Rooster’sRooster’sSoreThroatSoreThroatCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-351417-5ISBN13:978-0-15-351417-3OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351212-1(Grade2AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351212-4(Grade2AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358052-6(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358052-9(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891005015141312111009080706byRachelJohnsillustratedbyIanForss3Rooster’sthroatreallyhurtwhenhecrowed.“Ineedalongrest,”hemoaned.“Youknowthat’simpossiblesincethereisnooneelsetocrowearlyinthemorning,”saidFarmer.4Roosterwenttobed.Hefeltawful.“Youlookterrible,”saidCow.“Mythroatissore,”moanedRooster,“butthereisnooneelsewhocancrow.”“Icouldcrowforyoutomorrow,”suggestedCow.“Itwouldbefun.”6Farmercouldnotbelievehiseyeswhenhelookedoutthewindow.“That’squiteenough,Cow,”hecalled,“you’renotarooster.”7Cowstoppedbeingarooster.Hebegged,“PleasegiveRoosterarestsincehisthroatissore.”“That’simpossible!”answeredFarmerimpatiently.8NowCow’sthroathurt.“Youlookterrible,Cow,”saidGoat.“IcrowedforRoosterthismorning,”groanedCow,“andnowmythroathurts.”“I’llcrowtomorrow,”saidGoat.9Thenextmorning,CowandRoosterstayedinbed.Goatclimbedontothefenceatsunriseandbleatedloudly.13Farmergaveeachanimalanenvelope.CowandGoatopenedtheenvelopes.“Thesearebusticketstothebeach,”theycriedinamazement.“Wedon’tunderstand!”“Roosterneedsavacation,”saidFarmer,“andhewon’tgowithoutyou.”“Ifwego,thereisnooneelsetocrow,”theyexclaimed.14“Thereisnow,”smiledFarmer.Hetookanalarmclockoutofhispocketandsaid,“Thisroosterwon’tgetasorethroat.”ThinkCritically1.WhathappenedinthestorywhenRoosterhadasorethroat?2.HowwereCowandGoatalike?3.HowdoyouknowthatFarmerfeltsorryfortheanimals,especiallyRooster?4.Whatkindof“rooster”wouldn’tgetasorethroat?5.Ifyoucouldchangetheending,whatwouldhappen?SocialStudiesAFarmer’sJobsWritealistofallthejobsafarmermightneedtodo.Drawapictureofafarmerdoingoneofthejobs.School-HomeConnectionThinkofasongthatyouknowaboutafarmorananimalandsingitforyourfamily.WordCount:384
