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A Wise Buyer

“I have good news today,


Mother,” said Norma as she
put down the big basket she
was carrying. “What’s your
news, Norma?” asked
Mother.
“Look at my basket,” said
Norma excitedly. “I bought
many things today: meat,
sugar, fish, vegetables and
fruits. See, I still have a little
change left.”
“But why?” asked Mother,
puzzled.
How to Prepare Tomato
Catsup
Select some ripe tomatoes. Wash
them thoroughly. Cut them crosswise
into halves. Then separate the pulp
from the seeds. Cook the pulp in an
enameled kettle, stirring it
occasionally until the thin peelings
separate and roll up. Remove the pulp
from the fire. Pass the pulp through a
wire strainer and get the juice. Mix
the juice with the pulp. Add some
vinegar. Put onion juice, powdered
cinnamon, pepper, cloves of garlic and
spices in a small cloth bag and dip it
into the mixture. Cook the mixture
until it is thick. Tale out the bag of
spices. Bottle the cooked pulp and
seal.
Travel Made Easy
.” “How was your trip, Wally?”
asked Grandma as Wally kissed her hands.
“It was fine, Grandma,” answered
Wally, yawning while stretching his arms,
and shaking his legs. “I slept almost
throughout the way.”
“Why, you lazy boy!” exclaimed
Grandma. “Then you didn’t see beautiful
scenery on the countryside.”
“It was so nice riding on the bus,”
explained Wally. “The roads now are very
smooth, unlike the first time Father and I
visited you after the flood. A week had
passed after that visit, yet my body was still
aching all over. We were like mashed fruits
after our ride over those potmarked
roads.”
“It did not take long for the
government to have all the damaged roads
repaired,”
aree Grandma. “Thanks to our
government, things are back to normal
again.”
Books
Those who cannot read are pitiful
because they cannot enjoy books.
Books tell us about the wonderful
things in the world. They tell us the
interesting things people do. Books
can answer the “whys” and “hows” of
things that puzzle us.” They can take
us to faraway places through
imagination. They can show us, too,
the things that happened a long time
ago as well as those happening at
present. Books tells us about the
children in other lands. They hold the
key to the greatest treasures in the
world. A wise man once said that he
would rather be a poor boy in a cellar
surrounded with books than a
province who had no chance to read.
The Blind Girl

