A sad bug was looking for a home and tried under a rock but a rat lived there, then under a rag but another bug lived there, until he asked a dog if he could sit in its rug and the dog said yes, allowing the bug to finally find a home in the dog's rug where he was snug.

1. SIPPS Story 35 A Bug in a Rug Adapted by Jennifer Garcia This text was adapted from the original publication purchased by Rio Del Oro Elementary School. This adapted text is to be used by students with disabilities. Other uses are against Copyright.

2. A bug was sad. He did not have a home.

3. He saw a big rock. He ran and got under the rock.

4. As the bug sat under the big rock, a rat ran up to him.

5. The rat said, “You can’t sit here. The rock is my home.”

6. The bug saw a rag. He dug under it.

7. But a big bug was under the rag. She said, “The rag is my home.”

8. The sad bug saw a big dog on a rug. The bug said, “Can I sit down?”

9. The dog said, “Yes, you can.” The bug was snug in the dog’s rug.