Grade 4 ELA · Reading Practice

Run, Hens, Run!

by Toshiro Mori · illustrated by Rob Sayegh
Name
Homeroom
Date
Words to
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LookeveryHave
Read every line out loud.
Read again until it sounds smooth.
1

“Six fat hens in a pen,” said Fox.

“Yum! Yum!

I will get a big fat hen.”

2

Fox hops in the pen.

Look out, hens!

Run, hens! Run!

3

Zip, zip, zip!

Not every hen ran.

Every hen ran but Red Hen.

4

Fox runs at Red Hen.

“Yum, yum!” yips Fox.

“I will get Red Hen!”

5

“Fox,” said Red Hen.

“Have you met Rex yet?

Rex is our big dog.”

6

Rex ran at Fox.

Fox hid in his den.

“I quit!” yaps Fox.

Read it
3 times
Read 1
Read 2
Read 3
Story length
82 words
Colour a box each time you read the whole story out loud without stopping.
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