FantasyPAIREDREADTheLionandtheFoxbyMayKennedyillustratedbyAudreyDurneySTRATEGIES&SKILLSComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:CharacterVocabularyStrategySynonymsVocabularyached,concentrate,discovery,educated,effort,improved,inspired,satisfiedAWordcount:929Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118964-9MHID:0-02-118964-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110byMayKennedyillustratedbyAudreyDurneyGenreFantasyEssentialQuestionWhatcanstoriesteachyou?PAIREDREADChapter1CuriousDuck........................2Chapter2LearningtoGrow....................6Chapter3AJourneyofDiscovery..............10RespondtoReading.................16TheLionandtheFox.......17FocusonGenre.....................20Chapter1CuriousDuckDucklivedonafarmwithFarmerFinn.Thefarmwasinthemiddleofnowhere.Itstretchedformilesandmiles.Ducklikedtoknowwhatwashappeningintheworld.Shelikedseeingnewthings.Shelikedlearningnewthings.2Ducklikedtothinkshewascurious.Afterall,notmanyduckswantedtoknowwhytheskywasblueorwhystarstwinkledatnight.Shethoughtlifewasajourneyofdiscovery.Ducklovedflyingaroundandlookingatdifferentpeopleandplaces.Duckfeltthattherewerealwaysnewthingstoseeandlearn.3FarmerFinnwasnothinglikeDuck.Hewasnotcurious.Heneverwonderedwhytheskywasblueorwhystarstwinkledatnight.ButFarmerFinnwasakindperson.Hetookgreatcareofhisanimals.Hetalkedtothem.Sometimesheevensangtothem.4Allthefarmsintheareagrewcrops.FarmerFinnputalotofeffortintogrowinggoodcrops,buthisplantsusuallydroopedanddied.Lastyear,hegrewrowsandrowsoflettuces,buttheyallwentlimp.5Chapter2LearningtoGrowOnespringmorning,FarmerFinndecidedtoconcentrateongrowinganewcrop.Heopenedhiscookbook.Perhapshewouldbeins...
