23 WHO LIKES NORTH WIND?

“Oo-oo! Oo-oo! ”said North Wind.

Little Bird sat in a tree.

He wanted to keep warm.

“Peep, peep! Peep, peep! ”he said.

“How cold the wind is!

Winter is coming.

I must fly away. Good-bye! ”

“Oo-oo! Oo-oo! ”said North Wind.

Gray Squirrel sat on the ground.

“How cold the wind is! ”he said.

“Winter is coming.

There are nuts in the woods.

I will fill my nest with nuts.

I can eat them in the winter.

My nest will keep me warm.

I will go to my home in the tree.”

“Oo-oo! Oo-oo! ”said North Wind.

Black Kitten was in the yard.

“Mew, mew, mew! ”he said.

“How cold the wind is!

Winter is coming.

I want to go into the house.

I can keep warm there.

I can get some milk there, too.

I can sleep on the warm floor.

Mew, mew! Mew, mew!

Let me come into the house! ”

“Oo-oo! Oo-oo! ”said North Wind.

Jack ran to the barn.

“Hurrah! Hurrah! ”he said.

“How cold the wind is!

Winter is coming.

It is going to snow.

I will make a snow man.

I will ride down the hill, too.

Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! ”

“Oo-oo ! Oo-oo ! ”said North Wind.

“How happy I am, now!

I have found a playmate.

Oo-oo, Jack, oo-oo!

The white snow is coming.

See! It is coming now!

You and I will be playmates.

How happy we will be!

Oo-oo, Jack, Oo-oo! ”

(Folk Tale)

Word list

hill: a small mountain

hurrah: what some people say when they are happy

You Practice

A) Answer the following questions.

1) How was Little Bird going to get warm?

2) Where do you think Little Bird was going to fly?

3) Where did Gray Squirrel plan to keep warm?

4) Where did Black Kitten want to go?

5) How did Jack feel about the North Wind?

B) Match each character with the way it reacted to the North Wind. Then draw one of the characters below.

1) Little Bird

a) go into the house

2) Gray Squirrel

b) make a snowman

3) Black Kitten

c) fly away

4) Jack

d) go to a nest in the tree

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

1) the coldest season: _ _ _ _ _ _

2) an animal with a bushy tail: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3) a home for birds: _ _ _ _

4) a home for farm animals: _ _ _ _

5) colder than rain: _ _ _ _