byKeithYoderillustratedbyWallaceKellerbyKeithYoderillustratedbyWallaceKellerCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-351504-XISBN13:978-0-15-351504-0OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351213-X(Grade3AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351213-1(Grade3AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358094-1(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358094-9(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706Groundhoghadlivedonthefarmforalongtime.Hisfatherandmotherhadlivedhere,andtheirfatherandmother,andtheirfatherandmotherbeforethem.Yearsago,Groundhoghadmovedintothebarn.Dayswerequietnowbecausethefarmerhadgrownolderandnolongerfarmed.Groundhoghaddughisburrowinthebarnforprotectionfromthewind,anditremaineddryandcozyinwinter.Hehadbuiltmanytunnelsunderthebarnandhadagood,safehome.3Somethingwaschanging,though.Amanhaddrivenupthelane,gottenoutofhistruck,andunloadedasmalltractorandotherfarmingsupplies.Fromthebackofhistruckjumpedanenormousdog.Groundhogretreatedundergroundandheardthedogsniffingattheendofhisburrow.Asthemanreturnedtohistruck,Groundhogrealizedwhatthismeant.“Therewillbelifeagainonthisfarm,butwheretherearefarmersanddogs,therewillbeproblemsforme.Iwillhavetomove,”hethoughtsadly.4Groundho...
