn A farmer works hard His animals don’t work hard They just eat and sleep 70 A Piece of Paper Jimmy dropped a piece of paper on the floor He bent over and picked it up He folded the piece of paper in two He put it on the table He picked up a pencil He wrote a phone number on the piece of paper He put the pencil on the table He picked up the scissors He picked up the piece of paper He cut the paper in half He put one-half of the paper on the table He put the other half with the phone number in his shirt pocket He put the scissors on the table 71 Try to Sleep Norma went to bed It was eleven o’clock She turned out the light She lay in bed It was dark It was quiet She couldn’t sleep She closed her eyes She tried to sleep, but she couldn’t She turned the light back on She opened her book She started to read her book It was a good book She read one page Then she read another page After a while, she felt sleepy She closed the book She turned out the light She closed her eyes She went straight to sleep 72 A New Name Herman didn’t like his first name He had never liked it He wanted to change it He asked his mother She said it was too late to change his name She said he could use his middle name She would call him by his middle name She asked him if that was okay Herman said yes “From now on,” he said, “please call me by my middle name From now on, please call me Adam.” His mother said that was no problem “Goodbye, Herman,” she said, “and hello, Adam.” When Adam’s father came home from work, Adam’s mom said, “Guess what? We have a new son.” 73 Go to Your Room Alice told her son Jesse to go to his room He didn’t want to go to his room “Why I have to go to my room?” he said “You were a bad boy,” she said “You hit your sister.” He said, Page - 18 “No, I didn’t She hit me first.” Alice said, “But you shouldn’t hit your sister, even if she hits you first She is younger than you are And she’s a little girl Boys should never hit little girls.” Jesse said, “Okay, I won’t ever hit little girls again Now I have to go to my room?” Alice said yes, he still had to go to his room “When she’s a big girl, I’m going to hit her again,” he said 74 Drunk Driver Rodney’s uncle is in jail He went to jail because he was drunk He was driving his car He was going the wrong way on a one-way street He almost hit three other cars Someone called 911 A police car chased Rodney The police car turned on its red light The red light was bright The police car turned on its siren The siren was loud Rodney did not pull over He did not stop his car Finally, he went off the road He ran into a tree He got out of his car He was okay His car was not okay The policeman said, “You are drunk I’m taking you to jail.” 75 A Shot in the Arm Lucy went to the doctor She didn’t feel good The doctor asked, “What’s the problem? What’s the matter?” She said she didn’t feel right “Do you hurt? Where you hurt?” the doctor asked She said that she hurt all over She hurt everywhere She hurt all over her body The doctor said, “You have a big problem I will fix your problem.” The doctor gave Lucy a shot He gave her a shot in her left arm “Do you feel better now?” he asked her “No,” she said, “now my left arm hurts a lot.” 76 A Loud Radio Brent was at the stop light His car radio was on The music was very loud Brent liked to listen to loud music in his car A police car pulled up next to Brent The policeman looked at Brent He shouted, “Pull over to the side of the road.” Brent said, “What?” The policeman said, “Pull over to the side of the road.” Brent pulled over to the side of the road The policeman said, “Do you know why I am giving you a ticket?” Brent said, “You are giving me a ticket? Why are you giving me a ticket?” The policeman said, “Because your radio is too loud.” 77 Eggs and Apples Emma went to the market She needed to buy food She needed brown eggs She opened a carton of brown eggs She looked at the eggs None of them were cracked None of them were Page - 19 broken All the eggs were okay She closed the carton She put the carton of eggs in her shopping cart She needed red apples She looked at a bag of red apples She looked for dark spots on the apples She looked for worm holes in the apples She didn’t see any dark spots or worm holes She put the bag of apples in her shopping cart 78 A Place to Eat Jenna was at the airport She was waiting for her plane Her plane would leave at p.m It was only p.m She had time to eat She had time to study She went to the airport restaurant The restaurant was on the third floor The restaurant was full There were no empty seats There were no empty tables She didn’t want to stand in line She didn’t want to wait There was another restaurant in the airport It was on the first floor She went down to the first floor That restaurant was almost empty There were many seats and many tables 79 Red Rubber Ball Fred had a red rubber ball He kicked the ball It flew through the air He picked it up He threw it against a wall The ball came back to Fred He kicked it with his foot again The ball flew over the wall He picked it up again He bounced it on the street The ball bounced up and down Then it stopped bouncing up and down It didn’t move Fred’s dog barked at the ball Fred kicked the ball His dog ran after the ball 80 His New Book Louis got a new book The book was about animals Louis loved animals The book had lots of pictures It had pictures of dogs and cats It had pictures of cows and pigs It had