Theres a lot of food in summer and in autumn.

Its winter now and theres no food for Harry.

Harry the mouse is cold and hungry.
Im cold and hungry. I want a new home, says
Harry.

ts Christmas Eve. Its snowy. Harry the

mouse lives on a farm in England. He lives at
the bottom of a wood pile.
The farmer has a big ginger cat. The cats very
clever. It eats mice. Harry doesnt like the cat.

Can you
help Harry
escape from the
wood pile?

The farm is all white. Harry runs to the

farmers house and looks at the lights in the
windows. He can see a beautiful Christmas
tree inside the big living room and lots of
decorations.

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Hes very excited and he forgets the big ginger

cat. The door of the farmers house is open.
Harry goes inside.
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Can you
read the
message on
the Christmas
tree?

Its lovely and warm in the farmers house.

There are lots of places to hide.Theres lots
of food to eat.
Harry jumps into a big boot.Theres a
woolly sock inside.
Harry makes a nest and goes to sleep.

Harry wakes up early the next morning. He hears

loud noises. He waits quietly inside the boot. Hes
very scared.
Suddenly, he sees a big ginger face and two big
green eyes looking at him.
Eeek! says Harry the mouse. Its the ginger cat.
Miaow! says the cat.

Whats the
cats name?

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The cat kicks the boot and Harry falls out. He
runs across the room to the Christmas tree.
There are lots of Christmas presents
under the tree. Theyre covered with
pretty paper and ribbon.

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Harry thinks, This is a very good place
to make a home. Its warm and quiet.

Whats inside
the presents?

Harry makes a big hole in a present and climbs inside.

Its Christmas Day! shouts a little boy.

This is a good place for a nest, he says. Its full of nuts,

I can eat nuts every day!

Suddenly

Harry hears voices. He looks through the hole. All

the presents are moving. He can see lots of
hands.The farmers family are opening
their presents.

How many
people are in
the farmers
family? Look at
the hands.

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 a little girl picks up Harrys box.

Look! This present is for me! she shouts. She
doesnt see the hole in the box. She opens the
box.
Look! Its a mouse! Look, Mummy! Its got two
small eyes and a long tail. Its lovely. Thank
you, Father Christmas!

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Can you
find Father
Christmas?

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The little girl is surprised but also very happy.

She gives Harry a cage. Harry the mouse has
a very happy Christmas. He sees the big
ginger cat but he isnt scared.
The cat cant eat me now, he says.
Harry eats the nuts for his Christmas dinner.

How many
nuts are
there?

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Oooh! What a nice Christmas! says Harry.

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