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.E.
A.
D.Gr
ade1
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ek2

V
owelT
eams
Co
lort
hef
irs
tvo
wel
ine
acht
eam.
Wri
tet
hes
oun
dint
hes
pee
chb
ubb
le. 1

Whe
ntwov
owe
lsgoawal
ki
ng,
t
hefi
rs
ton
edoesth
eta
lki
ng!

Whe
ntwov
owe
lsgoawal
ki
ng,
t
hefi
rs
ton
edoesth
eta
lki
ng!

5
 84

Whe
ntwov
owe
lsgoawal
ki
ng,
t
hefi
rs
ton
edoesth
eta
lki
ng!
a

Whe
ntwov
owe
lsgoawal
ki
ng,
t
hefi
rs
ton
edoesth
eta
lki
ng!

Whe
ntwov
owe
lsgoawal
ki
ng,
t
hefi
rs
ton
edoesth
eta
lki
ng!

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.E.
A.
D.Gr
ade1
:We
ek3

I
Snai
nth
lMai
emo
lr
ni
ng,Samli
kestogoge
this
1

mai
l.But,Samhasaveryli
tt
leta
ils
o,
i
ttakesSama l
lmorn
ingtoget
tohi
sma i
lbo
x.Sa
mma kesa
tra
ilal
lthewayther
e.
3

Sa
mi ssoqu
ickt
hathehasto
wai
tforth
ema i
l
.Soh ewai
ts
an
dwa i
tsi
ntherai
n.“
Wh e
n
wi
llt
hemai
lgether
e?”he
sa
ys. 5
 108

Sa
mi sal
itt
lesnai
l
.Hedoesn
otha
ve
averybi
gtai
l.“Iamaslo
w,sl
ow
sn
ail
,wi
thav e
ryli
ttl
eta
il
,”s
aysSa
m.

Whenitra
ins,S
amlike
sto
ge
th i
smai
l.Hecangoqui
cki
n
th
er a
inwi
thh i
sli
tt
letai
l
.
Heissosl
i
ck!
Heissoqu
ick!
4

“
Hereisthemai
l!
”saysGa
il
.
“
So,Samh o
wd i
dyougethe
re
s
oq u
ick?
”s h
esays.
“
Iamas l
i
ck
s
nai
l!
”saysSam. 6
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ade1
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ek4

ay
St
&Pl
ay 1

On
ed a
y,JaydugupAid
a’syar
d.
“No,J
ay!”sai
dAi
da.“Yo
uare
notagoodpup,
”shesai
d.
“
Iwil
ltr
ainyoui
n
t
hemorn
ing,
”sai
dAi
da.
3

Ai
dagotas n
ack.“Yes,no
wI
ca
nt r
ainJay
,”shesai
d .
“Come
he
re,Jay.
”J aycame.“Yo
u
st
ay,
”saidAi
da.J ay
st
ayed! 5
 132

L
astMay,Ai
dagotan
ewpup
.Sh
e
c
all
edhi
mJ ay.J
aywasa
v
eryli
tt
lepupan
dhewas
u
ptonog oo
d.
2

S
o,i
nthemorni
n gAidawenttotrai
n
J
ay.
“Yo
ustayt her
e,”sai
dAida.Jay
ca
me .“No,
”s ai
dAida“Yo
u
s t
ay,Jay.
”J aydi
dn o
tstay.
“Howc anIt r
ainyou
?”said
Ai
da.
“ Whatc a
nId o?” 4

Jaydi
dgood.
Jaygo
tas n
ack.
“Ye
s,
no
wy ouar
eag o
odpup
,”sai
d
Ai
da.“
So,no
wwec ang
op l
ay
.”
Ai
daandJaywentt
o
pl
ay. 6
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Th
e
U
GLY
Duc
kli
ng 1

