20 bobcat tells a tale

Level: J
DRA: 18
Genre:
Fantasy
Strategy:
Infer/Predict
Skill:
Cause and Effect
Word Count: 255

Bobcat Tells a Tale

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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

1101617

by Ryan Hensley
illustrated by Richard Hoit
H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN H ARCO URT

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Bobcat Tells a Tale

by Ryan Hensley
illustrated by Richard Hoit

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The sky was blue. Bobcat was
skiing down the mountain. He

had an old purple scarf around
his neck. He had goggles over
his eyes.
Then he heard a thud!
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Bobcat looked at the snow on
his arm. He said, “Oh! The snow
is slipping down the mountain!
I’ve got to try to get home to tell
my mother!”
So Bobcat raced down the
mountain.
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On the way, Bobcat met
Ostrich. His skis were making
lines in the snow.
“There’s no time for that!”
said Bobcat. “The snow is
slipping down the mountain! We
have to get home!”
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“Oh, dear!” said Ostrich. “We
must tell Elk.”
So they raced down the

mountain. They met Elk as he
was leaping off a snow bank.
“I can use a snow board to
get down the mountain!” Elk
yelled. “Do you want to watch
me?”
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“There’s no time for that!”
said Ostrich. “The snow is
slipping down the mountain! We
have to get home!”
So they raced down the
mountain.
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At last, they were at the door
of Elk’s house. Then more snow
hit Bobcat. Thud! It was a
snowball!
Bobcat turned to look at the
Cubs. They smiled as they ran
up to him.
“The snow isn’t slipping,” the

Cubs said. “It was us!”
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Bobcat grinned. He tossed a
snowball back at the Cubs.
Then they all tossed
snowballs. Thud! Thud! What a
big snowball fight!
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Then Bobcat said, “This is a
lot of fun! But let’s go wash off
all the snow before we go inside!”

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Responding
Cause and Effect
What happens when snow hits
Bobcat? Why does it happen?
Make a chart.
TARGET SKILL

Write About It
Text to Text Think of another
story with animals that act like
people. Write three sentences to
tell about the story.
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WORDS TO KNOW

door

old

want

more

try

wash

mother

use
LEARN MORE WORDS

goggles

ostrich

mountain

skiing

Cause and Effect
Tell what happens and why.
TARGET SKILL

Infer/Predict
Use clues to figure out more about
story parts.
TARGET STRATEGY

GENRE A fantasy is a story that
could not happen in real life.
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Level: J
DRA: 18
Genre:

Fantasy
Strategy:
Infer/Predict
Skill:
Cause and Effect
Word Count: 255

Bobcat Tells a Tale

1.4.20

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

1101617

by Ryan Hensley
illustrated by Richard Hoit
H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN H ARCO URT

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