Once there lived a man named Jimmy Jack who loved to eat roasted chicken. One night, after Jimmy en, he found that he was Jack had cooked some ¢ not hungry. "No sensé wasting a tasty meal on a poor appetite,” he said. “I will wall until Tam hungry.” He left his dinner on the table, locked his front door, and hid the key beneath a loose stone. Soon, he met his neighbor, Marco, who also loved to eat chicken, Jimmy Jack eyed his neighbor with distrust. CHOLASTI“know you love roasted chicken,” said Jimmy Jack. “But you won't get mine, I have safely locked it inside my house and hidden the key beneath a stone.” ‘The neighbor went to Jimumy Jack's house, And there was the key, beneath a stone! The appetizing roasted chicken was on the table! Soon, the neighbor had eaten the whole meal. Then he went out, locked the door, carefully hid the key, and went home. When Jimmy Jack retuned, he found nothing but chicken bones. “If [hadn't found my key just where [eft it,” he said, “I would suspect my neighbor.” Just then, a fly buzzed into the room. “Ha!” shouted Jimmy Jack. “Here's the thief!” Snatching the fly, Jimmy Jack ran to a judge and told him that the fly had eaten his chicken. ‘The judge Gould not resist teasing Jimmy Jack. “Take this stick,” he said. “Try to hit the fly with it. ‘The law says if you strike him, he is guilty. If you miss, he is innocent.” 2 Jimmy Jack swung the stick just as the fly land ‘on the judge's nose. Whack! Jimmy Jack missed the fly and hit the judge. “I guess the fly was blameless,” said Jimmy Jack. ‘The judge rubbed the bump on his nose. “Its better to teach a fool than to tease him,” he said. —Sara Lewis Holmes aCHECK YOUR Write the letter of the best answer for each question. 1. Which word best describes Jimmy Jack? 4. Why did the judge tell Jimmy Jack to A. foolish hit che fy? B, smart ‘A. He thought the fly was guilty. C. cheerful B. He did not know what else to do. D. dangerous C. He wanted to cease Jimmy Jack. D. He did not like having a fy in his room. 2. What kind of character is Jimmy Jack's neighbor? 5. What did Jimmy Jack conclude when he ‘A. He is handsome. missed the fy and hie the judge? B. He isa nice person. ‘A. He concluded that the fly was guily C. He is a thi B. He concluded that the fy was not guilty. D. He is noisy. ‘C. He concluded that the judge had been ceasing 3. The judge in this story — D. He concluded that the judge would ‘A. is very serious be angry. kes to joke is full of anger D. likes to kil fies Fird ach Wabubry wee eec 3. The chicken looked appetizing. ‘The words and sentences around it wil help Ata you figure out is meaning. ate Write the letter of the best definition of C. large the underlined word. D. cold 1. The lightly browned roasted chicken was left con the table, Snatching the fly Jimmy Jack ran to the judge. cing to A. roming B. gabbrg { peat €. looking at D. cooked in an oven or over a fire D. lestng £0 of ess he fy was ales” sad Jn 2. Jy Jack eyed is neighbor with dataset and A lager vice surprise B. pay . doit . mocent D. nonsense D. stupid‘A suffix is an ending that changes the meaning ofa base word Knowing the meaning of a suffix helps you figure out the meaning of the whole word.The suffix sly means “in a certain way” The suffix less means “without” nicely. in a nice way homeless without a home ‘Add the suffix ly or -less to the base word in dark type to complete the sentence. Write the new wor 1. Jimmy Jack’s neighbor selfish___ate the chicken, 2. Then he eareful____hid the key under the stone agi 3. When Jimmy Jack saw the chicken bones, he felt quite hope 4. Jirnny Jack eaughe the fly and quick ran toa judge. 5. Jimmy decided that the fly was blame Think about the story that you have just read. What would you put in a cor ‘strip of the story? Write a word that fits the definition by adding the sufi -y or -less to the base 6 ina strange way: strange__ 7. without care: care__ 8. without pain: pain__ 9. ina safe way: safe__ 10. in an equal way: equal__ ® Plan to create a comic strip based ‘on this story. Look back at the story to choose a scene. Make a ‘chart that lists the characters in the scene. Then write whac each | Ju@8e character might 53 * Create your comie strip. Put a speech balloon above each a character: Write words in the speech balloons. Fy Character If you hie the fly it means the ly is guilty. Box A, Card 5