Cool Reading - CK2P7

Why Hares Have Black Ears and a White Body

The forest spirit loves all creatures.

In the forest, there's a spirit, a protector of life.

!

Hey, stop now! Be good!

But one morning,...

This is my carrot!

It’s my carrot!

OK, this is the story of why you're white.

We promise.

Tell us a story.

Sorry!

Yippee!

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The hares sit in front of the forest spirit.

The story is about the sky children.

They live in the sky.

They have blue eyes, white hair, and white skin.

They're very short and they always smile.

They have white clothes, too.

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The sky children play with snow.

Some snowballs fall to the earth.

The forest creatures don't know what they are.

they're fish!

Yummy!

No, they can’t be!

The Sky Spirit visits the forest creatures.

They're white nuts! Yummy!

I'm not sure.

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Are they birds?

Are they apples?

No, they aren’t.

No, they aren’t.

They're magical. Look!

Now, every snowball has two bright eyes...

then two long ears... and four soft feet.

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Be good or i'll change your color.

You're the snowballs of the story.

Wow!

Yes, we promise!

Next morning, the hares forget their promise and fight again.

The forest spirit appears.

The forest spirit is very angry.

Oh no!

Forgive us, please!

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You need a lesson!

The hares’ long ears are black!

One more fight and your bodies will change color!

But their bodies are still white.

And that’s why some hares have black ears and white bodies.

Now, they're always very friendly.

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Worksheet 7 Why Hares Have Black Ears and a White Body 1 Decode the words.

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2 Match the parts of the sentences.

1. The forest spirit is

between two hares.

2. The raccoon is

behind a hare.

3. The squirrels are

behind the forest spirit.

3 Read and color the questions.

Yes, it is. = pink No, it isn’t. = yellow

Yes, they are. = orange No, they aren’t. = green

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Are the hares sleeping?

Is the raccoon swimming?

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Is the moose jumping?

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Are the squirrels eating?

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