儿童英语-Owl at Home.pdf

OWL AT HOME by ARNOLD LOBEL For Grandma Contents The Guest 5 Strange Bumps 15 Tear-Water Tea 24 Upstairs and Downstairs 32 Owl and the Moon 39 About I Can Read Books Credits Cover Copyright About the Publisher THE GUEST Owl was at home. “How good it feels to be sitting by this fire,” said Owl. “It is so cold and snowy outside.” Owl was eating buttered toast and hot pea soup for supper. Owl heard a loud sound at the front door. “Who is out there, banging and pounding at my door on a night like this?” he said. Owl opened the door. No one was there. Only the snow and the wind. 5 Owl sat near the fire again. There was another loud noise at the door. “Who can it be,” said Owl, “knocking and thumping at my door on a night like this?” Owl opened the door. No one was there. Only the snow and the cold. “The poor old winter is knocking at my door,” said Owl. “Perhaps it wants to sit by the fire. Well, I will be kind and let the winter come in.” 6 Owl opened the door very wide. “Come in, Winter,” said Owl. “Come in and warm yourself for a while.” 7 Winter came into the house. It came in very fast. A cold wind pushed Owl against the wall. 8 Winter ran around the room. It blew out the fire in the fireplace. 9 The snow whirled up the stairs and whooshed down the hallway. “Winter!” cried Owl. “You are my guest. This is no way to