Tug-of-War

by Sarah Robinson
illustrated by Liza Woodruff

www.heinemann.com
Fiction
ISBN-13: 978-0-325-01606-1
ISBN-10: 0-325-01606-2

Book 16
Level C

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 Tug-of-War
Author: Sarah Robinson
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 Tug-of-War
by Sarah Robinson
illustrated by Liza Woodruff

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 A mouse tugged
on the rope.
He tugged
and tugged.

 

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 A bird tugged
on the rope.
He tugged
and tugged.

 

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 The rabbits tugged
on the rope.
They tugged
and tugged.

 

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 A monkey tugged
on the rope.
She tugged
and tugged.

 

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 A zebra tugged
on the rope.
He tugged
and tugged.

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 The lions tugged
on the rope.
They tugged
and tugged.

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 The hippo tugged
on the rope.

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 I win!

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