LucyLucyandBillyandBillybyPaulineCartwrightillustratedbyRobManciniCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350636-9ISBN13:978-0-15-350636-9OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350599-0(Grade2On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350599-7(Grade2On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357809-2(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357809-0(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910050151413121110090807063Lucywantedabirdforherbirthday.Thewholefamilywenttothepetshop.“Theremustbeahundredbirdshere!”saidThomas,herlittlebrother.4ItseemedlikethattoLucy,too.Shelookedateachbirdcarefully.“Iwantadifferentkindofbirdthanallofthese,”shesaid.Finally,Lucyfoundtheoneshewanted.Itwasacutelittleparakeetwithgreenfeathersandsmallbrighteyes.5Duringtheridehome,Lucydecidedthatherbird’snamewouldbeBilly.LucytoldDad,“Ichoseaparakeetbecauseparakeetscanlearntotalk.I’mgoingtoteachhim!”“You’llhavetobepatient,”smiledDad,“itwilltakeBillyawhiletolearn.”6LucycleanedBilly’scage.Shemadesurehealwayshadwaterandseed.Everydayshewouldsaytoherparakeet,“MynameisBilly.”7Lucy’sbrotherThomaswouldalsosay,“MynameisBilly.”“Don’tdothat!”Lucysaid.“I’mteachingBillytotalk.”8Inashortwhile,BillylearnedtoperchonLucy...
