1. “Kaibigan, marami akong alam na hindi mo
alam,” pagmamalaki ng asong gubat sa pusa.
“Ang husay ko nga! Napakarami kong paraan
para makalusot sa kaaway. Madali ko silang
maliligaw.” “Mabuti ka pa,” sagot ng pusa.
“ako, iisa lang ang alam kong paraan.”
Dumating ang isang pangkat ng mga
mangagaso.
2. Mabilis na umakyat sa puno ang pusa.
Ang asong gubat naman ay nag-iisip pa
kung ano ang gagawin niya. Nakarating
na ang mga mangangaso ay natataranta
pa sa pagtakas ang asong gubat. Nahuli
tuloy siya. Hinila siya patungo sa
kanyang kamatayan.
3. Araw ng Lunes. Maagang gumising si Nilo.
Matapos maihanda ang sarili, nagpaalam siyang
papasok na. “Sandali lang, Nilo. Sumilip ka kaya
muna sa salamin. Masdan mo ang buo mong
kasuotan,” utos ng ate. “Naku, marumi pala ang
aking sapatos,” wika ni Nilo. Kumuha siya ng
basahan at pinunasan ang sapatos. “Ate, aalis
na po ako,” paalam ni Nilo. “O sige, mag-ingat
ka,” tugon ng ate.
4. Nasa may sapa si Dora. Katabi ni
Dora ang baka nila. “Tara, laro tayo
sa sapa,” sabi ni Lisa. “Sige!,” sabi ni
Dora. “Naku! Palaka! “, sabi ni Dora.
Nadapa si Lisa. “Mabuti , wala na
ang palaka.” Natawa si Lisa.
5. Al has a bag. It has a mat. It has
buns. It has bananas. But it has ants
too! “Ants! Ants!” says Al. Al lets the
bag go.
6. Ben has his own store. “Do you sell
eggs?” asks Mel. “Yes, come in,” says
Ben. “Do you sell milk?” asks Dante.
“Yes, come in,” says Ben. “Do you sell
hats?” asks Lala. “No, we do not sell
hats,” says Ben. “But you can come in
and have a look.” Lala goes in. She gets
a banana.
7. Anansi was tired of her web. So one
day, she said “I will go live with the
ant.” Now, the ant lived in a small
hill. Once in the hill Anansi cried,
“This place is too dark! I will go live
with the bees.”
8. When she got to the beehive,
Anansi cried, “This place is too hot
and sticky! I will go live with the
beetle.” But on her way to beetle’s
home she saw her web. “Maybe a
web is the best place after all."
9. Nat will nap. He will nap on his bed.
But Nat wet the bed. He cannot nap.
Nat is sad. Mama gets Nat. Nat has
his nap
10. Mara sat by the school gate. It was
the end of the day. Mara looked at
her watch. “Where is Ate Mila?” she
asked. Mara looked at her watch
again. At last, Mila has come to pick
her up. “Let’s go home. Mama said
it’s time for dinner.
11. Every Saturday, Manuel goes to
market with his father, Mang Ador.
They always pass by Aling Juaning’s
stall to buy meat. They go to Mang
Tinoy’s for fresh vegetables. They
also visit Aling Tita’s seafood section.
12. Whenever Mang Ador buys something,
Manuel always tries to predict what his
father will cook for lunch. Today, Mang
Ador bought tamarind, tomatoes, string
beans, radish, and shrimp. “I know what
we will have for lunch,” says Manuel
happily. Can you guess it, too?
