DECODABLEBOOK23DECODABLEBOOK23Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-364139-8ISBN13978-0-15-364139-8Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.OrderingOptionsISBN100-15-364241-6ISBN13978-0-15-364241-81234567891019717161514131211100908WaldoWins1VowelVariant/ô/a(l),oughAttheBallpark9VowelVariant/ô/a(l),oughContentsbyRowanObachillustratedbyLyubaBogan1SandylivedonBaldwinFarm.Allkindsofhorsesstayedonthefarm.Sandyhelpedtendthehorses.Shecleanedthebarnstalls.Shecleanedandfedthehorses.Shewalkedthem,holdingtheirhalters.Shetalkedtoeachhorse.2Sandylikedallthehorses,butshedidnothaveherownhorse.Oneday,UncleDaltoncamebythefarm.HehadbroughtasurpriseforSandy.Hethoughtshemightlikeit.Thesurprisewasasmallhorsewithblackandwhitespots.34SandycalledherhorseWaldo.Sheputhiminthebeststall.Alltheotherhorsesgotsaltblocks,butWaldoalwaysgotapples,too.5SandythoughtWaldowasthebesthorseonthefarm.ShethoughtthatsheandWaldomightwininaridingcontest.UncleDaltonalsothoughttheycouldwin,soSandyboughtaticketforthecontest.6Onthedayofthecontest,bigrainsquallshit.Thecontestwascalledoffforthatday.Thenextdaybroughtsunnyskies.SandyandWaldowenttothecontestring.Theywaitedinastallwithtallwalls.Sandycheck...
