HowtheTortoiseGotGotItsItsShellShellCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350662-8ISBN13:978-0-15-350662-8OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350599-0(Grade2On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350599-7(Grade2On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357843-2(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357843-4(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891005015141312111009080706byJakeHarrisillustratedbyNeilCurtis3Longago,Forestgaveeachanimalitsownhome—eachanimal,thatis,exceptforTortoise.Hewasforgotten.4Lizardwasgivenahomebetweentherocks.Onhotdays,Lizardcouldbeseenscamperingupontherockstolieinthewarmsun.Crab’shomewasinaholeinthesand,underacoconutpalm.Theholewascoolanddarkinside.ItwastheperfecthomeforCrab.5Snakewasgivenahomebeneaththefallenleavesoftheforest.Theleavesshelteredhimfromstormsandhidhimfromotheranimals.6Owl’shomewasaholeinamajestic,oldtree.Theholewasdarkandcozy.ItkeptOwlhiddenuntilnightwhenhewouldcomeouttohunt.7Onenight,aterriblestormcame.Therainfellheavily,andTortoiseneededtofindahometostaywarmanddry.TheanimalsthankedForestfortheirhomes.Theywereallhappy,exceptforTortoise.8Tortoisesawaholeinsomerocksandtriedtosqueezeintoit,buttherockswouldn’tbudge.Suddenly,Lizardpeeredoutofth...
