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May I Keep Her? Nick went to the kitchen to get a glass of milk. He heard a noise. It sounded like scratching at the back door. He peeked out and saw a kitten. Nick called, “Mama, come see this!” Mother picked up the wet kitten. She began to dry it with a towel. “You poor thing. You look like you've been lost for a long time.” Nick looked at his mother and asked, “May | keep her?” “We'll see in the morning,” said Mother. “Nowwe're (4 going to feed this skinny kitten. Then we'll put her to bed to get some rest.” 50 Reading - EMC 4530 - 62005 by Evan-Moor Corp. Mother put an old blanket in a box. She put the box in the laundry room. Nick fed the kitten and put her in the box. “Why can't she sleep in my room?” Nick asked. “know you would like that, Nick,” said Mother ==> “But the kitten has fleas. —_-~ You wouldn't want fleas in yl your bed. She'll be okay in here tonight.” Nick petted the kitten until it went to sleep. Then he went to bed. Nick woke up in the middle of the night. He wanted to see the kitfen. When he got fo the laundry room, he heard the kitten. She was meowing. Nick went in and picked her up. He held her until they both went back to sleep. In the morning, Mother had a big surprise! She found Nick and the kitten fast asleep on the floor. (©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 4530 Reading SI When Nick woke up, he asked again, “May | keep her?” “You can keep the kitten for now,” Mother told Nick. “But someone may come looking for the lost kitten. You'll have to give her back. Can you do that?” “Yes, | can,” said Nick. “Il take care of her now. But if her owner comes, I'll give her back.” Nick and his mother tried to find the kitten’s owner. They put up signs in stores. They knocked on doors and asked, “Did you lose a kitten?” They put an ad in the newspaper. But no one came for the lost kitten. Nick did take good care of the kitten. He fed her and gave her clean water. He played with her. He brushed her fur. The kitten grew bigger and stronger every day. Many weeks passed. Still no one came for the kitten. One day Mother said, “She is your kitten now, Nick.” “| think I'll name you Tiger,” said Nick. And he gave his kitten a big hug. Reading + EMC 4530 «©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. Answer Questions about May I Keep Her? Fill in the circle or write the answer. 1. What did Nick find when he opened the back door? O a wet black kitten © a wet yellow kitten Oa wet white kitten 2. Name the three ways Nick and his mother tried to find the kitten’s owners. 3. How did Nick take care of the kitten? 4. Circle the sentence in the story that shows: * that it had been raining * why Mother wouldn't let Nick take the kitten to bed with him (©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp.- EMC 4530- Reading 53 What Does It Mean? Match, a band that goes around a pet's neck skinny where clothes are washed kitchen very thin laundry room a small insect that bites collar to hit hard with a fist flea a room where food is cooked knock Row Your Boat ill lived in a big house on a farm near a river. He lived Wie= with his mother and father. Will didn’t have a brother or a sister. But he did have plenty of pets. Will looked out the front window one summer day. The sun shone down. White clouds floated in the blue sky. A soft breeze blew leaves on the trees. “I think I'll go to the river and row my boat,” he said. “All right, Will,” said his mother, “but stay near the riverbank.” “T will,” shouted Will as he ran out the door. When he reached the river, Will pushed his rowboat into the water. Quick as could be, he was in the rowboat. Soon he was rowing down the river. As he rowed he sang, “I row, row, row my boat.” Will didn’t see his dog running along the riverbank. es 80 Reading « EMC 4530 - ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. All of a sudden, the boat began to rock. Will’s dog had jumped into the boat and licked Will’s face. “Down, boy!” said Will. “Don’t rock the boat!” The dog lay down by his feet. Will began to row the boat again. Will didn’t see his cat sitting in a tree that grew by the riverbank. Again Will felt the boat rock. A furry shape landed in his lap. It was the cat! His dog jumped up and started to bark. Will said, “Be still, Cat! Be still, Dog! Don’t make me drop my oars!” The cat sat down in the back of the rowboat. She began to purr. The dog stopped barking and sat by Will’s feet. Will started to row the boat again. He sang, “I row, row, row my boat.” Will didn’t spy the duck flying overhead. (©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 4530 Reading 81 Will had gone only a few yards when he heard, “Quack! Quack!” Down flew his pet duck, landing on Will's head. The dog began to bark and the cat began to yowl. “Sit down!” shouted Will. And he pushed the duck off his head. The duck sat down at the front of the boat. The dog and cat sat down quietly. Will picked up the oars and began to row. “This boat is getting pretty full,” he thought. “1 row, row, row my boat,” sang Will as he and his pets floated along. The animals were quiet. The warm sun shone down. The water was smooth. “What a nice way to spend a summer day,” he said to his pets. Will didn’t notice the fat pig and nanny goat standing on the riverbank. Reading « EMC 4530 + ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. “What now?” Will shouted, as his pet pig jumped into the middle of the boat. The dog barked and the cat yowled. The duck flapped its wings and quacked. “This has got to stop!” shouted Will. He pushed the pig under his seat. When the animals were still and quiet, Will picked up his oars. Before the oars could touch the water, four feet landed in the boat! It was Will’s pet goat. This was too much! The animals were making a terrible noise. The boat was so heavy now that water splashed over the sides. The cat, which hated water, jumped onto Will's shoulders. “Oh, no! We're going to sink!” shouted Will. When the other animals heard this, they jumped over the side. The dog, duck, pig, and goat all swam to the riverbank. Baa eee, a eee (©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 4530- Reading 83 _ With the animals gone, the boat rose back up Will to the cat. And off they rowed together. The cat purred and Will sang, “I row, row, row my boat.” 84 Reading - EMC 4530 - ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. ese eS teag eee ae Leo) Answer Questions about Row Your Boat Fill in the circle or write the answer. 1. What did Will do on the fine summer day? Owent fora walk = Qwentforaswim © went for a boat ride 2. List the animals that jumped into the rowboat. 3. What did the dog do every time a new animal jumped into the boat? O began to cry Obegan to meow © began to bark 4. Why did water begin to come into the boat? O because there was a hole in the boat © because the boat was too full O because it started to rain 5. Which animal landed in the middle of the boat? in Will's lap? on Will’s head? 6. Why do you think Mother told Will to stay near the riverbank? (©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. EMC 4530 Reading 85 @ Reading - EMC 4530 - ©2005 by Evan-Moor Corp. What Happened Next? Number the pictures in order. Skills: Understanding Word Meaning; Secing the Whole What Does It Mean? Use these words to complete the sentences below. spy middle oars still breeze notice quiet riverbank 1. Will used _______ to row the boat. 2. Trees were growing along the 3. ____________ and ______________arre two other words that mean see. 4. A big seed was in the _________ of the peach. 5.Asoft___________ was blowing the leaves on the trees. 6. You must be ______and______ while you rest. Yarm Animals Find these animals in the word search. goosewtr @®2o07 CoO c ToOxXx 5s + x 32 +u0o >

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