Part One · Boy Yells Wolf
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Ben yells "Wolf!" for fun. Then a real wolf comes, and nobody hears him.
The whole story on one page Boy Yells Wolf: the full story Part One · Boy Yells Wolf Ben has sheep on a hill.
Ben laughs. The men are mad.
He yells it again. No wolf!
The sheep run. The wolf goes.
About Boy Yells Wolf A free Grade 1 story from the Peabody library, Level 4. It has 12 short pages and about 61 words, so it reads in a few minutes.
Words this story teaches wolf : a wild dogfib : a made-up talehill : a small moundAt reading level 4, Peabody's practice works on phonics (sounding words out), first sounds, sight words; the level page says what is in each.
What it teaches Tell the truth.
Where this story comes from A man named Aesop told this in Greece, long ago.
More like this: Aesop's fables for kids · moral stories for kids
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For teachers: read it to the class, questions and key Questions and answer key (5) What does Ben have?Show answer B. Sheep What does Ben yell?Show answer A. Wolf Who runs up the hill?A. The men B. The sheep C. The wolf Show answer A. The men Why does no man come?A. He is in bed B. They think it is a fib C. It is dark Show answer B. They think it is a fib What does the old man say?A. Do not fib B. Run fast C. Go home Show answer A. Do not fib 🖨 Print this book’s word list
Boy Yells Wolf: word list short a has, sad, mad, man, an
short e ben, yells, men, then, helps
common words a, he, the, no, are, do
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