Name: ____________________Date: ____________
A Bath for the Birds
Nell wants a bird.
No birds come to her yard.
Nell gets a big tin pan.
She fills it with water.
It is a bird bath!
Thud, thud, thud! A big pig comes.
The pig sits in the pan.
Splash! The water is all out!
Nell fills the pan up.
A bird looks and flies off.
The water is too deep.
Nell sets a flat rock in.
Now Nell sits very still.
A wren lands on the rock.
It dips and shakes.
Drip, drip, drip!
Oink! The pig is back.
"Not you, pig!" said Nell.
Questions
1. What does Nell use for the bird bath?
- A boot
- A cup
- A tin pan
2. Who sits in the pan first?
- A wren
- A big pig
- A frog
3. Why does the bird fly off?
- The water is too deep
- The pig is mad
- Nell is loud
4. What does Nell set in the water?
- A stick
- A toy
- A flat rock
5. What lands on the rock?
- A wren
- A bee
- A duck
6. What does "deep" mean in this story?
- Far down
- Very hot
- Not wet
Words to know
- bath: a wash
- tin: thin metal
- deep: far down
- flat: not bumpy
- wren: a small bird
- pig: a farm animal
Answer key: A Bath for the Birds
- C. A tin pan
- B. A big pig
- A. The water is too deep
- C. A flat rock
- A. A wren
- A. Far down