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A Cat is in a Tree

A collection of stories for


Level - 13

By Clark Ness

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for more free stories and ebooks.
A Cat is in a Tree

A cat is in a tree.

I can see the cat that is in a tree.

Is it neat that a cat is in a tree?

A tree has a cat in it.

I can see the tree has a cat in it.

Is it neat that a tree has a cat in it?

Story level 1st 13. More free stories and books available at www.clarkness.com.
Text Copyright © 2007 by Clark Ness. Permission granted for reprinting and photocopying. Clip art from Microsoft Clip Art.
Cass Has 7 Sweets

Cass has 7 sweets.

“The 7 sweets are sweet,” said Cass.

“The 7 sweets are a neat treat,” said

Cass.
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Dad and I Can
Ski

“Dad has ,” said Tad.


skis

“Tad has ,” said Dad.


skis

“We can ,” said Tad.


ski

“It is neat that I can with Tad,” said


ski

Dad.

“It is neat that I can with Dad,” said


ski

Tad.
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Text Copyright © 2008 by Clark Ness. Permission granted for reprinting and photocopying. Clip art from Microsoft Clip Art.
Dad Has 2 Hams

Dad has 2 hams.

We can eat Dad’s hams.

It is neat that Dad has 2 hams.


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Go With Dad

I am Tam. I can go with Dad.

I sit in the rear seat.

It is neat that I can go with Dad.

It is neat that I sit in the rear seat.


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Ham

This is Tim. He is a dog.

Tim can see a ham.

It is a neat ham.

Can Tim eat this neat ham?


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I Can See This Tree

I can see this tree. I can sit in this tree.

A dad can see this tree and sit in this tree.

A cat can see this tree and sit in this tree.

Three cats can see this tree and sit in this


tree.

A rat can see this tree and sit in this tree.

Three rats can see this tree and sit in this


tree.
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I Was With Dad

I was with Dad.

I sat in the rear seat.

It was neat that I was with Dad.


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commercial website is strictly forbidden without prior written permission.
Is a Rat

Sid is a rat, and Tad is a rat.

Sid wants cheese, and Tad wants

cheese. The rats want cheese.

The rats eat cheese.

“Cheese is a neat treat,” said Tad.


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Nan and Tam Swam

Nan and Tam swam.

Nan swam near Tam.

Tam swam near Nan.


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Near the Heat

I am near the heat.

It is neat that I am near the heat.

It is sweet that I am near the heat.


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Rid the Lawn

“We can rid the lawn of leaves,” said

Nan and Nat.

“It is neat that Nan and Nat can rid

the lawn of leaves,” said Tim.

“It is sweet that Nan and Nat can rid

the lawn of leaves,” said Tam.


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Sid Can Hear

Sid can hear the band.

“I can hear the band,” said Sid.

“It is neat that I can hear the band,”

he said.
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Sid Is at the Mid Point

Sid is at the mid point in his book.

“It is neat that I am at the mid point

in this book,” said Sid.

“It is a neat book, and it is sweet that

I can read it,” he said.


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Sid the
Bear

This is Sid. Sid is a .


bear

eat meat.
Bears

Sid has meat.

Sid has a .
barbecue

Sid the meat with a .


cooks barbecue

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Sid the Can Read
Owl

“I am Sid. I am an ,” said Sid.


owl

“I can read,” he said.

“I can sit in a and read,” said Sid.


chair

“It is neat that I am an ,” he said.


owl

“It is neat that I can sit and read,” said Sid.

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Tad and the Bird

This is Tad.

A bird is near Tad.

Tad can hear the bird.

“It is neat that I can hear this bird,”

said Tad.
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Tad is a Ram

“I am Tad,” said Tad. “I am a ram.”

“A ram is a ,” said Tad the ram.


boy sheep

“I ,” said Tad.
knit socks

“ are neat,” said Tad the ram.


Socks

“I am a ram, and I neat ,” said Tad.


knit socks

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Tad is a Rat

“I am Tad,” said Tad. “I am a rat.”

“I am a neat rat,” said Tad the rat.

“I am a rat that can read,” said Tad.

“I can read a ,” said Tad the rat.


map

“I am a rat that can read a ,” said Tad.


map

“Isn’t it neat that I can read?” said Tad.


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Tad Ran

Tad ran.

He ran with a football.

It is neat that Tad ran with a football.


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Tad Wants a Balloon

Tad wants a balloon.

“I want a balloon,” said Tad.

“Dad, I want that balloon,” he said.

“I see that Tad wants that balloon,”

said his dad.


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The Tram

A tram can a .
go up mountain

I can sit in a seat in this tram.

The tram and I can a .


go up mountain

It is neat that I can sit in this tram.

It is neat that I can a .


go up mountain

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This Is a Dam

“This is a dam,” said Tad.

“It is a neat dam,” he said.

“A dam can stop water,” said Tad.


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Three Cats

I see three cats.

It is neat that I see three cats.

It is a treat that I see three cats.

The three cats see me.

It is neat that the three cats see me.

It is a treat that the three cats see me.

Story level 1st 13. More free stories and books available at www.clarkness.com.
Text Copyright © 2008 by Clark Ness. Permission granted for reprinting and photocopying. Clip art from Microsoft Clip Art.
Three Deer

I see three deer.

It is a treat that I see three deer.

It is neat that I see three deer.

The three deer see me.

It is a treat that the three deer see me.

It is neat that the three deer see me.

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Text Copyright © 2007 by Clark Ness. Permission granted for reprinting and photocopying. Photograph from Microsoft Clip Art.
Tim Is at the Mid Point

Tim is at the mid point in his swim.

“It is neat that I am at the mid point

in this swim,” said Tim.

“It is a sweet that I can swim and

swim,” said Tim.


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Text Copyright © 2014 by Clark Ness. Images from Microsoft Office Images unless otherwise noted. Permission is granted for printing, photocopying, emailing, recording, storing
in a retrieval system, and transmitting this story in any form, or by any means, mechanical and/or electronic. Sale of this story and/or uploading it to a commercial bookstore or
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