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The Chickens Take a Holiday

The sun was about to rise on Farmer Tim's farm. Chester Chicken woke up the cows with his important news. "The chickens are taking a holiday today," Chester Chicken said. "Is that so?" said Daisy the cow. "What is the special occasion?"

"We worked too hard this week," Chester said. "You did?" asked Daisy.

"Yes! We laid ten eggs this week," Chester said, "and there are only five of us." Daisy smiled and nodded her head. Ten was a lot of eggs for five chickens. "Enjoy your day off," she said. "But what about us?" the other cows said to Daisy. "We gave Farmer Tim 100 pails of milk this week. There are only ten of us!" Daisy agreed with the cows too. 100 pails of milk would make a lot of cheese. "But we can't take a holiday on the same day as the chickens," Daisy said. "What would Farmer Tim say?" Daisy and the cows moved over to a patch of grass to have their breakfast. "The chickens are taking a holiday," Daisy told the trees. "And we don't think it's fair."

The trees were not happy with this news. "I've dropped over 1,000 apples this season," one said. "And I've had a million cherries picked!" said another. The wind blew and the trees put on their angry faces. "We deserve a holiday more than the chickens!" the trees shouted together. "We worked too hard all season." This woke up the rake that was sitting on the grass underneath the trees. "Have you heard the news?" the apple tree asked the rake. "The chickens are taking a holiday. They think they worked too hard this week." The rake stood up and announced its disapproval.

"I raked over one million leaves this year. And there's only one of me! If anyone deserves a holiday it is a poor tired rake." Just then Rowdy Rooster hopped on the fence. He looked up into the sky and began to crow. It was time for the farmer to wake up. The chickens and cows and trees waited for Farmer Tim to come out and pick up the rake. But a minute passed and Farmer Tim did not appear. Rowdy called two more times. "Call him again," the chickens yelled to the rooster. "He must be having a dream." Rowdy made one last call and this time Farmer Tim woke up. But he didn't come out and pick up the rake, or milk the cows, or check on the eggs underneath the chickens. Instead he opened the window and shouted loud

enough for everyone to hear: "I worked too hard this week, I say. It's time I took a holiday!"

The Chickens Take a Holiday Quiz

A. Do you understand what the words in the story mean? Match the vocabulary with the definitions:

a fence b holiday c milk d grass e news f farmer

1 white liquid produced by cows 2 information about recent events 3 one of the four periods of the year when the weather changes 4 a structure made of wood or wire that divides land 5 a time when someone does not go to work 6 a male chicken that crows 7 food made from milk, usually yellow or orange in colour 8 person who looks after the grounds for raising animals and growing crops 9 a low green plant that covers the Earth's surface 10 a garden tool with a long handle, used for gathering leaves

g rake h cheese i j rooster season

Grammar A noun can be count or non-count. Count nouns are easy to count. For example: 1 banana, 1 car, 1 pencil You can make count nouns plural. For example: 3 bananas, 7 cars, two dozen pencils Non-count nouns are impossible to count. For example: water, love, air You cannot make non-count nouns plural.
Which words in the vocabulary list are count nouns?

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________

Which words in the vocabulary list are non-count nouns?

__________ __________ __________ __________ Note Sometimes we want to measure non-count nouns. We can use containers and other nouns to help us. For example: a cup of water, a lot of love, a breath of air
Look at the non-count nouns in the story. How can you measure them?

grass cheese milk news

a blade of grass a __________ of cheese a __________ of milk a __________ of news

B. Do you understand how to use the words from the story? Fill in the blanks:

1. The chickens worked hard and wanted to take a __________. a. cheese b. farmer

c. holiday d. rake 2. Farmer Tim gets his __________ from the cows. a. b. c. d. grass fence sky milk

3. The cows ate the __________ for breakfast. a. b. c. d. milk farmer sky grass

4. The __________ is used to clean up the leaves. a. b. c. d. fence rooster rake sky

5. The rooster stood on the __________ to call the farmer. a. b. c. d. sky grass rake fence

C. Do you understand what the story is about? Answer the comprehension questions:

1. What time of day is it in this story? a. b. c. d. morning afternoon evening bedtime

2. How many chickens are on Farmer Tim's farm? a. one

b. five c. ten d. one-hundred 3. Why did the cows move to the grass? a. b. c. d. to to to to find the farmer start their holiday look for the rake eat their breakfast

4. What happened when the trees got angry? a. b. c. d. The rake woke up. The apples fell down. Farmer Tim came out. The cows took a holiday.

5. Who wakes up the farmer at the end of the story? a. b. c. d. nobody Rowdy Rooster Daisy Chester Chicken

Answers to The Chickens Take a Holiday Qu

A Matching: a-4, b-5, c-1, d-9, e-2, f-8, g-10, h-7, i-6, j-3 Count nouns: fence, holiday, farmer, rake, rooster, season Non-count nouns: milk, grass, news, cheese Non-count noun cheese - block, piece, slice measurement milk - glass, carton, bottle possibilities: news - piece, bit, page B C Fill in the blanks: 1c, 2d, 3d, 4c, 5d Comprehension: 1a, 2b, 3d, 4a, 5b