The Quick Brown Fox and the Lazy Dogs
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs (who were asleep) and sneaked up the stairs to the chicken coop at E-i-e-i-o Farm. He took his sack and stuffed two fat hens into it. Just as he left, one of the other chickens woke up and started cackling.
He ran out through the barnyard and across the fields towards the woods. Soon he had to stop and rest. One of the chickens in his sack pecked the other one, and they were soon cackling and fighting.
Back at the chicken coop, the dogs were now awake. The roosters were cackling and crowing, and the other chickens were clucking loudly, too. Soon, Old McDonald, the farmer, was in the chicken coop, too. He was counting the chickens to see if any were missing. When he realized that two chickens were gone, he yelled at the dogs.
Out in the fields, the fox didn't know what to do. He was tired and hungry, too. He wanted to eat his chickens, but he couldn't do it out in the field, because some of the other foxes would come around and steal his food. So, he tried to sneak into the woods with the chickens and eat them there. But it took a long time to get the chickens into the woods, and the fox had to rest again.
Soon, the fox had another problem. The farmer was coming with his dogs. He could hear them barking, and they weren't too far away. He had slept too long! While he tried to think of what to do, he saw Old McDonald coming with a shotgun. But before the farmer could fire the gun, the fox ran away into the woods. He had to leave the sack full of chickens behind.
The farmer let the hens out of the sack, and they heard their favorite rooster crowing. Soon, they were running and flying through the woods toward the henhouse.
The next day, Old McDonald took his lazy dogs to the dog pound.
Comprehension Questions
1. Who came to E-i-e-i-o Farm?
a. A coyote
b. Some dogs
c. A fox
d. A wolf
2. What was stuffed into the sack?
a. A rooster
b. Baby chicks
c. Some ducks
d. Two fat hens
3. What was the farmer's name?
a. Donald Thomas
b. Farmer Brown
c. Old McDonald
d. Old Man River
4. What did the farmer take with him when he went to the woods?
a. Bird seed
b. A pig
c. Two roosters
d. A shotgun and his dogs
5. What did the farmer do to his dogs the next day?
a. He built them a new doghouse
b. He gave them to a friend
c. He gave them to his wife
d. He took them to the dog pound
Answers: 1c 2d 3c 4d 5d
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