3“Oh,no.Notmorefish!”saidFluffy.“ImustadmitthatIhatefish,”Victorsaid.“Icanbarelyeatfish!”criedCuddles.“Whydowealwaysgetfish?”5“Ourfoodproblemisextremelyserious,”saidVictor.“Nomorejokingaround!Wemumustdosomething!”juicefish6“Ihaveaplan,”saidFluffy.“Let’snoteatthefish.Let’sjustsitbythecupboard.Iknowtherearesomecansofcatfoodinthere.Theykeepthemincasethereisnofishtobuy.”9“Doyoumeantalktothem?”Fluffyasked.“Giveoursecretaway?”gaspedCuddles.“I’mafraidso,”saidVictor.“Let’stalktotheboy.”10Theboycameintothekitchenthatafternoon.“Weneedtotalktoyou,”Victorsaidtohimquiteclearly.11Theboydroppedtheplatehewasholding.Hestaredatthecats.13“Ididn’tknowthatcatscouldtalk!”stammeredtheboy.“Oh,it’soursecret,”purredFluffy.“Nowit’syoursecret,too.”“That’samazing!”saidtheboy.“I’llaskMomtobuyonlycannedcatfoodinsteadoffish!”ThinkCritically1.Whatproblemdidthecatshave?Howdidtheysolveit?2.Whatwasthemostimportanteventinthestory?3.Whydidtheboydroptheplate?4.Howwouldyouhavefeltifyouhadbeentheboyandthecatshadspokentoyou?5.Whichcatfromthebookwasyourfavorite?Why?SocialStudiesRulesforPetOwnersChooseapetandwritealistofthreerulesforpeoplewhoownthistypeofpet.Drawapictureforeachrule.School-HomeConnectionTalktoafamilymemberaboutwhyitisimportantforpeopletotakegoodcareoftheirpets.Findapictureofapetinabookormagazineandtalkabouthowyouwouldcareforit.WordCount:276