A group of students were


chatting and laughing excitedly
near the sidewalk. They seemed to
be talking all at the same time
when suddenly they became silent.
They started spellbound at a blind
girl groping along the wall, and
feeling her way about. Through her
eyes were open, they could tell that
she could not see. In her right hand
was a bunch of flowers which she
smelled now and then. She
continued walking till the end of
the street. When she was out of
sight the students gave a sign of
relief. Were they not lucky to have
two good eyes?
Feeding Time
at the Zoo
It was time for the Zookeeper
to feed the animals. Judging
from the noise, the beasts were
hungry. The lions opened their
mouths and gave the people in
the zoo a frightful sample of the
howl of the king of the beasts.
The little monkeys squeaked as
they tumbled over each other
to reach the cage bars. The
monkeys shook the iron bars till
they rattled, and parrots
jumped up and down shrieking
excitedly.
Home for the Aged
“It will not be long from now and
Tandang Sela will not go begging anymore.”
Mel told his sister Sheila.
“Why did you say that?” asked Sheila.
“Didn’t you know?” Mel asked. “The
government had decided to help the beggars,
young and old.”
“But how?” asked Sheila, still puzzled.
“There are hundreds of beggars around. How
can the government help them all?”
It is like this,” explained Mel. “The young
ones will be placed in the care of their
relatives if they have any. The others will be
sent to the provinces where they came from.
The children who do not have anybody to
look after them will be placed in orphanages.
The old ones who have neither families nor
relatives will be housed in the Home for the
Aged. They will be taken care of by the
government.”
“How nice,” Sheila said. “It is really a pity
to see these beggars, especially the very old
ones.”
An Airplane Ride
The strangest thing about my
first airplane ride was that I
seemed not to be moving at all
since the plane assumed a
certain attitude. As I looked
down, the earth below seemed
like a miniature. The houses,
the trees, the buildings
appeared like playthings. The
vast ricefields were restful to
the eyes to look at. The ocean
was but a shallow stream of
clear, blue water.
Indeed, anybody’s first plane
ride is a pleasant experience.
Jose Rizal’s Mother
God’s best gift Doña Teodora to Jose Rizal
was his mother, Alonzo. Teodora was brought
up by her mother in a home full of love and
understanding. She was educated at Santa Rosa
College. Her excellent education, her goodness
of heart and her other vitues prepared her to
be the mother of our national hero. To Jose
Rizal, next to God, a mother means everything
to a man. Doña Teodora was a devout Catholic.
It was her teachings that made her son, Jose,
love the Christian way of life. He was still a baby
when his mother bean teaching him the
alphabet and the simple prayers as was the
custom of the Filipino family.
Doña Teodora was fond of telling stories to
her little son, Jose. The word “story” meant
something new and wonderful to Jose. He
would sit down to listen, full of interest and
wander, when his mother called him for the
regular story time. He loved the stories of his
mother told him. He remembered the moral
lesson each story conveyed and made it a part
of his education and training.
Plant Pests
In addition to different kinds of
plant diseases, there are a great
number of plant pests that can
destroy or stop the growth of
plants. Insects carry fungi and
bacterial diseases from plant to
plant. The potato beetle carries the
potato rot. Some insects even eat
plants. Certain grasshoppers and
biting insects strip a plant of its
leaves, thus killing the plant. The
most destructive kinds of insects
are the scale insects, mealy bugs,
plant lice and leaf hoppers. They
consume the sap of plant tissues
thus causing the withering of the
plant itself.
The School Lunch Counter

A school canteen or lunch counter is


established in every school to improved
children’s eating habits and preferences.
Native, nutritious dishes such as goto,
pancit and lumpia are prepared by a
teacher with the help of some children.
Sandwiches are also sold for those who
prefer a light merienda. A ood lunch
counter has milk as a regular item for
sale. Teachers encourage their pupils to
include milk in their daily food intake.
The canteen is part of a school. It
protects children from sickness by
discouraging them to buy from food
peddlers and unsanitary, nearby stores.
Pupils are asked to patronize the
canteen for their own health. The low
prices of food serve as an encouragement
fo the children to buy from the school
canteen.
A Letter of Invitation
26 del Pilar Street
Sampaloc, Manila
March 15, 2004
Dear Nina,
My parents are going to give a
party on the evening of my graduation,
March 29. It will be held in our house on
del Pilar Street. Please came and bring
along your brother, Milo, and your sister,
Esther. My father has prepared some
very exciting parlor games which I am
sure you and your sister and brother will
enjoy. There will also be a program
prepared by my eleder sister, Nora. The
party starts at six o’clock. You can go
home at nine so you will have plenty of
time to enjoy the party. We are hoping to
see nyou all.
Your friend,
Gina
Luneta and Manila Bay

Do you know that Manila Bay has


the finest harbor in the Philippines?
It is also famous for its beautiful
sunset. Tourist observe that Manila
Bay has one of the most glowing
sunsets in the world. Roxas
Boulevard, former Dewey Boulevard,
runs along trhe shores of Manila Bay.
There are many beautiful buildings
along the street, mostly hotels and
restaurants. Luneta, a big park with
fountains and ornamental plants,
faces the bay. People can be seen
strolling daily and enjoying the cool
breeze from the bay. On Sunday’s,
people go to the Luneta to listen to
band concerts and to view
performances at the open theater.
Being on Time
Arthuro was the president of the Grade
Six class organization. They agreed to
celebrate Arbor Day with a program and
mass planting of fruit trees.
“At what time will the proram start?”
“It will start at 7:00 o’clock in the
morning, Miss Diaz,” answered Arthuro.
“That’s good,” observed Miss Diaz. It will
not be too hot for the planting of trees. I
only hope it will begin on schedule.”
“That’s sure, Miss Diaz,” Arthuro said. “It
will be a new Filipino time concept.”
“I admire you, Arthuro, for saying Filipino
time,’which means on time,” said Miss
Diaz laughing.
“It is really time for us to observe
punctuality,” explained Arthuro. “So
instead of saying being on time is
‘American time,’ we shall call it ‘Filipino
time’.”
The True Filipino

