A RAINY DAY

It was a rainy day. The children could not go out

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to play. So Lucy, Zeny and Perla stayed in the 17

house. 21

“Let us cut out paper fruits for our store,” said 30

Lucy.
So the girls got their paper, scissors and crayons. 40

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Lucy cut out 5 apples. She colored them red. Zeny
cut out 6 mangoes. She colored them yellow. Perla 54
cut out 4 guavas. She colored them green. Then they 60

counted their paper fruits. 67

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“Now we have many pretty paper fruits for our
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store,” said Perla. 78

A GIFT FROM UNCLE

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 Do you have an uncle living far away? Miriam
has. His name is Max. Miriam calls him Uncle Max.16
He lives in New York. 24

Last Christmas, Uncle Max sent Miriam a gift. It 30

came in a big heavy box. Father helped open the38
box. 42

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Then they saw something very pretty. It was a
big doll. It had a round blue eyes and a small red 57
mouth. It had a blue lace dress and curly black hair. 65
Miriam called it Curly. She loved to play with it. 73

What Miriam liked best was the way Curly walked. 82

Miriam would hold one of its hands and they would
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walk together around the living room. Curly made97

Miriam happy.

TAKING CARE OF ANIMALS

Victor lives on a farm. He lives with his parents8
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in a little nipa house. Victor has an elder sister
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named Nora. Victor and Nora help their parents.
They help take care of their animals. They have a
carabao, a horse, a goat, and some chickens. Father
takes care of the horse. Victor takes care of the
carabao. Mother takes care of the chickens. Nora
takes care of the goat. Their animals are all fat and
health. Each one takes care of his animals very well.

LOST AND FOUND

Pedro and Jose came to school early. There were
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no other pupils in school yet. 15

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“Look!” said Pedro. “There is a handbag under
the stairs. It is a girl`s handbag.” 28

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 Jose got the handbag. He opened it. There was a 41
red pencil, a pink handkerchief and fifty pesos in it.
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“Let us look for the owner of this handbag,” said
Pedro. 54

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Just then the school principal arrived.
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“Good morning, Mr. Cruz. We found this bag
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under the stairs,” said Jose.
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Mr. Cruz smiled and said, “Thank you, boys. I
shall help you find the owner.” 91

THE BANANA PEELINGS

Celso was eating bananas one evening. He threw
the peelings out of the window. The next morning,
Celso got ready for school. He did not want to be
late for school. He walked fast.
“Ouch!” Celso cried as he stepped on some
banana peelings. Down he fell. His clothes became
dirty. His books dropped.
 “Are you hurt?” Mother asked running to him.
“No, Mother, I am not hurt,” Celso said as he
got up. He looked at the banana peelings.
“Somebody did not use the garbage can,”
Mother said.
“I threw these peelings last night, Mother. Next
time, I will use the garbage can,” said Celso
THE NEWSBOY
At five o`clock in the afternoon, the train arrives
in Naga City. The train carries the newspapers from
Manila. Alfredo, a Grade Four pupil, sells
newspapers after class in the afternoon. He sells for
two hours. At seven o`clock, he goes home. He has
time to study his lessons.
Alfredo earns one hundred pesos a day. He
wants to give his money to Mother. But Mother told
him to put his money in his piggy bank. Alfredo`s
parents are not poor. They can give him the money
he needs but Alfredo wants to sell newspapers. He
wants to earn his own money.
 A SICK CLASSMATE
One morning, Miss Luna said to her Grade
Three class, “I got a letter from Teresa’s mother.
Teresa cannot come to school. She is sick. The
doctor told her to stay in bed for a few days. What
shall we do for Teresa?”
“Let us visit her this afternoon,” said Linda.
“Yes, let us visit her,” said the other children.
That afternoon, the children went to visit Teresa.
The girls brought her some fruits. The boys brought
her a can of biscuit. Miss Lina brought her some
roses.
 THE KITTEN
One rainy afternoon, Juan did not go straight
home from school. He had his raincoat on, so he did
not get wet. Then he saw a kitten trembling in the
grass. He stopped and looked at it. It began to mew
very softly.
Juan was very sorry for the kitten. He picked up
and put it under his raincoat. He brought it home. He
put it near the stove with fire. The kitten looked at
Juan and said, “Mew, mew, mew.” It wanted to say,
“Thank you.” From that time on, the kitten became
his pet. He loved his pet very much.

