CPS Office of Reading and Language Arts 3rd Grade Summer - RUNNI NG RECORD
NOISYNORA By Rosemary Wells Jack had dinner early, Father played with Kate,
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Jack needed burping,
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So Nora had to wait.
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First she banged the window,
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Then she slammed the door,
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The she dropped her sister’s marbles
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on the kitchen floor.
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“Quiet!” said her father.
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“Hush!” said her mum.
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“Nora!” said her sister,
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“Why are you so dumb?”
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Jack had gotten filthy,
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Mother cooked with Kate,
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Jack needed drying off,
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So Nora had to wait.
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First she knocked the lamp down,
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Then she felled some chairs,
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Then she took her brother’s kite.
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And flew it down the stairs.
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“Quiet!” said her father.
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“Hush!” said her mum.
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“Nora!” said her sister,
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“Why are you so dumb?”
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Jack was getting sleepy,
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Father read with Kate,
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Jack need to singing to,
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So Nora had to wait.
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“I’m leaving!” shouted Nora,
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“And I’m never coming back!”
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And they didn’t hear a sound
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But a tralala from Jack.
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Father stopped his reading.
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Mother stopped her song.
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“Mercy!” said her sister,
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“Something’s very wrong.” No Nora in the cellar.
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No Nora in the tub.
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No Nora in the mailbox
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Or hiding in a shrub.
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“She’s left us! Moaned her mother
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As they sifted through the trash.
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“But I’m back again!” said Nora
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