DECODABLEBOOK17DECODABLEBOOK17Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-364132-0ISBN13978-0-15-364132-9Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.OrderingOptionsISBN100-15-364235-1ISBN13978-0-15-364235-71234567891019717161514131211100908MegandtheGroundhog1VowelDiphthong/ou/ou,owFoundintheGround!9VowelDiphthong/ou/ou,owContentsbyCarlynnTroutillustratedbySusanEstelleKwas1MeglivesonafarmaboutfivemilesoutsideoftowninCrownCounty.ShehasaponynamedCloudyandabrowncownamedBrowny.2Meglikestobeoutside.ShedugagardenbedonacloudydayinMay.Sheplantedseedsinthebrowngroundandwatchedthemsprout.Nowhergardeniscrowdedwithplants.3Oneday,Megcameoutsideandfoundabrowngroundhoginhergarden.“CloudyandBrowny!”Megyelledoutloud.“Comedowntothegarden.Seethisbrowngroundhog!”4Cloudyranoutofthebarnanddowntothegarden.Brownycamedownfromaroundhill.CloudyandBrownyspottedthegroundhog.Ithadaroundbodyandbrownfur.Itwaseatingamoundofbeans.5“Getout!”Megyelledloudly.“Stopeatingnow!”Thegroundhogturnedaroundproudlyandategreenbeans.Megfrowned.Sheclappedherhandsloudlyandcountedtoten.Thegroundhogstillate.6Megpouted.“Thatgroundhogisabouttoeatupmybeans,”shesaid.“Whatcanwedoaboutthis?”Cloudymadealoudso...
