FablePAIREDREADTheGirlandtheSpiderbyAnnWeilillustratedbyEthanLongTHEANDTHESpiderHoneyTreeSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:Make,Confirm,RevisePredictionsSkill:ProblemandSolutionPhonicsshortu,longu:u_eVocabularyStrategySuffixesVocabularybelieve,delicious,feast,fond,lessons,remarkable,snatch,storiesWordcount:1008IllustrationCredit:CoverEthanLong.Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118888-8MHID:0-02-118888-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC171615141312PAIREDREADChapter1ALazySpider.........................2Chapter2FindingSecretFruits...................4Chapter3TheHoneyTree.......................8Chapter4SpiderGetsStuck!....................10RespondtoReading...................16TheGirlandtheSpider....17FocusonLiteraryElements...........20EssentialQuestionWhatcananimalsinstoriesteachus?byAnnWeilillustratedbyEthanLongTHEANDTHESpiderHoneyTreeTherewasaclevergirlwholivedinavillageandhadaremarkableskill.Shecouldalwaysfindthebestthingstoeat.Itwashersecret.Aspiderlivedtheretoo.Spiderlovedtoeat,buthewastoolazytogooutandfindfoodhimself.“Pleasetakemewithyouwhenyougolookingforthingstoeat,”Spiderbeggedthegirl.“I’veneverdonethatbefore,”shesaid.“Doyoupromisetokeepmysecrets?”“Youcantrustme,”saidSpider.ALazySpiderChapter12“Whatdoyouliketoeatbest?”thegirlaskedpolitely.“TellmeandIwillhelpyoufindit.”“I’mfondofplums,andbananasarenice,”saidSpider.“Butmostofall,Ilovehoney!”ThegirlbegantoleadSpiderintothebush.Spiderwasthrilledbecausehisplanwasworking.Hehadtrickedthegirlintosharinghersecrets.3Thegirlstoppedatatree.Therewereonlyafewripeplumshangingfromitsbranches,andmostpeoplewouldhavewalkedrightbyit.“Thistree...
