TheGiftofHumorTheGiftofHumorbyBarbaraA.DonovanillustratedbyLenEpsteinCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:00-15-350573-7ISBN13:978-0-15-350573-7OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350336-X(Grade6Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350336-8(Grade6Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357578-6(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357578-5(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910179121110090807060504030201byBarbaraA.DonovanillustratedbyLenEpsteinTheGiftofHumor3Katieswungbackandforthinthehammock.Shewasfeelingcontent.Itwasoneofthosefinedaysinthefallwhenthesuniswarm,andthetreesarefullofrainbow-coloredleaves.Thebackyardwaspeaceful.Katiehadusedhertimealonetocometoadecision.Sheknewjustwhatshewoulddofortheschooltalentshow.AquietscratchingnoisetoldKatiethatherneighbor,Mrs.Delgado,wasworkinginhergardenontheothersideofthefence.KatieholleredoutahellothatMrs.Delgadopleasantlyreturned.ThenKatieslippedoutofthehammockandstoodbythefencethatseparatedthetwoyards.4“Mrs.Delgado,”Katiecalled.“I’vegotanewjokeforyou.Wanttohearit?”Mrs.Delgadorockedbackonherheelsandsmiledatheryoungneighbor.Almosteveryday,Katiehadsomenewjokeorstorytoshare.Mostofthemwereratherfunny,too.“Okay,w...