The Dog in the Manger

 A dog looking out for its afternoon nap jumped into
the manger of an Ox and lay cozily upon the straw. But
soon, the Ox, returning from its afternoon work, came up
to the manger and wanted to eat some of the straw. The
dog in rage being awakened from its slumber stood up
and barked at the ox, and whenever it came near
attempted to bite it.

At last the Ox had to give up the hopeof getting the

straw, and went away muttering:

“ Ah people often grudge others what they cannot

enjoy themselves.

A Gift for Mom

 It was mother’s birthday. Sue and Jay did not have
anything fir her. They sat down ti think. “ We can get
roses from grandpa”, said Jay. Jay and Sue went to see
grandpa to ask help.

“ Yes, cut as many as you like, “ he said. I will get

some for grandmother too.
Thank You Grandpa, I hope Mom will like our gift.

Male chicken are called roosters or cocks. They

eat worms and insects. They also eat seeds and
green stuff. They can fly but only in short
distances. They wake us up in the early morning by
crowing, “ Tik Tilaok.

Learn Good Habits

Habits are like plants. They can
be easily uprooted if they are just
 beginning to peep above the
ground.
However, older plants are hard
to pull because they have rooted
themselves deep into the ground.
As young as you are try to
correct and correct your bad
habits. Change your bad habits;
keep your good habits while you can
A Family Picnic
Last summer, our family had a
picnic in Tagaytay. The picnic area we
visited was beautiful, cool, and clean. We
found the landscape
surrounded with thick rose bushes of pink,
red and yellow flowers. We surely had an
enjoyable relaxing time together. The
outing was an
experience different from what we had
been used to.
After a hearty lunch, we saw to it
that the picnic area was free of litters or
trash. Soon, we were enjoying the scenic
views while strolling and taking pictures of
the beautiful spots around the place.
Earthquakes
Sometimes a part of the
surface of the earth shakes. This is called
an earthquake. it happens because of the
great heat inside the earth. This heat can
make hard rocks near the surface move
and
shake.
 Earthquakes happen on most
days in one part of the world. Most
earthquakes can occur under the sea, and
not many of them cause destruction.
However, some can do
damage to life and property.
Making Friends with Animals
Mang Arturo lives on a farm. He takes care of rice
fields, fruits tress, and raises animals like pigs, goats,
cow, ducks, and chickens.
One sunny day, while he was eating in his kitchen, he
heard something thump. He looked up, but there was
nothing. He looked down. There on the doorway was a
pigeon. Mang Arturo and the pigeon looked at each
other for a minute.
He took a dish of grains and handed it to the pigeon.
He did not want to frighten it. The pigeon was very
much at home. He took some grains, and off he flew
away. Mang Arturo did not think he would see the
pigeon again.
But the very next day he heard, “Thump! Thump!” at
the back door. There on the doorway was his friend, the
pigeon. This time there were six pigeons with him.
Arturo gave them all some grains and water to drink.
When they had their food, out they went. From that time
on, flocks of pigeons come to his farm and leave once
they have eaten.
The Good Man
A rich man went to town riding on his
horse. On his way, two men stopped him. They took his
horse, his money and his clothes. They hurt him and
left him beside the road.
After some time an old woman in a cart passed by.
She saw the man lying beside the road. But she did not
stop to help him.
Then a merchant passed by. He saw the man. He knew
that man needed help, but he did not stop.
Some hours later, a poor man came walking by. He
saw a man lying by the roadside. He put his coat
around the rich man’s shoulders.
Then he brought him to a house not too far away.
There he left him in the care of a nice old lady. Soon
the rich man became strong again. He looked for the
poor man. He wanted to thank him. But the poor man
could not be found anymore.
 Air and Sunlight
Miss Cruz asked her Science class,
“What do plants need in order to live
and grow?” John answered, Air and
sunlight.” “Good answer.” said Miss
Cruz. “Green plants need sunlight to
make their food. They also need
water and air.

