A SSIC TAL

L E
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The Mitten
retold by Elinor Chamas
illustrated by Matthew Russell

Fiction

www.heinemann.com

ISBN-13: 978-0-325-01614-6
ISBN-10: 0-325-01614-3

Book 13
Level D

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 The Mitten
Retold by Elinor Chamas
Heinemann
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Illustrations: Matthew Russell
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 The Mitten
retold by Elinor Chamas
illustrated by Matthew Russell

A Classic Tale

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 “I like it in here,”
said Mouse.
“It is warm.”

A boy lost a mitten

in the snow.

A mouse saw the mitten

and went in.
 

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 The rabbit went in.

“I like it in here,”
said Rabbit.
“It is warm!”

Then a rabbit
saw the mitten.

“Come in,” said Mouse.

 

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 The squirrel went in.

“I like it in here,”
said Squirrel.
“It is warm!”

A squirrel came by
and saw the mitten.

“Come in,” said Rabbit.

 

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 The fox went in.

“I like it in here,”
said Fox.
“It is warm.”

Then a fox came by

and saw the mitten.

“Come in,” said Squirrel.

 

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 The raccoon went in.

“I like it in here,”
said Raccoon.
“It is warm!”

A raccoon
saw the mitten.

“Come in,” said Fox.

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 The bear went in.

“I like it in here,”
Ah-ah-ah-choo! said Bear.
“It is warm!”

Then a bear came by

and saw the mitten.

“Come in,” said Raccoon.

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 Ah- choo!

The bear
popped out of the mitten,
and the raccoon
popped out of the mitten,
and the fox
popped out of the mitten.
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 The squirrel
popped out of the mitten,
and the rabbit
popped out of the mitten,
and the mouse
popped out of the mitten.
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 The Mitten

The Play
Characters

Narrator Squirrel

Boy Fox

Mouse Raccoon

Rabbit Bear

“Here is my mitten!”
said the boy.
“I lost it in the snow!”
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 Narrator Rabbit
A boy lost a mitten I like it in here.
in the snow. It is warm!
A mouse saw the mitten
Narrator
and went in.
A squirrel came by
Mouse and saw the mitten.
I like it in here. Rabbit
It is warm.
Come in.
Narrator
Squirrel
Then a rabbit I like it in here.
saw the mitten. It is warm!
Mouse
Narrator
Come in. Then a fox came by
and saw the mitten.

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 Squirrel Raccoon
Come in. Come in.
Fox Bear
I like it in here. I like it in here.
It is warm. It is warm!
Ah-choo!
Narrator
A raccoon saw the mitten. Narrator
The bear
Fox
popped out of the mitten,
Come in.
and the raccoon
Raccoon popped out of the mitten,
I like it in here. and the fox
It is warm! popped out of the mitten.
Narrator
Then a bear came by
and saw the mitten.

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 Narrator
The squirrel
popped out of the mitten,
and the rabbit
popped out of the mitten,
and the mouse
popped out of the mitten.
Boy
Here is my mitten!
I lost it in the snow!

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