A aan ely storytime >= socring NYPublished by Express Publishing Livery House, New Groentam Park, Newbury, orkstire FG19 BH Tol: (0084) 1695 817 369 Fax: (0044) 1695 817 469 ‘mal: inqutlest@expresspublsting.co.k ntp:nwwexpeesspublishing co.uk (© Jenny Dooley & Anthony Karr, 2002 Design and istration © Express Publishing, 2002 Colour lustratons: Stone Music by Ted & Taz © Express Publishing, 2002 Fst published 2002 Pubiched inthis eden 2007 Second impression 2008 Made in EU ‘All rights reserved, No pant of his publeation may be reproduced, stored in areal system or transmitted in any fom, of by any means, electronic, photecopjing or othervise, without the prior vriten permission ofthe publishers This book is not meant to be changedin ary way. ISBN 978-1-84825-501-7 CONTENTS The Ant and the Cricket Song: Save a Little Something Activities Now, let's act it out! Word List 26 2 aIt?s summertime. The sun is hot. Let's go out to play! The weather's nice. The sky Is blue. \ Is a beautiful day! aHere’s a cricket, in the fleld He sings and jumps and plays. He sings a song alll day long. \ He loves the summer days! iThere’s an ant! She’s very small. She’s finding food to eat. She works all summer, all day long, and never has a treat.the months of the year “Mr Cricket, I can't stop now. Winter is coming soon You must find food, or you'll be hungry, from October until June” |, 3] ES OSS s cs E383? efon? E2335 Oo eo Oe 2c Bess 2 E35 a5 2 5 a ga zThe ant finds food. The cricket plays, and now It is September. The wind Is cold. The rain is wet 5 and soon tt is December. 4SY Ifs cold now. Cold with snow. The ant is in her home. She’s warm and happy. She has food and she (s not alone.IPs cold outside. The cricket (s hungry. He has no lunch or sweet. "Why did | play all summer long and now I’ve nothing to eat?”> ma The ant in her house, sees the cricket outside, and gives hirn some of the food. “Take that this time, but next year work hard, Cricket- it’s for your own good!" 3“Thank you, my friend. You saved my life. TE | cart an important thing. amie £2. Next summer I'll work hard b and find lots of food « Then, in the winter we'll sing? j 24 25You can be as happy as a cricket and sing a song if you work Ike an ant as you go along. Animals save food and hide tt in the ground. So there's plenty to eat when winter comes around. ‘Chorus’ If there’s anything you want, you must work, they say ‘and save a little comnerrinig f for a rainy day. If you want something special, lke brand new toys, save your money now, girls dnd boys. Repeat Chorus You can save Tena You can save time, Too. Do tt now, Is good for you! GETTER Rome A Look at the pictures and match them to the words. SAI food sun field sky summertimeB_ Match the words and the pictures. C Look at the pictures and complete the words.NSS ee D Look at the pictures and {lll in the words. When are the seasons (n your country? Fill in the table wlth the names of months.F 1 Play Bingo! Choose 6 pictures and put a line through them. PAIS Torn wae iy G Look at the pictures and letters and write the words. o > 2. Listen to the teacher. When you hear your word, put another Ine through the picture. 3. When you hear all your words, shout BINGO! 32H_ what are these people doing? He's saving a friend. He's working. He's eating. | | He's playing. \ | i \ | Read the sentences and colour the picture. I's a beautiful day today, A blue and green cricket and a brown ant are looking at the biue sky and the yellow sun, The fields are green and the house (s white and yellow, ee qjJ Can you find these words In the puzzle? K_ Fill tn each gap with the correct word. Wes and tt is) ee The cricket all day while the’ 4 . When It is SD the ant Is in her wu finds food for the wm. The house is but the cricket isL. Look, read and put a tick (v) or a cross . M Look at the picture and read the sentences. Write Yes or No. 0 This (s an ant. © 1 This (s a sweet. oO 2 This is lunch, ¢ ) L, 3 It ls snowing. ¢ ) ZS They are friends. O 5 This (s food. ¢ ) 0 The cricket (s green, NO. 4 The ants lying down. —__ 1. The ant has got 5 There Is snow. This sa cricket, some food 6 Iie summer. = 2 The cricket (s happy. —— 3. The cricket (s singing. ——N_ Look at the pictures and fill in the puzzles. What are the secret worO Read the sentences and draw a picture. Then, picture with your frends’ pictures. compare your Actors: ‘Scene 1 Is summertime. The sun (s hot. It’s a beautiful day. There is a fleld. In the field there are flowers, a cat and a dog. They are playing with a ball. 42 Mr Cricket Mow tts at ot Narrators: a ladybird, a bee and a butterfly it’s summertime The sun is hot Lets go out to play! The weather's nice. The sky is ble. It's a beautiful day! Butterfly: Here's a cricket, in the field He sings and jumps and plays. He sings a sang all day long, He loves the summer days! Bee: Thete's an ant! She's very small She's finding food to eat She works all summer, all day long, and never hes a treat. Cricket: Mrs Ant, please stop now. Don't find food today. The summer is long, and we can play. Find food another day. Ant: Mr Cricket, | can't stop now, Winter is coming soon. ‘You must find food, or you'll be tungry, from October until June. © ages Pubiing 8Butterfly: 2 Ry RQ. Mrs Ant, why do it now? The summer is so long, Find your food another day, but now let's sing a song! The ant finds food. The cricket plays, and now itis September The wind is col. The rain is wet and soon it is December. It's cold now. Cold with snow. The ant is in her home. She's warm and happy. She has food and she is not alone. Its cold outside, ‘The cricket is hungry. He has no lunch or sweet. Why did | play all summer long and now I've nothing to eat? The ant in her house, sees the cricket outside, and gives him some of the food. ‘Take that this time, but next year work hard, Cricket - it's for your own good! © apres ubishing Song: Save A Little Cricket: Thank you, my friend. You saved my life. Heart an important thing. Next summer I'l work hard and find lots of food. Then, in the winter we'll sing! You can be as happy as a cticket and sing a song if you work like an ant as you go along. Arimals save food and hide it in the ground. So there's plenty to eat when winter comes around. Chorus: If there’s anything you want, you must work, they say, and save a litle something for a rainy day. If you want something special, like brand new toys, save your money now, girls and boys, Repeat Chorus You oan save money. You can save time, too. Do it now! its good for you! © Bare Pain 4» Props Word List ies) else guitar ‘The words in colour are presented in the picture dictionary in the main story. food for the basket all day long give (gave) food for the table alone go out (went out) plates and cups another happy ant hard April have (had) August here autumn home beautiful hot blue house but hungry can (could) important cold in come (came) inside cricket it's for your own good day January December jump (jumped) do (did) July eat (ate) June February learn (leamt/learned) field let's find (found) life (pl: lives) food long friend lots of from love }46) ctsren Pig !Word List lunch (pI: lunches) March May month must my never next nice not nothing November now October outside play (played) please rain save (saved) see (saw) September sing (sang) sky (pl: skies) small snow so some song soon spring stop (stopped) summer summertime sun sweet take (took) thank you then there thing time today treat very until warm, weather wet why wind winter with work (worked) year your