TheBagofCopyright©Harcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350615-6ISBN13:978-0-15-350615-4OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350598-2(Grade1On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350598-0(Grade1On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357766-5(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357766-6(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891080515141312111009080706byMarkSimonsillustratedbyBradQuinn2Akinghadaverybigbagofgold.Itmadehimhappy.“I’llrushhomewithmygold,”saidtheking.3Hecametosomewater.Thekinglookedinthecoldwater.4Hesawawaterking.Hewasholdingaverybigbagofgold,too.“IwishIcouldhavethatgold,”hesaid.5Thekingsawsomeplumsthatweregoodtoeat.“I’llgiveyouaplumforyourgold,”hesaid.Thewaterkingdidnotgivehimthegold.6“Givemethatgold!”saidtheking.Hewentforthebagofgoldunderthewater.8Thekingwasnothappy.Nowitwasnight,andhehadnogold.Thekingwenthomeverysad.WordCount:142TeacherRead-AloudThinkCritically1.Whatmadethekinghappyatthebeginningofthestory?2.Whathappenedattheendofthestory?3.Whatwordswouldyouusetotellabouttheking?4.Howwerethekingandthewaterkingalike?Howweretheydifferent?5.Wouldyouchangetheendofthestory?How?SocialStudiesWriteSentencesInthestory,thekingwantedmoregold.Writethreesentencesaboutwhyyouthinksomepeoplelongagowantedtohavegold?School-HomeConnectionTalkaboutthestorywithafamilymember.Thentalkabouthowyouwouldhaveactedifyouweretheking.
