byEllenAppelbaumillustratedbyAlexandraColombobyEllenAppelbaumillustratedbyAlexandraColomboCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-351511-2ISBN13:978-0-15-351511-8OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351213-X(Grade3AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351213-1(Grade3AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358101-8(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358101-4(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706Chester,thecrow,flappedhiswingswildly.Hewasattemptinganemergencylandinginthemeadow.Hehadnotbeenpayingcloseattention,andhehadalmostflownpasthisdestination.Chesterhadanimportantmessagetodeliver.Hestraightenedhisfeathersandsoonrecoveredhisbalance.Then,adjustinghiscap,heintroducedhimselftoWillie,thepig,andDillon,themouse.“Howdoyoudo,”hebegan.“MynameisChester.DoeitherofyouknowaspiderwhogoesbythenameofCarla?”3“Yes,weallliveonthesamefarm,andweareallverygoodfriends,”repliedDillon.“WhydoyouaskaboutCarla?”TheyweresuddenlyextremelyinterestedandalittleworriedaboutwhatChesterhadtosay.Chesterclearedhisthroatanddrewhimselfuptoattention.“IhaveamessageforyoufromCarla,thespider,”hesaidwithanairofimportance.“Yes,yes,dotellus!”exclaimedDillonexcitedly.4“Happytooblige,”saidChe...
