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Father Squirrel lived in a tree.
His home was a hole in the tree.
Mother Squirrel lived there, too.
Three little squirrels lived with them.
They were pretty little squirrels.
They had big eyes and big tails.
They played in the trees.
They played on the ground, too.
One day they were all at home.
They were eating nuts.
Jack Rabbit came along.
He said, “May I come in?”
“Yes, come in,” said Father Squirrel.
Jack Rabbit came into the house.
“Sit down,” said Mother Squirrel.
He sat down on the floor.
A little squirrel said, “Eat some nuts!”
“No, thank you,” said Jack Rabbit.
“I do not like nuts, Little Squirrel.”
Squirrel: Rabbit, where do you live ?
rABBit: I live in the ground.
I have a warm hole there.
Squirrel: What do you eat?
rABBit: Oh, I eat leaves.
What do you eat, Squirrel?
Squirrel: We eat nuts.
Will you live with us?
rABBit: No! I cannot live in a tree.
I must go, now. Good-bye!
( Mary Dendy )
in the ground: under dirt and rocks
A) Answer the following questions.
1) How many squirrels lived in the tree?
2) What did the squirrels offer Jack Rabbit to eat?
3) Why did Jack rabbit say “no thank you”?
4) What is the most important idea of this story?
5) If you could talk to the squirrels, what would you ask them?
B) Fill in the blanks—Choose words from the story to complete the sentences.
1) The little squirrels had big eyes and big _ _ _ _ _.
2) Squirrels like to eat _ _ _ _.
3) Jack Rabbit sat on the _ _ _ _ _.
4) The squirrels lived in a _ _ _ _.
5) Jack Rabbit likes to eat _ _ _ _ _ _.
C) Word groups—Complete the following word groups with words from the story.
1) squirrel, r _ _ _ _ _
2) nuts, l _ _ _ _ _
3) floor, g _ _ _ _