Beth's Thirsty Bird
Beth, a little girl, saw a bird on a tall fir. The bird looked thirsty. Beth ran to its bird dish. Oh no! The dish was full of dirt. Beth must help the bird first!
She took the dish. She felt grim. “I must get rid of this dirt,” Beth thought. She gave the dish a quick swirl with some wet. She saw the dirt go. Then she put in fresh, clean wet. The bird saw her and gave a chirp. It took a big drink. Beth had such mirth. “There, little bird,” she said. “That will help.” The bird felt good, not thirsty. Beth smiled.
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Reader Details
Phonics Skill
R-Controlled — IR
Grade Level
1st-2nd
Phase
Phase 4
Worksheets
R-Controlled — IR Worksheets
Target Words
bird
dirt
fir
firm
first
girl
sir
stir
third
swirl
twirl
whirl
Sight Words
the
is
a
and
to
was
it
she
he
they
said
have
with
you
are
be