BobcbcatatTellsaTellsaTaleTalebyRyanHensleyillustratedbyRichardHoitCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-351312-8ISBN13:978-0-15-351312-1OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351211-3(Grade1AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351211-7(Grade1AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358032-1(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358032-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910805151413121110090807062Theskywasclear.Bobcatwasskiingdownthemountain.Thentherewasasurprisingthud!3“Oh,thesnowisslippingdownthemountain!Imusthurryhometotellmymother,”saidBobcat.OffwentBobcatattopspeed.4Onhiswaydown,BobcatmetOstrich.Ostrichwasskiingthiswayandthat.“There’snotimeforthat!”calledBobcat.“Thesnowisslippingdownthemountain!Wemusthurryhome!”5“Oh,dear!”saidOstrich.“Weshouldhurryhome,butfirstwemusttellElk.”Offtheywentattopspeed.TheymetElkashewasdoingabigleapoffasnowbank.“Lookatme!”Elkyelled.6“There’snotimeforthat!”calledOstrich.“Thesnowisslippingdownthemountain!Wemusthurryhome!”Offtheywentattopspeed.7TheywerenearthedoorofElk’shousewhentheCubscamerunning.“Thesnowisn’tslipping,”theCubsbragged.“Itwasus!”Asnowballwentthud.IthitBobcat.8“Youshouldn’tdothat!”Bobcattoldthemwithagrin.HetossedasnowballbackattheCubs.Thentheyalldidit.Thud,thud!Itwasasmuchfunasskiing!������������������ThinkCritically1.WhydidBobcattelltheotheranimalsthatsnowwasslippingdownthemountain?2.WhodidBobcatmeetashewentdownthemountain?3.Whathappenedattheendofthestory?4.HowdoyouknowthatBobcatwasn’ttooupsetwiththeCubs?5.Wouldyouliketoplayinsnow?Whyorwhynot?SocialStudiesWriteandDrawWritethreesentencesaboutthingspeopleneedtoliveinplaceswhereitsnows.Drawapicturetogowithyoursentences.School-HomeConnectionTellafamilymemberaboutwhathappenedtoBobcat.Thentalkaboutwhyyouneedtobecarefulwhenyouplayjokesonpeople.WordCount:201
