24 HOW PATTY GAVE THANKS

COW: Good morning to you all!

I have something to tell you.

Can you guess what it is?

HORSE: Is it about a little girl?

COW: Yes! It is about a little girl.

Can you guess who she is?

SHEEP: Is it something about Patty?

COW: Yes! It is about Patty.

HORSE: I want to hear about Patty.

We all love Patty.

SHEEP: Yes! Tell us about Patty.

COW: What a good girl Patty is!

She came to me this morning.

She said, “Good morning, Cow!

This is Thank-you day.

You give me milk.

I like your good milk.

Thank you, Cow, thank you! ”

She gave me an apple.

I like to give milk to Patty.

SHEEP: Bob, did you see Patty?

HORSE: Yes, Patty came to me, too.

She said, “You dear horse!

You give me rides.

Thank you, Bob, thank you! ”

She patted me and patted me.

Then she gave me some hay.

I will give her a ride soon.

COW: How kind Patty is!

Bob likes to give her rides.

I like to give her milk.

HORSE: Did Patty thank you, Sheep?

SHEEP: Yes, she came to us, too.

She said, “Good morning!

I know what you give me.

You give me wool.

The wool keeps me warm.

Thank you, thank you! ”

Then she gave us some water.

COW: How kind Patty is!

Bob likes to give her rides.

Sheep like to give her wool.

I like to give her milk.

COW: Did Patty thank the hens, too?

HORSE: Yes! I heard her thank them.

Then she gave them some corn.

SHEEP: What do the hens give Patty?

COW: They give her eggs.

HORSE: She said “Thank you”to us all.

COW: How kind Patty is!

Bob likes to give her rides.

Sheep like to give her wool.

Hens like to give her eggs.

I like to give her milk.

(Emilie Poulsson)

Word list

hay: a common food for farm animals

You Practice

A) Answer the following questions.

1) Who does Patty thank?

2) Who gave Patty rides?

3) What is the most important idea in the story?

4) Where do you think Patty lives? Why?

5) How would you thank the animals if you were Patty?

B) Being thankful—Complete the following sentences about thankfulness. Draw a picture at the bottom to go with the sentences.

1) I am thankful for _______________ because _______________.

2) I show my thankfulness by _______________.

C) True or False? Read these sentences carefully. Write True or False for each one.

1) _____ Patty is a horse.

2) _____ The cow gives milk to Patty.

3) _____ The sheep gives Patty rides.

4) _____ Patty gives wool to the horse.

5) _____ Patty cannot speak.