21 THE BROOK

Brook, brook, come along.

Run along with me!

Oh, what happy playmates!

You and I will be!

You can dance, I can run.

Both of us can sing,

Tirili, tirili,

Ting, ting, ting!

Brook, brook, come along.

Run along with me!

Oh, dear me, I tumbled in!

What a sight to see!

You are wet, I am wet.

Still we both can sing,

Tirili, tirili,

Ting, ting, ting!

(Laura E. Richards)

Word list

brook: small river, stream, creek

tumbled: fell

You Practice

A) Answer the following questions.

1) Who are the two playmates in this story?

2) What can the two playmates do together?

3) What happened to one of the playmates?

4) Is the playmate okay? How do you know?

5) A brook can be a playmate. What are some other things that can be playmates?

B) What's the word? Using the clues, choose the correct words from the story.

1) people or things that play together: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2) not dry: _ _ _

3) something we can see: s _ _ _ _

4) to move quickly: _ _ _

5) not sad: _ _ _ _ _