Joy’s Errand
 Mother sends Joy to the store.
Mother tells Joy to buy cooking oil
and vinegar. Joy tells Mother she likes
to buy some juice and milk, too.
Joy tells the storekeeper that she
wants to buy a liter of cooking oil and
a bottle of vinegar.
When she gets home, Joy tells
Mother that she has learned
something. She tells Mother that
bottles and litters are used to measure
liquids.
Mother hugs Joy.
The Story of Wells: 
Once upon a time, there was a severe drought in
a country. The king sent his soldiers in search of
water everywhere. One soldier reached a busy street
market and asked a shopkeeper, "Where can I get
water?" 
 The shopkeeper said, "There is no water here but
you can take this slab of ice. It is frozen water." 
So the soldier took the ice with him. Neither he
nor his king had seen ice before. Soon the soldier
reached the king but in the meantime the ice slab had
melted into a small piece of ice. The king asked the
soldier to dig the ground to what he thought was the
seed of water to grow a tree of water. But The ice
piece melted when kept on ground and the water got
absorbed in the ground. The king asked his soldiers
to dig the ground to get back the piece of ice. The
soldiers dug deep in the ground but to their
amazement, they found water there instead of the ice.
That is how the wells were created. 
So, the wells were dug all over the kingdom. 
Aman Learns A Lesson:
Aman was a good and obedient boy. His parents loved
him very much. But Aman had one bad habit. He ate a lot
of sweets and chocolates. His mother always told him,
"Aman, don't eat so many sweets. You will get
toothaches." 
His mother used to keep all the sweets in a glass jar. It
had a narrow mouth and a tight lid on it. 
One day when his mother went to the market, Aman
saw that his father was asleep. So he tiptoed to
the kitchen and got the sweet jar. With great effort, he
opened the tight lid and put his hand in the narrow mouth.
Arnan picked a fist full of sweets. But when he tried to pull
his hand out, it got stuck in the jar. 
 Aman father was awake and watching. He said to
Aman, "You have picked up too many sweets in your fist.
It's more than your little hand can keep. Your fist cannot
come out of the jar. Let go of the sweets and pick only one
sweet in your two fingers and you can pull your hand out
easily. Always take as much as you can handle." 
Aman pulled out his hand from the jar easily and thus
learnt a lesson. 

A Gift For Mom

It was mother’s birthday. Sue and Jay

did not have anything for her. They sat down to
think. “We can get roses from Grandpa,”
said Jay. Jay and Sue went to see Grandpa to
ask for help.
“Yes, cut as many as you like,” he said.
“I will get some for Grandmother too.”
“Thank you Grandpa, I hope Mom will
like our gift.”
 The Dog in the Manger

A dog looking out for its afternoon nap

jumped into the manger of an Ox and lay cosily
upon the straw. But soon the Ox returning from
its afternoon work, came up to the manger and
wanted to eat some of the straw. The dog in rage
being awakened from its slumber stood up and
barked at the Ox, and whenever came near
attempted to bite it.
At last the Ox had to give up the hope of
getting at the straw, and went away muttering:
“ Ah people often grudge others what
they cannot enjoy themselves.”
 The King’s Little Girl
It was a wonderful day and everyone
was happily waiting
to see the King. He had come from war. His
people were lined
along the street to honor and welcome him for
he had won the
battle.
Suddenly a cute little girl broke through
the crown and ran
towards the marching soldiers. And angry
guard grabbed her arm before she could go near
the King and said, “Look here, child don’t you
know he is our King?”
“I’m sorry, sir,” the little girl said
politely. He may be the King To you, but he is
my father