President Quezon’s counsel to the


Filipino was: “Make the Filipinos true
citizens of the Philippines. They should be
made aware of things connected with their
country and people including their culture
and civilization.”
What did President Quezon want to
convey his countrymen? In his opinion, we
deserved to be called a true Filipino if we
have our country's welfare at heart.
Knowledge and appreciation of our
country’s history, civilization and culture
are to be required from eacch individual.
Every citizen must be concerned with the
progress of the nation, in making the
country known to other parts of the world
and in achieving peace for the land of his
birth.
Travel Made Easy
In some ways we, Filipinos, are similar to our
Malayan brothers. This is so because our
ancestors include the Malays and the
Indonesians. The Malays and the Filipinos are
similar in height, in complexion and in looks.
Philippine aborigines such as the Ifugaos,
Subanuns and Tagbanuas live in much the same
way as the Malaysians and Indonesians. The
clothes, houses, weapons and the art of and
Filipino Muslims are similar to those of the
Malaysians and Indonesians.
Tha Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia
have the same industries and products. The
languages used in the Philippines include many
Malayan words. Like the Philippines, Malayasia
and Indonesia were former territories of
western countries . Like the Filipinos, the
people of Malaysia and Indonesia struggled
hard also for independence. The former
MAPHILINDO composed of Malaysia, the
Philippines and Indonesia was organized for
mutual protection against belligerent
countries.
Two Painters
When Jose Rizal and Juan Luna were
studying in Madrid, they lived together in
a boarding house. They used to play
jokes on one another.
Juan Luna wake up early one morning
and saw that Rizal was still asleep. He hid
one of Rizal’s slippers and drew exactly
one like it on a cardboard. When Jose
wake up, he tried to put on his slippers
but he found out that one was made out
of cardboard. “I know who painted this. It
is nicely done,” he said.
One day, Juan Luna went out with his
friends. Jose decided to draw the
contents of Juan’s room on the closed
door with the permission of their
landlady. When Luna arrived, he went
directly to his room. He bumped his head
on the closed door. “You are a good
painter,” Juan Luna told Rizal.
The Flower of Love
Once there lived a chieftain who had a
beautiful daughtern named Liwayway. One
dat Liwayway went into the woods to gather
fruits and flowers but unfortunately lost her
way. She became unconscious when awild
beast ran after her. When she came to, she
saw a young man bending over her. He was
the son of another chieftain . When they
parted, each one knew they were in love with
each other.
One day the young man was going away
to fight the white men who had invaded
their land. The lovers promised never to
forget each other saying “Sumpa kita.” But
the warrior never came back. In sorrow, the
maiden killed herself. Sometime later,
shrubs with fragrant flowers grew on her
grave. People believed that Liwayway’s love
grew and bloomed. It became custom for
young lovers after that to exchange garlands
of these flowers as a token of their faithful
love. In time the flowers became known as
sampaguita. It is adopted as our national
flower because of its fragrance and
simplicity.
Food and Drinks of the Ancient
Filipinos
Rice was the staple food of the ancient
Filipinos. They cooked it in pots and in
bamboos. Our forefathers’ diet included
also various species of fish caught in rivers
and lakes; meat from , vegetables, tubers
like sweet potato; spices like pepper and
garlic; and fruits like bananas, oranges,
guavas and mangoes.
There were also many kins of wine and
drinks on the islands. The tuba which was
taken from the coconut palms was the
champagne of the early Filipinos. Among
the popular wines were the Visayan
gauilang distilled from sugar cane; and the
Igorot tapuy, taken from the rice.
Although the early Filipinos were heavy
drinkers, they seldon lost their senses when
drunk. They only became lively, talkative and
witty when intoxicated. Even after a heavy
drink, their hands never trembled and they
could manage to weigh their gold correctly.
Superstitions
“Please tell us about our superstitious
beliefs, Grandmother,” pleaded Elvi as she saw
the old woman sitting by the window. “We will
discuss them in class tomorrow.”
“Listen and I will tell you about man’s
three friends. These are three superstitious
beliefs about animals,” Grandma answered,
putting down the shorts she was mending.
“Tell us about them,” said Elvi excitedly.
“One of them is the rooster who is up before
dawn and crows on the rooftops,” said
Grandmother. “It is biding its master to get up
and o forth to earn his living.
“The second on e is the cat who
announces the coming of a visitor by washing
its face so it may look presentable to its
master’s guests.”
“And the third is the dog who can smell
danger and death. It barks to warn its master
of the presence of any stranger who might do
him warm. When a dog howls with sorrow it
is said that it smells death coming its
master’s way.”
The Lobster and the Crab

