The Little Scamp
Pat is Tom’s dog. But Tom has a second dog! Angus Fangus!
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Angus looks sweet but he is a scamp!
One day Tom left some crumpets on the bench. Angus smelt them.
Mmm crumpets... He crept up to snatch the sweet snack.
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But Tom spotted him! He chanted his spell… “This little scamp I need to shift Up to the roof He must drift!” 3
Angus floated up, up, up and Tom began gobbling up the crisp crumpets.
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Poor Angus!
But that night, in his dish, 5 there was…
one crisp little crumpet crust just for him!
Gulp!
Thanks Tom!
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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
Tom’s second dog, Angus Fangus, is a real scamp!
A funny tale about a wizard and his naughty dog. And being firm but kind with your pets!
Tricky words/Punctuation
Questions
little there one
What is the name of Tom’s second dog? What naughty thing did Angus Fangus try to do? How did Tom stop him? How did Angus Fangus feel about missing out on his snack? What made him happy in the end? Tom made a spell to control Angus, but what are other ways to help your pet behave?
New Words:
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scamp
crumpet
crept
snatch
drift
crisp
smelt
crust