byAnnWeilillustratedbyBobDaceyFablePAIREDREADTheDingoandHisShadowSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:Make,Confirm,RevisePredictionsSkill:ProblemandSolutionPhonicsshortu,longu:u_eVocabularyStrategySuffixesVocabularybelieve,delicious,feast,fond,lessons,remarkable,snatch,storiesWordcount:615IllustrationCredit:CoverBobDacey.Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118995-3MHID:0-02-118995-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC171615141312PAIREDREADbyAnnWeilillustratedbyBobDaceyEssentialQuestionWhatcananimalsinstoriesteachus?GenreFableChapter1LuckyDay!......................2Chapter2ANewWayHome...............5Chapter3ABetterBone?...................9Chapter4ALessonLearned................13RespondtoReading..............16TheDingoandHisShadow17FocusonLiteraryElements.......20byAnnWeilCHAPTER1LuckyDy!Itwasawarmautumnday,andDogwasfeelinglucky.Henosedaroundsomeleavesuntilhissnouttouchedsomethingbigandhard.2“IbelieveIhavefoundsomething,”hesaid.Hepushedawaytheleavestogetabetterlook.Dogwasright.Hehadfoundsomething.Itwasabigbone.3Dogwasveryfondofbones,andthisonewashuge!Hecouldn’twaittosinkhisteethintoit.“Thisismyluckyday!”Dogsaidashepickedtheboneupinhismouth.4CHAPTER2ANewWayHomeThenDogsawsomeotherdogs.Theywerewatchinghiseverymove,andtheirmouthsweredripping.Dogcouldtelltheseotherdogswerehungry.TheywantedabigboneliketheoneDoghadfound.5Dogknewhecouldnotenjoyhisbonewiththoseotherdogsaround.Theymighttrytotakehisboneawayfromhim.Dogdidnotwanttofight.Hedecidedtotakehisbonehomeandfeastonitthere.6ButDogwasveryfarfromhome.Hehadwalkedalongwaytofindthatbone.Hedecidedtotrytogoanewway.Hehopeditwouldbeashortcut.Dogranthroughfields.Hesn...