“I have ten claws,” boasted Crab.


“I am the great Crab which the land
people like best to eat. We, crabs, are
covered with a head shield.
“We are knights belonging to the
Order of the Crustacea,” cried
Lobster.
“What does that mean?” asked
Crab.
“Crustacea means covered with
a crust or shell,” explained Lobster.
“It is the same with us,” said Crab.
“Our claws and bodies are made of
rings of shell joined together by sockets.
We use our claws for walking and for
tearing our food.”
“Land people like to eat us,” said
Lobster. “When we are cooked, we turn
into a bright red color but in the water,
we are green.
Plant for Life

Nestor looked happily at his rows


of vegetable plants with their green,
fresh and healthy leaves. There were
rows of lettuce, tomatoes, eggplants
and pechay. On one side of the yard
were trellises of patola, squash and
amorgoso. Nestor remembered that
their backyard was once a dumping
place of garbage, empty cans and
trash. Then the government launched
the “Plant for Life” project. With the
help of his father, they cleaned the
backyard and dug the stumps and roots
of old trees. They cultivated the soil,
got vegetable seeds from the Bureau of
Plants and planted them in their
backyard. Now all are ready for
harvest. The vegetables will be more
than what they need so Nestor will
take some to the market. That will be
extra money for the family.
Telling the Truth

Don’t be afraid, Little Johnny, my boy,


Open the door and o in;
The longer you wait before telling your fault
The harder it is to begin.

No wonder you stand with a pitiful face


And fear the confession to make;
For you know when you’re naughty the worst
of it all
Is making your mother’s heart ache.

Have courage, dear boy, never mind if your


shoes
Are muddy and wet, and all that;
Never mind if your clothes have been terribly
tom
And you have ruined your pretty new hat.

