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1. Hungry Joe
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Groan
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Loudly
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Soggy
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Squat
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Trash Can
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Rotten Apple
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There is a
guy named
Joe. He is
hungry. Joe
wants
something
to eat.
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He really wants
to eat some
chocolate. But
he doesn’t
have any
chocolate.
Joe groans
and sits down
on a chair.
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Joe picks up his backpack. He
opens the backpack to see if
he has some granola bars.
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But there
aren’t any
granola bars
in his
backpack.
He groans
again
loudly.
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He stands up
and walks
around the
table. He walks
to the trashcan
and squats
down beside it.
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He opens
the trashcan
to see if
there is
anything to
eat in there.
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Joe sees some old cookies
in the trashcan, but they are
all soggy.
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He also sees some apples in the
bottom of the trashcan, but they
are brown and rotting. Joe doesn’t
see anything that looks good.
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He groans
again for the
third time. Joe
is so hungry
he starts to
cry.
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He really wants something to eat.
But he doesn’t have anything
good to eat.
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Question & Answers
1. Who was hungry?
2. Where does Joe look for a granola bar?
3. How does Joe groan the second time?
4. Why does Joe squat beside the trashcan?
5. Are there any good apples in the trashcan?
6. What else does Joe find in the trashcan?
7. Does Joe find anything good to eat in the
trashcan?
8. How many times did Joe groan?
9. Is Joe happy?
10. When did Joe start to cry?
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