DECODABLEBOOK25Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.STORYTOWNisatrademarkofHarcourt,Inc.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-364110-XISBN13978-0-15-364110-7OrderingOptionsISBN100-15-364213-0ISBN13978-0-15-364213-51234567891017917161514131211100908Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.DECODABLEBOOK25byAnneManskillustratedbyPeterGrosshauser1DuketheMulelikedtosing.Hesangtunesalldaylong.2Dukesangatunewhentheothermuleswantedtosleep.Theydidnotlikethat.3“Theruleisnosingingwhenitisdark,”saidarudemule.“Wethinkyoumustgo!”4Dukeleft.Hewalkedacrosshotsanddunes.Hewalkedformilesandmiles.5DukewalkedallthedaysinMayandhewalkedallthedaysinJune.Hesangtuneseachday.6Intime,DukemetacutechimpnamedRube.Rubeplayedaflute.Rubelikedtoplay,andDukelikedtosing.Theyplayedandsangwitheachother.7NowDukeandRubeplaytunesinacircus.DukeandRubeloveplayinginacircus.TheruleistheyCANplaytuneswhenitisdark!8*Wordswith/(y)◊/u-eappearinboldfacetype.DuketheSingingMuleWordCount:141High-FrequencyWordsDecodableWords*golovenonowothersaidtheytowalkedwantedyouaacrossallandcanchimpcircuscutedarkdaydaysdidDukeduneseachfluteforhehotinisitJuneleftlikelikedlongMaymetmilesmulemulesmustnamednotplayplayedplayingRuberuderulesandsangsingsingingsleepthatthethinktimetunetuneswewhenwithLongVowel/(y)◊/u-ebyAnneManskillustratedbyPeterGrosshauserwww.harcourtschool.comË|xHSKBPDy641107zv*:+:!:+:!>ISBN-13:978-0-15-364110-7ISBN-10:0-15-364110-X