Go in like a man, and tell Mother the truth


Like a brave little lad, and you’ll see
How happy a boy who confesses his fault,
And is truthful and honest as can be.
The Legend of Lake Buhi
Grandmother was relating the story of
Lake Buhi to her grandchildren. According to
her, Buhi was a town at the bottom of the
lake.
Once upon a time. The people of this
enchanted town lived in abundance. But as
the people became wealthy they forgot all
about God and so God punished them. Their
town sank the earth overnight and in its
place there rose a beautiful lake.
When the weather was warm and clear
and the surface of the lake is as clear as a
mirror, it is said that one can look down into
the bottom of the lake. The people can be
seen doing their everyday tasks. Some are
cultivating their lands, others are building
houses and smoke can be seen coming from
the kitchen as women cook the family meals.
It is also said that the tiniest fish in the
world, found in Lake Buhi, are trimmings of
abaca fiber as the people in the lake continue
to make hats out of abaca for which the town
was once famous.
Day of Freedom
For more than three hundred years,
Spain ruled our land. The Spanish flag flew in
our land to show that the Philippines was
Spain’s territory. Then, the Americans came.
They freed us from the Spanish rule. For fifty
years, we were governed by the Americans.
Our flag was allowed to fly side by side with
the American flag. We were permitted to
establish our own government but under the
control and supervision of the Americans.
In 1941, the Japanese invaded the
Philippines. Under the Japanese, we suffered
three years of hunger, fear and misery. With
the help of the Americans, our country was
freed from the Japanese invaders.
Once more, peace came to our country.
The fourth of July, now known as the Fil-
American Friendship Day, marked the
completion of Philippine Independence from
foreign rule. It was on the fourth of July that
we were granted total freedom.
An Officer and A Gentleman
An American soldier called General
Gregorio del Pilar was an officer and a
gentleman. Del Pilar was the youngest
general of the Philippine revolution. When
the revolution broke out he was only
seventeen. He was a brave and gallant
soldier. He was only twenty-four years old
when he died fighting at Tirad Pass.
Gregorio del Pilar was born in Bulacan,
Bulacan. He was a nephew of Marcelo H. del
Pilar. He became the favorite of General
Emilio Auinaldo who took the very young
soldier with him wherever he went. When
the fighting between the Americans and the
Filipinos became intense, General Emilio
Aguinaldo to retreat to the mountains.
General del Pilar and his sixty men stood at
Tirad Pass to cover the retreat. The narrow
pass was in Palanan, Isabela. Three hundred
American soldiers fought against del Pilar’s
sixty men. But del Pilar and his men fought
bravely until a bullet struck him dead.
Abelens, a New Mountain Tribe
The Abelens are small people, almost
of pygmy size. The average height of a
grown up girl is four feet and a young
man about four feet and eight inches.
They are entirely different from the
Negritoes among whom they have lived
for thousands of years. Abelens have
long, straight hair, not curly like that of
the Negritoes. Their complexion is light
brown, much lighter than the dark
complexion of the Negritoes. Some of
them have a distinct red tint on their hair.
Their eyes are brown. Their features are
fine. They are quite a savage people. They
used to make drinking cups from skulls of
their enemies. Although they know the
Negrito language, the Abelens have a
language of their own.
The Dutch

The Dutch are the people of


Holland. They are considered
serious and hardworking. They are
the cleanest people of the world.
The Dutch are fond of eating,
drinking and attending parties.
Have you seen a picture of a Dutch
girl? She wears a big wooden shoes
called klompers. Men wear baggy
trousers while women wear flowing
skirts, white aprons and starched
cloth caps. Dutch children are
healthy for they drink plenty of milk
and take big amounts of butter.
Boys are trained to steer the boat
and take charge of the windmill.
Water sports are popular with the
Dutch children.
The Homing Pigeons

During the first World War, both the


army and the navy felt a great need for
some way to send messages back to their
headquarters. Sometimes a torpedoed ship
needed to send wireless message to land.
Men in a sinking ship were lost unless a
passing ship chanced upon them. Battalions
sent out on scouting trips were sometimes
gunned down by enemies. A soldier sent
with a message for help was oftentimes
caught. Even messengers in airplanes were
not safe. The enemy usually shot the planes
and kept the messengers as prisoners. So,
pigeons were trained as messengers. They
have a strong love for the homes. Most of
the birds move from one home to another
but the pigeons have one home to which
they always return. Pigeons, even when
taken away far from home, always fly
swiftly back to their habitations.
The Atomic Energy

With the establishment of a


Nuclear Center, we will engage
on the production of radio
isotopes for use in agriculture,
industry and medicine. This is a
landmark in our scientific
progress as it opens up for our
youth the field of nuclear
science and ultimately harness
the mightiest industrial power
known to man. It will greatly
help fight poverty. With the use
of the atomic energy, we will
have the power to run more
industries.
Rules to Follow

The Grade six pupils decided to


make their room clean, orderly and
beautiful. Here are some of the rules
everyone needs to follow:
Wipe your shoes on the doormat
before entering the room.
Put the wastepaper, fruit peelings
and candy wrappers in the wastebasket,
Keep the walls, desks and tables
free from pencil and chalk marks and
scratches.
Put the cleaning materials in a box.
Arrange the furniture properly.
Put away your pencils, books,
notebooks after using them.
Hang umbrellas and raincoats in one
corner of the room.
Keep books clean and well-covered.
Daphne