Thema mad u
ckwa i
te
df o
rdays
.“When
wi
llthatli
tt
leducktap
?”shequ
acke
d.
Then,onemorni
ngshefel
t
acrack,andoutcamea
l
it
tlegrayduckl
ing
.“What
i
stha t
?”thema maduckqua
cke
d. 6
“
Hel
lo,
”hesai
dtothefar
mani
mal
s.
“
Lookatth
atbig
,ugl
y,gr
ayd
uckl
i
ng!
”
t
hefarmani
mal
ssaid
.
“
Youareno
tgood.Y
ou
g
etawayfromourfar
m!” 1
1
 140

Onc
euponati
mether
ewa sali
tt
le
br
ownduck
.Onedayshel
aid
so
meeggsinh
ernes
t.Then
,
sh
ewai
ted.Shes
taye
do n
th
enes
tf o
ralon
g,l
ongti
me.
2

“
Thatd uc
kli
ngisgray
!”sh
esa
id.
“An
d
l
ookhowt a
llheis
,howcan
t
hatbe ?
”s h
eq uac
ked.
“
But,ohwell
,let
’sal
l
g
etintothepondfora
s
wim,”shesaid. 7

Theli
tt
legre
yd u
ckl
ingwassa
d.“Iam
toota
llandt
oougl
y,”hecr
eak
ed,“I
wil
lge
ta way
.Iwil
lstay
awayforgood
!”Andhe
wentoutint
herai
n. 12
Oneday
,thema mad uc
kc a
meb a
ck
141

fr
omt h
ep ondandsawt ha
toneofhe
r
egg
swa snotthesame.Itwas
to
otall
.“B
ut,ohwe l
l
,”she
sai
d.“
Iwill
stayandwa i
tand
kee
pyoua l
lwarm,”shequack
ed. 3

S
o,Mamad ucktoo
kherthr
ee,l
it
tl
e,
y
ell
owduck
li
ngsa n
dherone
,big
,gra
y
d
uckl
i
ngtot h
ep on
dforaswim.
“
Quack
!Quack!Quac
k!
”sai
dthe
l
i
ttl
eyel
lo
wd uckl
in
gs.“
Crea
k,”
s
aidth
ebig,greyduc
kl
in
g. 8

1
3
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Onemo rni
ng,th
ema maduckfel
tali
tt
le
ta
p .“Tap.
..
.
tap.
.
..
ta
p!”Then,shef
el
ta
l
it
tlec r
ack.“Crac
k..
.
.c
rac
k..
..
.
..
.
CR ACK!!
”S h
ed i
dnotst
ay
onthen est
.Shegotupto
seewh atwasgoi
ngo n
. 4

“
Youhav
eaf unnyqua
ck!
”sai
dth
eli
ttl
e,
y
ell
owduckl
i
ngs.“Y
ouareno
tavery
g
oodduck
,”theyquac
ked.
“
Getaway,youfun
ny,
g
raythi
ng!
”Th a
tma d
e
t
hebig
,grayduckl
i
ngverysa
d. 9

1
4
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“
Oh!Myli
tt
le,ye
ll
owduckl
in
gsare
h
ere,
”shesai
d.“But
,loo
k!The
reis
s
ti
ll
oneegg.Iwil
lst
ay
a
ndwaitfo
rt h
atli
ttl
e
d
uckl
i
ng,
”shequacke
d.
5

“Iamab i
g ,ug
ly
,graythi
ng,andIwi
ll
nots
tay,
”h esai
d.“Iwil
lpa
c kmybag
andgetawa yfr
omh er
e.
”S o ,
theb
ig,grayduckl
i
ngranawa y.
Heranfar,far
,away.Oneday,
hecameupo nali
tt
le,r
edfarm. 1
0

“
Comeh er
e,yo usi
ll
ybir
d.Y
o uarenot
a
nu gl
yduckl
i
n g.Yo
ua r
eapr et
ty,whi
te
s
wa n
,”sai
dthet wobird
s.
“
Comes wi
mi nt h
ep o
ndwit
h
u
s,”the
yc re
ak ed.
Thenot
u
glyduckl
i
ngs mil
edandwenttoswim. 15