Unit 19 - Voyager Learning

STORY READING 7 • Prickly Penelope (Fluency)WITH THE TEACHERFlat StanleyUnit 19 Fluency (2 of 2)“Ha! She is prickly—Prickly Penelope,” said her brother. Then helaughed.“Prickly!” said Penelope. “I like being prickly. If I could, I would beprickly like a pufferfish! I could blow up and prickle you.”All of a sudden, the oatmeal started hopping and popping in thebowl. Penelope’s body started to tingle. Her flat hair turned spiky. Herboring clothes turned flashy. Penelope’s eyes bulged and her mouthopened wide. She took a huge gulp of air. Poof! She puffed up like apufferfish. Sharp silver spikes poked through her clothes.“Prickly Penelope is a pufferfish!” yelled her brother.He was right. Penelope’s body had puffed into a huge ball. Spinesstuck out through her clothes. Penelope couldn’t believe what washappening. Her eyes were as big as saucers. For a moment, she wasspeechless!“Oh my,” said Mom. “You are a prickly pufferfish. You got what youwished for!”Penelope said, “I am sorry forbeing so prickly. I will never begrumpy again. I love my hair. Ilove my clothes. I love my brother.I love being me.”Poof! Penelope was back to hernormal self. And from that day on,she was never prickly again.111224364859698393101113123136137149152158165172179183189196201What lesson did penelope learn?64 © 2009 Sopris West Educational Services. All Rights Reserved.108