2Oneday,Tomsawamanintheforest.“CanIhavesomefood?”themanasked.“Youcanhavethisplum,”Tomsaid.ItwasallthefoodTomhad.3“Youwereverygoodtome,”saidtheman.“Youcanhavethreewishes.”ThismadeTomhappy,andheranallthewayhometotellTess.4“Iwishforalumpofgoldsothatwecangetsomefood,”saidTom.Flash!Tomhadalumpofgold.5“Youcouldhavewishedforabigbagofgold!”Tesssaid.“Iwishyouwerenothere!”Tomsaid.6Flash!Tesswasnotthere.“Tess?”Tomcalled.Tomwasupset.7“IwishTesswereback!”hesaid.Flash!Tesscameback.Tomwasveryhappy.“Nowlet’sgetsomefood!”saidTom.8Thatnight,theyaskedthemanwiththewishestocomeforayummyhamdinner.WordCount:154TeacherRead-AloudThinkCritically1.WhatwereTom’sthreewishes?2.WhydoyouthinkthemanaskedTomforfood?3.WhatwordswouldyouusetotellaboutTess?4.HowwereTomandTessalike?Howweretheydifferent?5.DoyouthinkTommadegoodwishes?Whyorwhynot?SocialStudiesWriteSentencesTomandTesslivedinahouseintheforest.WritethreesentencesabouthowwhereyouliveislikeordifferentfromwhereTomandTesslived.School-HomeConnectionTellfamilymembersaboutthestory.Thenaskthemwhattheywouldwishforiftheyweregiventhreewishes.
