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Part One · Danny Digs Doors

Danny Meadow Mouse lived in the snow.

About Danny Digs Doors

A free Grade 1 story from the Peabody library, Level 5. It has 13 short pages and about 125 words, so it reads in a few minutes.

Words this story teaches

At reading level 5, Peabody's practice works on phonics (sounding words out), first sounds, sight words; the level page says what is in each.

Where this story comes from

Thornton Burgess told stories like this about the animals of the meadow and the woods, in a book in 1915.

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For teachers: read it to the class, questions and key
Questions and answer key (4)
  1. Where did Danny make his doors?
    • A. Under the snow
    • B. In a tree
    • C. On a boat
    Show answerA. Under the snow
  2. What did Reddy do at each door?
    • A. He sang
    • B. He dug
    • C. He slept
    Show answerB. He dug
  3. What did Reddy pretend to do?
    • A. Read a book
    • B. Eat a pie
    • C. Be asleep
    Show answerC. Be asleep
  4. Why did Danny make so many doors?
    • A. So he could get away
    • B. So he could play ball
    • C. So he could keep warm
    Show answerA. So he could get away

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