The Lost Lamb mb
Consonants Book 2 Phase 5
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The Lost Lamb
Written by: Fraser Milne
Alternative Spellings for: m
Spring was on its way and it was time or the lambs to get shorn. Maple was a clever little lamb and she did not want to get her woolly coat shorn.
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When Maple saw the armer coming she hid behind a tombstone. She smiled to hersel as she watched the column o lambs slowly ma e their way to the shed to get shorn.
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The next day Maple wo e up and loo ed or the herd, but she could not nd them anywhere. She climbed to to the top o the hill and saw the herd in a paddoc on the other side o the arm. Maple was sad, she was not sure i hiding was clever a ter all.
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Seasons
changed and still the herd did not return.
Maple’s
coat got thic er and thic
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The herd still had not returned by autumn. Now Maple wasn’t just sad, she was downright solemn. Her coat was no longer ne, it was dusty, ull o twigs and needed a good comb.
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The next day Maple wo e to the sound o a child humming a hymn. It was the armer’s son collecting plums rom the tree.
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Maple ran up to the armer’s son and started nibbling on his thumbs. “Loo at you!” exclaimed the boy. “I better ta e you bac to the herd.”
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Comprehension
Questions: 1. Why did Maple hide behind the tombstone? 2. How did Maple feel when the herd didn’t return? 3. What happened to Maple’s woolly coat? 4. Who took Maple back to the herd? Published by Smart Kids UK Ltd, 5 Station Road, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0DY, UK Copyright © Smart Kids UK Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Pages 1-8 of this publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Smart Kids Ltd. Images used under license from Shutterstock.com www.smartkids.co.uk www.smartkids.com.au www.smartkids.co.nz ISBN 942-1-002414-37-3 Product Code: LT136 Printed in New Zealand
Consonant Digraphs 1. ch - Mitch’s Day 2. ng - Thanks Mitch 3. sh - Food Mission 4. /zh/ - Binge-watch Consonants 1. l - Basil likes to Travel 2. m - The Lost Lamb 3. s - Mouse House 4. z - The Big Freeze 5. j - Aldridge the Elephant 6. r - The Little Wren 7. n - The Knight and the Gnome 8. s - Mouse Castle Short & ‘r’ Controlled Vowels 1. e - Ben’s Quest 2. i - The Pyramid 3. short oo - Woolly Mammoth 4. air - The Haircut 5. ar - Backyard Picnic 6. ear - Belvedere 7. or - Lorna Likes to Draw 8. ur - Worm Farm Long Vowels 1. ai - Angel Bay 2. ee - Grandy’s Party 3. igh - Brian Spies a Lion 4. oa - Go, Go, Go 5. oi - Joy at the Museum 6. ow - Mouse in the House 7. long oo - Fix-it Sue 8. ue - Barbecue Rescue Alternative Spellings - Long Vowel SoundsPhase 5 Alternative Spellings Consonant Sounds Product Code: LT136 Made in New Zealand © Smart Kids 2022 SMART KIDS The Code L & S Controlled text to support the Letters and Sounds programme. ISBN: 942-1-002414-37-3
