A greedy dog saw a big bone in a butcher's shop window. It went into the shop and stole the bone, prompting the butcher to chase it. The dog escaped and ran far away. While crossing a bridge, the dog saw another dog in the river below with an even bigger bone. When the greedy dog tried to take that bone, it dropped its own bone into the river, leaving it sad without a bone.

1. Name:_______________________________ Grade ______
Readthe story. Then answer eachquestion.
The Dog and the Bone
One day, a dog looked in the window of a butcher’s
shop. “Aha!” said the dog, “that’s a big bone!” It is
red. It has meat on it. “Yum! Yum!” the dog went into
the shop.he jumped up and took the bone. The
butcher shouted “Stop! Stop! Come back!” but the greedy dog ran off
with the bone. The butcher chased the dog. But the dog was too quick.
Soon the dog was far away. The butcher was not
near. The dog was happy. The dog came to a bridge
over a river. As he went across the bridge, he
looked down at the water. He stopped. “Aha!” said
the dog, “there is another dog. It has a bone, too.
It is bigger bone than my bone.”
The greedy dog wanted the bigger bone. He put his
head near the water. “Grrrrrrrrr,” he said, and then he
snapped. His mouth opened and “PLOP!” the bone fell
into the water. Now the dog had no bone. He was not
happy but sad.
Questions:
1. Where did the dog see the bone? ___________________________
2. Why did the butcher chase the dog? ________________________
3. Where did the dog run to? ________________________________
4. Did the butcher catch the dog? ____________________________
5. What did the dog see in the water? _________________________
6. Why did the dog want the other bone? _______________________
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Name:_______________________________ Grade ______
Readthe story. Then answer eachquestion.
The Dog and the Bone
One day, a dog looked in the window of a butcher’s
shop. “Aha!” said the dog, “that’s a big bone!” It is
red. It has meat on it. “Yum! Yum!” the dog went into
the shop.he jumped up and took the bone. The
butcher shouted “Stop! Stop! Come back!” but the greedy dog ran off
with the bone. The butcher chased the dog. But the dog was too quick.
Soon the dog was far away. The butcher was not
near. The dog was happy. The dog came to a bridge
over a river. As he went across the bridge, he
looked down at the water. He stopped. “Aha!” said
the dog, “there is another dog. It has a bone, too.
It is bigger bone than my bone.”
The greedy dog wanted the bigger bone. He put his
head near the water. “Grrrrrrrrr,” he said, and then he
snapped. His mouth opened and “PLOP!” the bone fell
into the water. Now the dog had no bone. He was not
happy but sad.
Questions:
1. Where did the dog see the bone? ___________________________
2. Why did the butcher chase the dog? ________________________
3. Where did the dog run to? ________________________________
4. Did the butcher catch the dog? ____________________________
5. What did the dog see in the water? _________________________
6. Why did the dog want the other bone? _______________________
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