Lesson 20:Bobcat Tells a Tale

Bobcat Tells a Taleby Ryan Hensleyillustrated by Richard HoitHOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

TaleBobcat Tells aby Ryan Hensleyillustrated by Richard HoitCopyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing CompanyAll rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic ormechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the priorwritten permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Requestsfor permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers,Attn: Permissions, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777.Printed in ChinaISBN-10: 0-547-25296-XISBN-13: 978-0-547-25296-41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0940 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishersretains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited.Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, intoelectronic format.

The sky was blue. Bobcat wasskiing down the mountain. Hehad an old purple scarf aroundhis neck. He had goggles overhis eyes.Then he heard a thud!3

Bobcat looked at the snow onhis arm. He said, “Oh! The snowis slipping down the mountain!I’ve got to try to get home to tellmy mother!”So Bobcat raced down themountain.4

On the way, Bobcat metOstrich. His skis were makinglines in the snow.“There’s no time for that!”said Bobcat. “The snow isslipping down the mountain! Wehave to get home!”5

“Oh, dear!” said Ostrich. “Wemust tell Elk.”So they raced down themountain. They met Elk as hewas leaping off a snow bank.“I can use a snow board toget down the mountain!” Elkyelled. “Do you want to watchme?”6

“There’s no time for that!”said Ostrich. “The snow isslipping down the mountain! Wehave to get home!”So they raced down themountain.7

At last, they were at the doorof Elk’s house. Then more snowhit Bobcat. Thud! It was asnowball!Bobcat turned to look at theCubs. They smiled as they ranup to him.“The snow isn’t slipping,” theCubs said. “It was us!”8

Bobcat grinned. He tossed asnowball back at the Cubs.Then they all tossedsnowballs. Thud! Thud! What abig snowball fight!9

Then Bobcat said, “This is alot of fun! But let’s go wash offall the snow before we go inside!”10

RespondingTARGET SKILL Cause and EffectWhat happens when snow hitsBobcat? Why does it happen?Make a chart.Write About ItText to Text Think of anotherstory with animals that act likepeople. Write three sentences totell about the story.11

doormoremotherWORDS TO KNOWold wanttry washuseLEARN MORE WORDSgoggles ostrichmountain skiingTARGET SKILL Cause and EffectTell what happens and why.TARGET STRATEGY Infer/PredictUse clues to figure out more aboutstory parts.GENRE A fantasy is a story thatcould not happen in real life.12

Level: JDRA: 18Genre:FantasyStrategy:Infer/PredictSkill:Cause and EffectWord Count: 2551.4.20HOUGHTON MIFFLINOnline Leveled Books1101617