pictures of chickens and rabbits It had pictures of squirrels and birds Louis looked at the pictures on the first page Then he turned the page He looked at the pictures on the second page Then he turned the page again The book had 30 pages in it Louis looked at all the pictures on all the pages 81 Lulu’s Letter Lulu’s mom gave Lulu a pencil It was a yellow pencil It was a number two pencil It had a pink eraser The eraser was small and round and pink Lulu’s mom gave Lulu a piece of paper It was a white piece of paper There were blue lines on the white paper Lulu wrote a letter to her grandma Her letter said, “Dear Grandma, Hello, I love you.” Lulu told her mom she was done Her mom looked at the letter “This is a short letter,” her mom said Lulu said, “Yes, Mom, it is a short letter It is short but sweet.” Page - 20 82 Chicken Soup William looked at his bowl of soup It was chicken soup There was white rice in the soup William liked rice There were pieces of chicken in the soup William loved chicken The pieces of chicken were white They were small and square They weren’t big and round There were pieces of orange carrots in the soup William didn’t like carrots He picked up a piece of carrot with his fingers He put it on the table next to his bowl He took all the pieces of carrots out of the bowl He put them all on the table Then he ate his soup 83 Red, White, and Blue Tracy looked at the flag The flag is red, white, and blue It has 50 white stars The white stars are on a blue square The flag has six white stripes It has seven red stripes All the stripes are horizontal They are not vertical The stripes not go up and down They go from left to right Tracy loves her flag It is the flag of her country It is a pretty flag No other flag has 50 stars No other flag has 13 stripes 84 Fly Away Greg took the pen out of his pants pocket He took his keys out of his pants pocket He took his cell phone out of his pants pocket He took his wallet out of his pants pocket He put everything into a plastic tray He took his shoes off Greg was at the airport He had to get on the airplane But he had to pass through security first He passed through security He put his pen and keys back into his pocket He put his cell phone and wallet back into his pocket He put his shoes back on his feet He got on the airplane 85 Hungry Birds The baby birds sat in the nest There were two baby birds They were in the nest The nest was in the tree The baby birds were waiting for mama bird They were hungry When would mama bird be back? Then they saw mama bird She landed on the nest She had two worms in her mouth She gave one worm to each baby bird The worms were delicious The baby birds ate the worms very fast Then they opened their mouths They wanted another worm Mama bird flew away She went to get more worms Page - 21 86 Water and an Apple Susan likes to eat apples She likes to eat big red apples She likes to wear a blue hat She wears a big blue hat on her head She wears a hat and eats an apple She drinks some water from a white cup Susan drinks water and eats apples She doesn’t cut the apple with a knife A knife is sharp She just eats the apple She holds the apple in her hand She bites into the apple with her teeth She licks her lips She drinks more water She wipes her mouth with her hand 87 Washing Her Hands Fay went into the bathroom She turned on the cold water She turned on the hot water Warm water came out of the faucet She put her hands under the warm water She rubbed her hands together She picked up a bar of white soap She rubbed the soap with her hands She put the soap back She washed her hands for half a minute Then she rinsed her hands with the water She turned off the hot water She turned off the cold water She dried her hands with a towel 88 Eat a Peanut Sandra picked up the bag of peanuts It was a bag of roasted peanuts She opened the bag She poured out some roasted peanuts onto the table There were about eight peanuts on the table The peanuts were still in their shells Each peanut was in its shell Sandra picked up a peanut She held it in her hands She put her thumbs on the peanut She broke the shell open with her thumbs Sandra opened the shell Inside the shell were two little red peanuts Each peanut had red skin on it Thin red skin covered both little peanuts She took a little red peanut out of the shell Sandra ate the little peanut with the red skin on it 89 A Paper Clip Jim had two separate sheets of paper He wanted to put the two sheets of paper together He did not want to glue them together He did not want to use glue He did not want to staple them together He did not want to use a staple What did Jim want to use? He wanted to use a paper clip He wanted to put the two sheets of paper together with a paper clip He picked up a paper clip It was a metal paper clip It was a silver paper clip Jim put the silver metal paper clip on both sheets of paper Now the sheets of paper were together They were not separate Page - 22 90 Wash the Clothes Pat looked at the washer The washer had dials on it It had two dials on it There were words next to each dial Each dial had three words next to it The words next to one dial were Small, Medium, and Large This dial was for the size of the load Did Pat have a small load, a medium load, or a large load? The words next to the other dial were Cold, Warm, and Hot Did Pat want to wash her clothes in cold water, warm water, or hot water? Pat turned one dial to