Spot those signposts! Pinocchio By Carlo Collodi Adapted by Linda Kirby Primary Reading Challenge Read the excerpt below and determine which of the 6 signposts are being used. Waving goodbye to them, Pinocchio and Geppetto calmly went on their way. After a few more steps, they saw, at the end of a long […]
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In the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel. All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth–so! Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way. Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, ‘I’m hungry.’ And the small ‘Stute Fish said in a small ‘stute voice, ‘Noble and generous Cetacean, have you ever tasted Man?’
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In the sea, once upon a time, O my Best Beloved, there was a Whale, and he ate fishes. He ate the starfish and the garfish, and the crab and the dab, and the plaice and the dace, and the skate and his mate, and the mackereel and the pickereel, and the really truly twirly-whirly eel. All the fishes he could find in all the sea he ate with his mouth–so! Till at last there was only one small fish left in all the sea, and he was a small ‘Stute Fish, and he swam a little behind the Whale’s right ear, so as to be out of harm’s way. Then the Whale stood up on his tail and said, ‘I’m hungry.’ And the small ‘Stute Fish said in a small ‘stute voice, ‘Noble and generous Cetacean, have you ever tasted Man?’
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Spot those signposts! My Father’s Dragon By Ruth Stiles Gannett Adapted by Linda Kirby Primary Reading Challenge Read the excerpt below and determine which of the 6 signposts are being used. My father hid in the hold for six days and nights. Twice he was nearly caught when the ship stopped to take on
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Spot those signposts! Dr. Dolittle By Hugh Lofting. Adaptation Adapted by Linda Kirby Primary Reading Challenge Read the excerpt below and determine which of the 6 signposts are being used. It happened one day that the Doctor was sitting in his kitchen talking with the Cat’s-meat-Man who had come to see him with a
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Spot those signposts! Alice In Wonderland By Lewis Carroll Adapted by Linda Kirby Primary Reading Challenge Read the excerpt below and determine which of the 6 signposts are being used. There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so she went back to the table, half hoping she might find
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Spot those signposts! The Tale Of Peter Rabbit By Beatrix Potter Adapted by Linda Kirby Primary Reading Challenge Read the excerpt below and determine which of the 6 signposts are being used. Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were– Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. They lived with
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Spot those signposts! Pinocchio By Carlo Collodi Adapted by Linda Kirby Primary Reading Challenge Read the excerpt below and determine which of the 6 signposts are being used. Waving goodbye to them, Pinocchio and Geppetto calmly went on their way. After a few more steps, they saw, at the end of a long
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