Daphne was a beautiful nymph. The


sun god, Apollo, fell in love with her but
she rejected him. Once, Apollo saw her
and pursued her. Daphne sought
shelter behind a big tree. She was out
breath from running. Now, as she
leaned on the tree, she looked back
with frightened eyes. Was Apollo still
running after her? She threw herself
upon her knees and prayed to be saved
from her pursuer. She raised with
outstretched arms. Then her fingers
fluttered gently, as if blown by a gentle
breeze. Little by little she was changed
from a beautiful nymph to a laurel tree.
Slowly she broke into a smile. Now, she
was safe. Apollo could not carry her
away anymore.
How Romans Cooked
Their Food

Long ago the Romans used to cook


their food just as the way hunters today
sometimes do. They dug out an oven in
the ground, lined it with stones and
made a fire in it. When the improvised
oven was well heated, they raked out
the ashes, put in the food and covered
it. We learned about this from
excavations in the city of Pompeii.
Pompeii was destroyed and buried
during the eruption of a volcano
hundreds of years ago. When the city
was excavated, ovens with food and
ashes were found among the ruins. It is
believed that just as the cooks were
about to bake, the fiery volcano rained
out ashes and boiling lava and burned
down the city.
First Night in the City
It was Lynn’s first night in the
city. She woke up with a stun and
then she remembered where she
was. She had never spent the
night in a city before. She lay still
and listened. Cars and jeepneys
seemed to race like ants heading
straight towards her. A new
house was being built next to her
aunt’s house and the cement
mixer was roaring angrily.
Downstairs, in the kitchen, she
heard the clattering of pans.
Then, she heard the chime of the
big clock. She turned over and
feel asleep again.
The Face in the Pool
Narcissus was out of breath from
running when he came to a clear pool.
He stopped to drink. Just as he was
about to sip the cool water, he saw a
face in the pool. It was handsome and
he was attracted to it.
“Who are you?” he asked.
“Who are you?” echoed someone.
“Why are you mocking me?” asked
Narcissus.
“Mocking me.” Said the voice.
Narcissus was puzzled. He wanted
to talk with the face in the pool but it
would not answer. He tried to catch it
but to no avail. At last, he lost hope
and plunged into the pool hoping to
see the owner of the face.
Camping
Rene was tired from the day’s
tramp. He rolled himself in his
scout blanket and laid still. It was
very quiet in the woods. Then he
heard some queer noises. There
was a flapping of wings. A night owl
was on its way to hunt. Tiny
raindrops started to fall on the
leaves. The shower was over
though, in a moment. The cicadas
and other insects started their night
songs which ended into a forest
symphony. “Those queer night
sounds in the forest is a good
lullaby.” Rene thought as he
drowsed off to a sound sleep.
The Diver
A skillful diver can see clearly
what lies underneath a vast body
of water. He sees swaying
seaweeds, acres of sea plants
that have large, bright colored
leaves. He finds countless giant
crabs and lobsters. A diver also
encounters sea snakes, sea
horses, fierce sharks and other
wild fishes. He takes delight in
watching the different species of
fish, splendid in their brilliant
colors. To a diver, the life
underworld is full of thrilling
adventures.
Beauty

Beauty is seen
In the sunlight
The trees, the birds
Corn growing, people working
Or praying for a good harvest.

Beauty is heard all around


Wind sighing,
Rain falling or a singer humming
An old folk song.

Beauty is in yourself
Good deeds, happy thoughts
reflected
In your dreams
In your work,
During peaceful rest.
The Animal’s Wish
We beg no fancy garb
To keep us cozily warm
Nor softer bed to rest
Though it should be less hard.

We wish not our liberty


For to serve is our fate
We live as servants forever
To work early and late.

To talk is a silly dream


For us doomed mute to remain
But we hear, see and feel
Please to us be a bit kinder.

