FantasybyLoriMortensenillustratedbyJuliaOliverAGoodIdeaASTRATEGIES&SKILLSCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119467-4MHID:0-02-119467-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC171615141312ComprehensionStrategy:Make,Confirm,RevisePredictionsSkill:Character,Setting,PlotHigh-FrequencyWordsgood,whoPhonicslonguWordcount:199byLoriMortensenillustratedbyJuliaOliverAGoodIdea1Cricket,Crow,andOwllivedintheforest.Itwasagoodplacetoliveexceptforonething.Theyallmadesomuchnoisethattheycouldnothearthemselves.2Oneday,thenoisewaslouderthanever.FinallyCrowshouted,“Bequieteveryone!Stopbeingsorude!”“You’retheloudestofall,”saidCricket.3“Me?”saidCrow.“Everyoneissoloud,Ican’thearmyboldcaws.”“Andwhocanhearmylovelychirps?”saidCricket.“Notme!”“Andwhocanhearmysofthoots?”saidOwl.“Notme!”Theanimalsagreedtheyneedednewrules.4“Therearetoomanycalls,”saidCrow.“Whowillstopcalling?”“Everyone’stooloud,”saidCricket.“Whowillwhisper?”“Theforestistoosmall,”saidOwl.“Whowillmoveaway?”Nobodylikedtheserules.Noonewantedtostopcallingormoveaway.5“It’snogood,”saidCrow.“Wemustthinkofsomethingelse.”Thethreeanimalsthoughtandthought.Dayturnedintonight.6“Iknow!”saidCrow.“Iwillusethedaytocaw.”“Andwewillusethenighttochirpandhoot,”addedCricketandOwl.Theyallagreedtotryit.7Anditwasagoodidea!8LiteracyActivitiesTellyourpartnerhowtheanimalsworkedtogethertosolvetheirproblem.Whatdoyouthinkabouttheiridea?Drawapictureofwhatmighthappennext.Writeaboutyourpicture.WhatHappens?TheySolvedIt!9780021194674MHID0-02-119467-XISBN-13978-0-02-119467-499701EANKGRH•Benchmark14•Lexile290LProblemSolversGradeK•Unit10Week1www.mheonline.com
