DECODABLEBOOK10DECODABLEBOOK10Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-364125-8ISBN13978-0-15-364125-1Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.OrderingOptionsISBN100-15-364228-9ISBN13978-0-15-364228-91234567891019717161514131211100908SillyDonkeyandHisMissingKey1LongVowel/∏/ey,yMonkeys9LongVowel/∏/ey,yContentsbyLeeS.JusticeillustratedbyBillLedger1SillyDonkeyfelthungryforsomethingsweet.“Iwillgetcandy,”Donkeysaidandsmackedhislips.Donkeykepthismoneyinalockedchest.Thekeywasmissing.2Donkeythought,“Togetcandy,Ineedmoney.Togetmoney,Ineedthekeytothatlock.NowwheredidIputthatkey?”Donkeyaskedhimself.Donkeylookedbelowhisbedforhismissingkey.Itwasnotthere.34Donkeyhuntedhighandlow.Hefoundstickyhoney.Hefoundsmellysocks.Still,hedidnotfindhismissingkey.Donkeypeekedintrashbinsinanalley.Hecheckedasandybeach.Hecheckedarockyhillandagrassyvalley.Hiskeywasstillmissing.56SillyDonkeysaidtohimself,“Ineedthatmoney.Iwilljustsmashthatchestopen.”Donkeyliftedthechesthigh.Justthenhesawhiskey.7“Imusthavetapedthatkeyonthechest,”Donkeysaid.“WhatasillydonkeyIam!”Donkeyopenedthelockwithhiskey.8SillyDonkeygazedathismoney.Hefeltpuzzled.“NowwhydidIneedthismoney?”heaskedhimself.“Did...
