Puss-In-Boots

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zurn Once upon a time, there was a poor farmer who had a very clever cat.

‘My nam e’s Puss-in-Boots!’ the cat said. ‘Master, I can talk, I’d like to help you.’ 2

Then Puss-in-Boots went into the forest. He caught a big fat rabbit in his bag.

He took the rabbit to the king. 4

‘This present is from my master,’ he said. 5

Later, Puss said to his master, ‘take off your clothes and jump in the river!’ 6

‘Quick!’ Puss said to the king and his daughter. ‘Mg master is in the water!’

The king gave the farmer dry clothes. They were beautiful. The farmer looked very handsome. 8

Puss-in-Boots saw a big castle. ‘A monster lives here,’ Puss said, ‘but I’m not scared!’

‘Show me some magic!’ Puss said to the monster. ‘Can you change into a mouse?’ 10

‘Yes’ the monster said —he was very silly! He changed into a mouse. 11

Puss showed the castle to the king and princess. Puss and his master lived there. 12

His master was now very rich. He married the princess. They had a big party! 13

‘N ow everyone is happy,’ Puss said. ‘W hat a very clever cat I am!’ ‘P u r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r !’ 14

ACTIVITIES BEFORE YOU READ Look a t the pictures in the book. Can you find these anim als? Tick Yes or No Yes No Rabbit Cat Puck Horse I3ird Fish Mouse Frog AFTER YOU REAP Look a t the numbers and colour the picture of Puss-in-Poots. 1 blue 2 red 3 orange 4 brown 5 white 15

Chant 1 Chants Poor farmer, poor man With a very clever cat Chant 3 Miaow, miaow What a clever cat I am! Miaow, miaow What a very clever cat I am! My master's very rich My master married the princess Master I can talk What a clever cat I am! My name is Puss-in-Boots What a very clever cat I am! Miaow, miaow Now everyone is happy Miaow, miaow I am happy too! My name is Puss-in-Boots Purrrrrrrrrrr! I'd like to help you Miaow, miaow Miaow, miaow Chant 2 'Show me some magic!' Puss said to the monster 'Show me some magic! Can you change into a mouse?' 'I'll show you some magic!' The monster said to Puss He changed into a mouse And when he did - Puss jumped!

An exciting story adapted from the traditional fairy tale. Clever Puss'in-Boots makes his master rich and happy. P enguin Y oung R eaders are simplified texts to support children learning English. Each book has activities and there are Factsheets w ith Teacher’s and Parent’s Notes.The Factsheets are also available on Level 2 titles are w ritten from a 70-word w ordlist and are suitable for students who have studied 100-200 hours of English. Series Editor: Melanie W illiam s Series created by Annie Hughes and Melanie W illiam s 4 (up to 400 hours) C o n te m p o ra ry 3 (up to 300 hours) Classics 2 (up to 200 hours) Originals I (up to 100 hours) British English Cassette and video American English also published www.pehguinreaders.com ISBN 0-582-42847-5 9780582428478 9 780582 428478 >