One day a big, brown dog found a nice stick in the park. A little dog saw the big dog's stick, and wanted to play with him. However, the big dog did not want to share. He picked up his stick and ran away. The little dog was sad, but he found another friend to play with.

On his way home, the big dog walked next to a pond. He looked in the pond and saw another dog. That dog also had a big stick! The big dog wanted to take the stick from the other dog, so he opened his mouth wide. The stick dropped into the pond!

So the big, brown dog had no stick and no friends to play with.

I. Word List

greedy: wanting many things only for oneself, not others

stick: a long piece of wood

pond: a very small lake

II. Opposites—Find words in the story that mean the opposite to these words.

For example: happy—sad

1. small—_ _ _ 3. closed—_ _ _ _ _ _

2. old—_ _ _ 4. give—_ _ _ _

III. True or False? Write T if the sentence is true, or F if the sentence is false.

___ 1. The big, brown dog found a sock in the park.

___ 2. The big dog wanted to play with the small dog.

___ 3. The small dog played with the big dog.

___ 4. The big dog went swimming in the pond.

___ 5. The big dog dropped his stick in the pond.

IV. Answer these questions with a partner.

1. Why is this story called The Greedy Dog?

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2. Why was the small dog sad?

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3. How did the big dog lose his stick?

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