The Hide and Seek Squirrels

Orange Band 6

The Hide and Seek Squirrels

Letters and Sounds Phase 5

Phonemes covered: /ai/ a /j/ ge, g, dge /ch/ tch, t /ee/ e, y /w/ wh /c/ ch /s/ se /igh/ y, ie /l/ le /f/ ph /v/ ve /oo/ u /z/ se

The Hide and Seek Squirrels

Hazel, Cashew and Conker have hidden their acorns somewhere safe. But they can’t remember where!

Will they ever find them again?

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A story

Lari Don

Deborah Partington

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Hazel, Cashew and Conker gathered a large batch of acorns for winter. They hid them in a secret spot.

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Hazel whispered, “Let’s draw a picture on a leaf to help us find our acorns.”

“That’s nutty!” shouted Cashew. “Let’s put a huge stone on the hole.”

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“That’s a fluff-tailed idea!” said Conker. “Let’s make up a song.”

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There was a chorus of shouting.

“The leaf would get lost!”

“We couldn’t push a giant stone!”

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“We’d forget the song!”

The squirrels flicked their fluffy tails in rage.

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