Be kind a little bit more


And be unkind ten times less
We are poor dumb creatures
And we have but few needs.
The Rat

The rat belongs to the mouse


family although it is larger than a
mouse. It has also more scales on its
tail than a mouse. There are rats of
different sizes and colors. The brown
Norway rat is the most destructive
and powerful. Black rat can still be
found in cities near the coasts and in
countries with warm climate.
Rats travel aboard ships and eat
almost anything. If they are hungry
they attack animals, even men. Rats
breed rapidly producing 20 to 50 off
springs a year. A rat can start
breeding at six months old. Wild rats
are special problems to man because
they spread bubonic plague, rat fever
and destroy crops.
DEVELOPING
READING
POWER
6
Skill A
Noting Details
Skill B
Getting the General
Significance of a Selection
Skill C
Predicting the Outcome of a
Given Event and Making
Inferences

The Fox and the Stork


The fox and the stork were formerly good friends.
They often visited each other. One day, the fox invited
the stork to dinner because he wanted to play a joke
on her. At the dinner table, the fox put soap in a very
shallow dish before the stork. The fox could easily lap
the soup but the poor stork could only wet the end of
her long bill. So, she left the dinner table as hungry as
when she came.
“I’m sorry you did not like the soup,” said the fox.
“Oh, please, don’t apologize,” said the stork
sweetly. “I hope you will come and dine with me
soon.”
So came the day when fox visited the stork. The
stork served the dinner in a jar with a very long neck
and a narrow mouth. All the fox could do was lick the
outside of the jar.

1. How did the fox feel when he saw where the stork
dinner?
a. He was hungry.
b. He was happy.
c. The story does not say.

2. What do you think happened?


a. The fox thanked the stork.
b. The fox went away satisfied.
c. The fox went away as hungry as when he came.
3. Was the stork right in what she did?
a. Yes b. No c. Maybe

Vocabulary:
shallow narrow
lick apologize

PETE”S CATCH

Pete considered himself a fine fisherman. He


stood on the riverbank as he held his fishing line with
the patience only a fisherman knew. His heart beat
faster as he felt a tug on the line. He was excited as he
planted his feet firmly on the ground. He gave a big
pull expecting to find a big fish at the hook of his
fishing line. Disappointment clouded his face as he
stared at his catch.

1. What do you think did Pete catch?


a. a big fish
b. a big turtle
c. a water weed

2. What kind of fisherman was Pete?


a. He was an old fisherman.
b. He was a good fisherman.
c. He was an impatient fisherman.

3. What did Pete do?


a. went away
b. sat on the riverbank
c. threw his fishing line again into the water

Vocabulary:
tug excited
expecting firmly

The Red Sweater

Lourdes opened her piggy bank. She counted her


money carefully and went straight to a downtown
store. She looked with longing at the bright new
sweater on display at the store window. She wanted
to inquire about the price but as she was about to go
in, she stopped and hesitated. She counted her money
again., then shock her head. At last, she looked at the
sweater with regret and returned the money into her
pocket.

1. How did Lourdes feel about the sweater?


a. She disliked it.
b. She liked it very much.
c. She just wanted to look at it.
2. What did she intend to do?
a. She wanted to buy it.
b. She wanted to ask for it.
c. She wanted to ask Mother to buy it for her.

3. Did she finally get the sweater?


a. Yes b. No c. Maybe

Vocabulary:
longing inquire hesitate

The Graduation Gift

“Thank you, Father!” cried Jun embracing his father


tightly. “This is the best gift I have received in my
whole life. I have prayed and longed to owe one and
my prayer has been answered.”
“I am very glad about that,” Father said putting
his arms around his son. “I waited for your graduation
to buy one.”
“I am not very happy about the bicycle,” put in
Mother. “I hope it will not be a source of trouble.”
“You don’t know it, Mother, but I have been
riding Rene’s bike every now and then,” said Jun. “I
can ride very well now.”
One afternoon as Mother was tending her garden,
she saw Jun passed by on his bicycle. Suddenly there
was a crash! People were looking at the direction
where Jun has turned on a cub.

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