Lesson 28: More Endings and Plurals
Irregular Plurals
Sheep Stampede
Words to Read
children
calves
sheep
hooves
who
of
many
were
people
what
why
are
people
said
people
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oxen
today
something
there
This is the day for Miss Baxter's big class
trip to a farm! Miss Baxter had her children
read about farm animals before this trip. As her
children rode that bus, Miss Baxter quizzed them.
"What is a baby cow called?" asked Miss
Baxter. Tina raised her hand.
"A baby cow is a calf," said Tina. "Will we
see any calves at this farm today?"
"I can't say," replied Miss Baxter. "We'll see.
Now, who can tell me what kind of strong cow is
used to pull carts?"
Miss Baxter's class went silent.
"This kind of cow has big horns," added Miss
Baxter.
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Miss Baxter's class went silent.
"This kind of cow is big horns," added Miss
Baxter. "In class we saw that film about them.
This cow helped pull tree trunks in a forest."
Cathy raised her hand.
"Is it an ox?" she asked.
"Yes," Miss Baxter stated. "An ox. That's why
people might say that something is 'strong as an
ox.' Many times, two oxen are need for pulling
big carts."
Just then, the bus stopped. The children got off
the bus at Farmer Bill's. As they waited for Farmer
Bill, Tina walked to a fence. Tina spotted one
sheep standing by that fence.
Tina saw that this sheep had a rock stuck in
its hoof. Tina opened the gate to help that sheep.
Suddenly, the sound of lots and lots of hooves
made the ground shake! Twenty sheep came
running out of that barn. They were all going to
escape from the gate!
Farmer Bill came over just in time! He shut that
gate. No sheep escaped! Tina told Farmer Bill
that she spotted a rock in the hoof of one sheep.
Farmer Bill fixed that sheep right up!
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There were no close calls for the rest of the
trip. The class had a good time on the farm.
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