Corduroy's Best Halloween Ever!
It was almost Halloween!
Corduroy and his friends were getting ready.
They went to pick out a pumpkin for Corduroy's Halloween party.
There was so much to do before the party.
Corduroy raked the leaves.
Rabbit, Puppy, and Mouse tried to help, but jumping in the leaf piles was much more fun!
Corduroy and his friends helped Mrs Pig decorate her store windows.
She thanked them with a hot, delicious pumpkin pie. Yum!
Back at Corduroy's house, they all started talking about their costumes for Halloween.
“I'm going to be a pumpkin!” said Mouse.
“I'm going as a lion!” said Rabbit.
“The king of the jungle!”
“My costume is a secret,” said Puppy.
“It's really great. I want you all to be surprised.”
Corduroy was worried.
He didn't have an idea for a costume yet.
What would he wear for Halloween?
Later, while Corduroy was shopping for his party, he spotted a whole bunch of costumes.
Finding a costume would be easy with all of these choices.
Corduroy tried on the lion costume. Roar!
He looked ferocious.
But then he remembered that Rabbit was dressing up as a lion.
He tried on the pumpkin costume. It fit perfectly! But oops—didn't Mouse say he was going as a pumpkin?
I know, thought Corduroy, I will be a scary witch with a pointy hat. But then he remembered something. His friend Dolly wanted to dress up as a witch.
Then he saw the perfect thing. A dinosaur mask! Wow, thought Corduroy. I can make a great costume to go with that mask!
Corduroy went home to work on his costume. He found an old pair of green pajamas and some scraps of fabric.
He cut. He glued. He even sewed.
Finally, he was finished.
Halloween night finally came. Corduroy was so excited for his party. Ding-dong: The door bell rang! Who could it be? The party wasn't supposed to start for another hour.
Corduroy opened the door. Puppy looked very sad. “Corduroy, I had the best costume, and it fell apart! lt's all in pieces. What should l do?”
Corduroy thought about it. He loved his costume. But Puppy was so sad. And Corduroy knew that friends were more important than costumes.
“It's okay, Puppy. I have a costume you can wear!”
“Really?” said Puppy. “But Corduroy, what will you wear?”
“Don't worry, I have an idea,” said Corduroy. But he didn't, really. What would he wear?
Corduroy thought and thought. He thought all through the party. It was a really fun party, too! They bobbed for apples and carved jack-o'-lanterns and ate cookies and punch.
They even danced the Monster Mash! lt was almost time to go trick-or-treating. And Corduroy still didn't have a costume.
Suddenly, he really did have an idea. He carefully moved everything off of the table. He held up the table cloth. Perfect! thought Corduroy.
He cut holes for eyes and a mouth. He looked at the punch and chocolate stains all over the tablecloth.
“I am a ghost who just came from a Halloween party!” said Corduroy.
All his friends laughed. It was a great costume.
“Let's go trick-or-treat!”
Corduroy felt proud. And Puppy loved his dinosaur costume. Everyone was happy!
Everybody loved Corduroy's costume.“What a creative idea!” they said.
lt was the best Halloween ever!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf.
One Sunday morning, the warm sun came up and POP! — out of the egg, came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar. He started to look for some food.
On Monday, he ate through one apple, but he was still hungry.
On Tuesday, he ate through two pears, but he was still hungry.
On Wednesday, he ate through three plums, but he was still hungry.
On Thursday, he ate through four strawberries, but he was still hungry.
On Friday, he ate through five oranges, but he was still hungry.
On Saturday, he ate through one piece of chocolate cake, one ice-cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cheery pie, one sausage, one cupcake, and one slice of watermelon.
That night he had a stomachache!
The next day was Sunday again. The caterpillar ate through one nice green leaf, and after that he felt much better.
Now he wasn't hungry any more — and he wasn't a little caterpillar any more. He was a big, fat caterpillar.
He built a small house, called a cocoon, around himself. He stayed inside for more than two weeks. Then he nibbled a hole in the cocoon, pushed his way out and ... he was a beautiful butterfly.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
We're going on a bear hunt.
We're going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We're not scared.
Uh-uh! Grass!
Long wavy grass.
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
Oh no! We've got to go through it!
Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy!
We're going on a bear hunt.
We're going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We're not scared.
Uh-uh! A river!
A deep cold river.
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
Oh no! We've got to go through it!
Splash splosh! Splash splosh! Splash splosh!
We're going on a bear hunt.
We're going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We're not scared.
Uh-uh! Mud!
Thick oozy mud.
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
Oh no! We've got to go through it!
Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch!
We're going on a bear hunt.
We're going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We're not scared.
Uh-uh! A forest!
A big dark forest.
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
Oh no! We've got to go through it!
Stumble trip! Stumble trip! Stumble trip!
We're going on a bear hunt.
We're going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We're not scared.
Uh-uh! A snowstorm!
A swirling whirling snowstorm.
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
Oh no! We've got to go through it!
Hoooo woooo! Hoooo woooo! Hoooo woooo!
We're going on a bear hunt.
We're going to catch a big one.
What a beautiful day!
We're not scared.
Uh-uh! A cave!
A narrow gloomy cave.
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
Oh no! We've got to go through it!
Tiptoe! Tiptoe! Tiptoe!
WHAT'S THAT?
One shiny wet nose!
Two big furry ears!
Two big goggly eyes!
IT'S A BEAR!!!
Quick! Back through the cave! Tiptoe! Tiptoe! Tiptoe!
Back through the snowstorm! Hoooo woooo! Hoooo woooo!
Back through the forest! Stumble trip! Stumble trip! Stumble trip!
Back through the mud! Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch!
Back through the river! Splash splosh! Splash splosh! Splash splosh!
Back through the grass! Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy!
Get to our front door. Open the door. Up the stairs.
Oh no! We forgot to shut the door. Back downstairs.
Shut the door. Back upstairs. Into the bedroom.
Into bed. Under the covers.
We're not going on a bear hunt again.