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Book
The
Pancake Man
retelling by Francie Alexander
Illustrated by Horacio Elana
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Book
The
Pancake Man
retelling by Francie Alexander
Illustrated by Horacio Elana
38
"Wake
up!
Wake
Dog, the Cat, the
"I will,"
Woman.
make a
Pig,
said the
"I will
up!" said the
and the Hen
Little
Old
get out of bed and
big pancake."
She made a pancake with a
face of gumdrops.
All
of a sudden, the
pancake
nnan jumped off the plate. The
wonnan ran
and
after him.
said, "Run, run
can! You can't catch
Pancake Man!"
He waved
as fast as you
me, I'm the
The Dog and the Cat sat
shade. The Pancake
to
them. "Stop!
We
in
the
Man came up
want
to taste
that pancake," they said.
"Too
"I
late,"
said the Pancake
ran from the
and
Little
Old
can run from you.
Man
Woman
can!"
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Then the Pancake Man met
the
Pig. "I will
the
Little
take you back to
Old Woman," the Pig said
"Then shake a
Pancake Man.
Old
and
Woman,
I
"I
leg,"
said the
ran from the
Little
the Dog, and the Cat,
can run from you.
can!"
The Hen was on the gate when
the Pancake
on
Man came
you," said the
the fuss!
"No!
and
"Shame
Hen. "Look at
all
get you!"
ran from the
Woman,
Pig,
I will
by.
Little
Old
the Dog, the Cat, and the
I
can run from you.
said the Pancake Man.
can!"
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.-..^
The Pancake Man then ran
lake.
came up
Fox
said, "Don't get wet!
you.
Jump
will
take
lake, the Fox said,
"Now jump on my
Was
him and
on."
Out on the
Pancake
to
to
Man
this
nose!" The
did.
a mistake?
>V. .{Vh
.V'>^
No! The Fox had a picnic set up.
"Am I about
to
be your lunch?"
asked the Pancake Man.
"I
don't
Fox. "But
like
do
pancakes, said the
like
"
grape jam
sandwiches." So they ate and
This
not the
is
the end of the
end
of the
tale,
ate.
but
Pancake Man!
My Words
*
from
nose
*old
*
* too
*
woman
a -e
-ake
ate
plate
lake
came
shade
make
face
shame
mistake
gate
tale
grape
taste
pancake
shake
late
waved
take
made
wake
Story Words: sandwiches
*new high frequency words
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