Fill in the Blanks Reading StoriesOnline version A fill-in-the-blanks fable. by Yvonne Pettiford 1 faces sitting laughed wolf sheep wolf top running There once was a shepherd boy who was bored . One day he was on the hillside watching over the village sheep . To amuse himself he took a deep breath and shouted , " Wolf ! Wolf ! Help ! The is chasing the ! " The villagers came up the hill to help the boy drive the away . But when they arrived at the of the hill , they found no wolf . The boy at the sight of their angry . 2 home cousin eat bit piece country comfort dinner bone CAT paws sneak lives window cheddar country finery leftover scampered hearing city food cheese chunk There once was a mouse who liked his country house until his came for a visit . " In the city where I live , " his cousin said , " we dine on and fish and bread . Each night my is brought to me . I whatever I choose . While you , country cousin , work your to the for humble crumbs in this humble . I'm used to finery . To each his own , I see ! " Upon this , the mouse looked again at his plain brown house . Suddenly he wasn't satisfied anymore . " Why should I hunt and scrape for to store ? " he said . " Cousin , I'm coming to the with you ! " Off they went into the fine town house of the plump and prosperous city mouse . " Shhhh ! The people are in the parlor , " the city mouse said . " Let's into the kitchen for some cheese and bread . " The city mouse gave his wide - eyed country cousin a grand tour of the food on the table . " It's the easy life , " the city mouse said , and he smiled as he into a of bread . Just as they were both about to bite into a of cheese , in came the ! " Run ! Run ! " said the city mouse . " The cat's in the house ! " As the country mouse for his life out of the , he said , " Cousin , I'm going back to the ! You never told me that a CAT here ! Thank you , but I'll take my humble crumbs in over all of your with fear ! "
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