Large, and the other dial to Hot Then she pushed the Start button on the washer 91 Start the Car Bob pushed the button on the door handle He pulled on the door handle He opened the car door He got into the car He sat down He sat down in the driver’s seat He sat down behind the steering wheel Bob put the seat belt on He buckled the seat belt The seat belt went across his chest The seat belt went across his lap The seat belt kept him safe He put his car key into the ignition The ignition was next to the steering wheel The ignition starts a car Bob turned the car key in the ignition The car started 92 Dead Batteries Helen turned on her flashlight Nothing happened The light did not come on There was no light What was wrong with her flashlight? She unscrewed the top of the plastic flashlight Helen took the two batteries out of the plastic tube She looked at the two batteries They were “D” batteries They looked okay They did not look bad But maybe they were dead batteries She opened a package of new batteries She put two new “D” batteries into the plastic tube Helen screwed the top back onto the plastic flashlight She turned on her flashlight The light worked! 93 More Milk Liz looked at the round plastic container The plastic container was empty There was no milk in the container Liz wanted to drink some milk But she was out of milk She needed to make more milk She opened the cabinet She grabbed a box of powdered milk She opened the box She took the lid off the round plastic container Liz poured some powder into the container She filled up the container with cold water She put the lid back on the container Liz shook the container hard She shook it and shook it She poured some cold milk into a glass She drank the cold milk in the glass 94 Drain Opener Mike washed his hands He washed his hands with soap and water He brushed his teeth He Page - 23 brushed his teeth with toothpaste and water He turned off the water The sink was full of water The water did not go down the drain The water stayed in the sink What was the matter? Why didn’t the water go down the drain? Mike waited and waited The water didn’t go anywhere It sat in the sink Mike opened a bottle of liquid Drain Opener He poured the Drain Opener into the sink Mike waited one minute Then all the water went down the drain 95 A Wheelchair Bill stole a wheelchair The wheelchair did not belong to him It belonged to someone else The wheelchair belonged to Jenny Jenny could not walk very far She got tired very fast It was her wheelchair Jenny was inside her house Her wheelchair was on the front porch Bill saw the wheelchair on the front porch He looked around Nobody was around He walked up to the front porch Bill grabbed the wheelchair He pushed it in front of him He pushed the wheelchair to his home He opened the door to his home Bill pushed the wheelchair into his home “Look, Grandma,” he said, “I brought you a new wheelchair.” 96 Fresh Salad Margaret made a fresh salad She peeled a yellow banana She peeled a red apple She peeled a green cucumber She peeled an orange carrot She peeled a brown potato She peeled a white onion She peeled a white egg She chopped everything up with a sharp knife She chopped everything into little pieces She used her sharp knife to chop up the banana, apple, cucumber, carrot, potato, onion, and egg She chopped up a tomato She put all the little pieces into a bowl She opened a bottle of salad dressing She poured salad dressing on her fresh salad 97 Trust God Don has cancer He is 12 years old But he is lucky The doctor knows how to fix Don’s cancer The doctor told Don’s mom to bring him to the hospital Don’s mom said no She will let God fix Don’s cancer God will fix Don’s cancer She does not trust the doctor She doesn’t trust the hospital She only trusts God The doctor said Don will die He said Don must come to the hospital Don’s mom ran away She ran away with Don The police are looking for Don and his mom They want to save Don’s life Only the doctor can save Don’s life 98 A Summer Job Maria is 18 She will go to college in September She will be a college student in September But right now it is summer time It is June Maria needs a job She needs money for college She needs money to buy books for college She wants a job Maria went to a restaurant “Can I have a job?” she asked The restaurant manager said, “I’m sorry I don’t need anyone Page - 24 right now.” Maria went to a book store “Will you give me a job?” she asked The book store manager said, “I’m sorry I don’t need new workers right now.” 99 Collect Coins Tom was bored He didn’t have anything to He wasn’t interested in doing anything He didn’t want to watch TV Tom didn’t want to listen to the radio He didn’t want to play sports He didn’t want to use the computer He didn’t want to read books “I’m bored,” Tom said “What can I do? I want to something interesting.” Tom’s father had an idea “I have an idea,” his father said “Why don’t you collect coins? Coins are fun to collect And coins are everywhere You see coins every day Some coins are valuable They will make you rich.” 100 A Clean Floor Ed looked at the kitchen floor The kitchen floor was dirty There were little pieces of food on the floor Ed saw bread crumbs He saw cracker crumbs He saw cheese crumbs He saw little pieces of bread He saw little pieces of cracker He saw little pieces of cheese He needed to sweep the floor Ed didn’t want bugs in his kitchen Bugs like to eat little pieces of food He took the broom out of the kitchen closet He took the dust pan out of the kitchen closet Ed swept the floor He swept all the pieces of food into the dust pan - Revised - 29 The Swimmer Karen is on the swim team She is on the swim team at school She is a good swimmer All the swimmers on the swim team are good swimmers She swims every day She goes to the pool after her last class Her last class is her English class After English class she walks over to the pool She changes into her swim suit She dives into the water She swims for two hours Her coach watches her swim He gives her advice He tells her how to swim better Her coach is her swim instructor He is a good instructor She will win a race one day By Minh , unicorn_king2010@yahoo.com Page - 25 [...]