(Click on the rock that tells you the most likely answer)

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      Father Eagle said to his young
son, “Today is a very special day.
You will fly for the first time.” Baby
Eagle was afraid. He said, “But Father,
I don’t know how. What should I do?”
His father laid a strong wing on his
little shoulder and said, “You will know.”
They stood at the edge of a very high
cliff. Far below were huge rocks and
a canyon. “Ride the wind, my son!”
said Father Eagle, and he gently
pushed his son off the cliff. Baby
Eagle yelled, “Help! Help!” and wildly
flapped his wings. All of a sudden                                      He got
something wonderful happened!                          He fell on        hurt.
                                                       the rocks.
     What do you think happened
     next? Color the rock that tells          He broke              He learned
     the most likely answer.                 his wing on              to fly.
                                             a tree limb.
     Why did you choose that
     answer? Find the sentence in
     the story that gives you a hint that the story has a happy ending.
     Write it here.
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Unscramble the words and write the answer:                               AARDFI
     How do you think Baby Eagle felt at first when he was pushed off
     the cliff? _____________________
     How do you think Father Eagle felt at the end of the story? ____________

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                              Read each story. Write your answer on the blanks.

                                  The baseball game was tied             Latoya decided to bake some
                                  6-6 at the bottom of the ninth         brownies. She put them in the
                                  inning with bases loaded. The          oven and went outside and
                                  home team batter hit a high            jumped in the pool. She swam
                                  fly ball deep into right field.        for a long time. She forgot all
                                  The outfielder caught the ball         about the brownies. What will
                                  but then dropped it. What will         happen next?
                                  happen next?                           ______________________________
                                  ______________________________
                                                                         ______________________________
                                  ______________________________
                                                                         ______________________________
                                  ______________________________

                                  Mrs. Lopez ran over a big nail.        The wind began to blow. Dark
                                  It stuck in the tire. Air began        clouds drifted in. Lightning
                                  to seep out. What will happen          cracked, and thunder roared.
                                  next?                                  What will happen next?
                                  ______________________________         ______________________________
                                  ______________________________         ______________________________
                                  ______________________________         ______________________________

                                  One day Greg left his toy truck        Dad and Sam went fishing. They
                                  on the stairs. Mom came down           rowed the boat to the middle
                                  the stairs carrying a laundry          of the lake. Then they hit a rock
                                  basket, piled high with dirty          that made a hole in the boat.
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                                  towels. She stepped on Greg’s          Water started rushing in it. What
                                  truck. What will happen next?          will happen next?
                                  ______________________________         ______________________________
                                  ______________________________         ______________________________
                                  ______________________________         ______________________________



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      Father Eagle said to his young
son, “Today is a very special day.
You will fly for the first time.” Baby
Eagle was afraid. He said, “But Father,
I don’t know how. What should I do?”
His father laid a strong wing on his
little shoulder and said, “You will know.”
They stood at the edge of a very high
cliff. Far below were huge rocks and
a canyon. “Ride the wind, my