Grrr! Rat Pack!
In Gran’s garden, the Rat Pack is on the prowl.
“Come on Rick and Ron,” grins Rod. 1
Let’s have some fun!
Rod flips up the trash can. CRASH! 2
Rick scoots up and down the steps. VROOM!
Ron dresses up in Gran’s scarf and cloak. Grrr! Rat Pack! 3
Gran hears them. She gets a big black stick. Scat Rat Pack! Scat!
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The Rat Pack is afraid. They scoot back to the creek.
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They are free!
Grrr! Rat Pack!
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Do not feel you need to ask every question. Use them only as a guide when chatting with your child about the story. Main Idea
Themes
One night Gran gets some unwelcome visitors to her garden.
Respect should be shown for other people’s property.
Tricky words/Punctuation
Questions
have come some
Where is the Rat Pack? What naughty things do they do? How does Gran deal with this problem? Where do the Rat Pack go? What are some better ways for the Rat Pack to have fun?
New Words:
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prowl
grin
flip
trash
crash
dress
scoot
black
free