... does Ronald eat breakfast? He eats breakfast in the morning What does he eat for breakfast? He eats ham and eggs What does he drink for breakfast? He drinks coffee Where does he eat breakfast? He eats breakfast at home Who makes breakfast for Ronald? His wife makes breakfast for him Why does Ronald eat breakfast? Because food gives him energy What does he do after he eats breakfast? He brushes his teeth... time for his favorite TV show He turned on the TV He sat down in his chair But then he heard his dog His dog was scratching at the door Oh, no, Jason thought The dog wanted to go out The dog had to go to the bathroom If he lived in a house, he could let the dog go out the door and into the yard But he lived in an apartment He didn't have a yard He had to take the dog for a walk But if he took the dog for. .. tissue Larry’s mother is taking care of him She makes hot soup for him She gives him fresh orange juice She makes him comfortable in his bed She turns on the TV so he can watch TV in his bed She turns out the light so he can sleep in his bed She gives him medicine so he will get better Larry will get better soon 56 Patty’s Doll Patty got a doll for Christmas It is her favorite doll It is a rag doll It has... eggs in her shopping cart She needed red apples She looked at a bag of red apples She looked for dark spots on the apples She looked for worm holes in the apples She didn’t see any dark spots or worm holes She put the bag of apples in her shopping cart 78 A Place to Eat Jenna was at the airport She was waiting for her plane Her plane would leave at 7 p.m It was only 2 p.m She had time to eat She had... She ran away with Don The police are looking for Don and his mom They want to save Don’s life Only the doctor can save Don’s life 98 A Summer Job Maria is 18 She will go to college in September She will be a college student in September But right now it is summer time It is June Maria needs a job She needs money for college She needs money to buy books for college She wants a job Maria went to a restaurant... house His dad liked to see the bugs He said Anthony did a good job He gave Anthony money to buy a book So Anthony took the money to the book store He looked for a book with lots of pictures of bugs 45 Earthquake Michelle felt the earthquake It lasted for only five seconds The whole house shook She heard noise The TV went off The lights went off She was scared She had never felt an earthquake It was very... a card for her mother Her mother’s birthday was next week Dora loved her mom She wanted to get a nice birthday card She wanted a card that was pretty She wanted a card that said the right thing What was the right thing? The card must say, “I love you, Mom.” It must say, “Mom, you are the best mother in the world.” It must say, “I’m so happy that you are my Mom.” Those are all the right things for the... has no job any more He has a little money But he does not have enough money for rent He cannot pay his rent He has to move out of his apartment He will move out next week He will move into his car He will put all his clothes into his car He will put his pillows and blankets into his car He will sleep in his car He will look for another job After next week he will not be able to take a shower He will... another job After next week he will not be able to take a shower He will have to use a public bathroom He won’t be able to drive his car He won’t have money for gas Jerry needs help 63 Use Soap Kathy finished her sandwich She had a chicken sandwich for lunch She got up from her chair She took her plate to the kitchen sink She put the plate in the sink She turned on the cold water faucet She rinsed the... nose again 68 Apple for the Teacher Andrew was in the third grade He loved his teacher His teacher was young She was pretty She was friendly She helped Andrew add numbers She helped Andrew draw dogs and cats She helped Andrew learn to spell Andrew gave his teacher an apple one day He gave her an orange another day He gave her a peach another day His teacher thanked him “Thank you for the apple,” she ... of cereal for breakfast He eats a bowl of cereal with milk He eats a sandwich for lunch Sometimes it’s a fish sandwich He likes fish He eats rice and vegetables for dinner All he eats for dinner... wanted for his birthday He said he didn’t want anything for his birthday “Oh, you must want something!” she said “You’re right,” he said “I want your love forever.” 38 Work, Work It was time for. .. Mike was ready for bed It was 11 o’clock He had to get up early the next day The next day he was going fishing Fish wake up early They look for food early in the day They look for food late in