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Pig in a Wig
by Susan Stevens Crummel
What will happen to this pig in a wig?
Pig in a wig is big, you see.
Tick, tick, tick.
It is three.
Pig can mix.
Mix it up.
Pig can dip.
Dip it up.
Pig can lick.
Lick it up.
It is six. Tick, tick, tick.
Pig is sad. She is sick.
Fix that pig.
Take a sip.
Fix that pig.
Quick, quick, quick!
Max, Max! Take the sax!
Play it, Max, and play it, Pam!
Pig in a wig did a jig.
What a ham!
Scott Foresman Reading Street Grade 1 Unit 1 Week 2 Pig in a Wig; H. Sawyer 2009
Comprehension Questions
1. Is Pig a real pig? Why or why not?
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2. What does Pig look like?
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3. What does Pig do that shows this story is
fantasy?
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4. Why does Pig get sick? What makes Pig
feel better?
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5. Think of a time when you were sick. How
did you feel?
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Scott Foresman Reading Street Grade 1 Unit 1 Week 2 Pig in a Wig; H. Sawyer 2009