Sample
from
The Dog and the Wolf, and Other Fables
Raintree English Readers
Grade 2
retold by
Colin Swatridge
A brave little mouse
The little mouse is young. He has not been to many places. He has not seen many things. He is learning all the time. But learning has its dangers as he soon found out.
'I have been in the house with my mother for long enough,' he told himself one morning. 'I want to go out by myself now. I want to see the world. I am not a little mouse any longer. I know I can look after myself.'
With these brave words, the little mouse marched out like a young rat. He was sure of himself. He was proud. He marched along one path, and then along another. He passed houses and gardens, until he came to a wide road. There he met two large animals.
Later he told his mother about them.
The strange one
'One was very good-looking,' he said. 'It smiled at me. It looked at me in a kind, loving way. But the other was very strange. It had long toes with sharp pieces at the ends. Its coat was brown, but not smooth and shiny like ours. It had an ugly piece of red skin at the top of its head which shook when the animal walked about. It moved in a quick, frightening way. It had a big tail which it held up high and wide. And it had strange arms which it lifted, then dropped, then lifted again --and then its feet left the ground.
More of this and other stories in
The Dog and the Wolf, and Other Fables
retold by
Colin Swatridge
Raintree English Readers
Grade 2
ISBN 967 65 4159 1
This text is copyright Penerbit Fajar Bakti Sdn. Bhd. (008974-T) 1997.
If you can read this sample easily, you can enjoy any Raintree English Reader from Grade 1 through to Grade 2.
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