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Part One · Goat and Goat

Two goats. One plank.

About Goat and Goat

A free Grade 1 story from the Peabody library, Level 4. It has 12 short pages and about 57 words, so it reads in a few minutes.

Words this story teaches

At 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

Give way, and stay dry.

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)
  1. How many goats?
    • A. One
    • B. Two
    • C. Ten
    Show answerB. Two
  2. What do they say?
    • A. "Yum!"
    • B. "Hi!"
    • C. "Go back!"
    Show answerC. "Go back!"
  3. What do they do?
    • A. Fall in
    • B. Nap
    • C. Sing
    Show answerA. Fall in
  4. Who gets wet?
    • A. One goat
    • B. A hen
    • C. Both goats
    Show answerC. Both goats
  5. What is the lesson?
    • A. Push hard
    • B. Give way
    • C. Run fast
    Show answerB. Give way

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