Trent the Trickster
This is Trent the Trickster.
Today he plans to prank his sister, Tran. 1
From his scrapbook of pranks he has selected three tricks. 1. Squeeze cream cheese on Tran’s toothbrush. 2. Put a plastic slug in her drink. 3. Stretch her socks so she thinks her feet have shrunk. 2
But in the night Tran has crept in with her Pink Splotch pen!
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Tran the trickster!
It is morning and Trent springs out of bed. “ Yay! It’s Trickster Day!” He looks in the mirror. WHAT!!
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Oh no! I’m sick!
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He sprints back to bed…
…and stops there all day.
Clever prank Tran!
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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
Trent is planning to play pranks on his sister but things don’t turn out as he expects!
When trying to trick someone you could be tricked yourself! Things do not always turn out as you plan!
Tricky words/Punctuation
Questions
out what today
What is Trent the Trickster planning to do? What are some of his tricks? How does Tran stop him? What does Trent think when he looks in the mirror? What do you think might happen next?
New Words:
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stretch
spring
splotch
sprint
scrapbook