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Resource 1: Examples of stories for shared reading
A story with repeating text lends itself well for shared reading. Students enjoy the repetitions and cue in quickly during choral reading.
Example 1: ‘A Little Red Hen’
A red hen and her three chicks lived on a farm.
A cat, a dog and a pig lived on that farm too.
One day a chick saw something on the ground.
‘What is this?’ the chick asked the hen.
‘This is ragi. We will plant them,’ said the red hen.
‘Please help me, cat,’ the hen said to the cat.
‘No,’ said the cat. ‘I am playing.’
‘Please help me, pig,’ the hen said to the pig.
‘No,’ said the pig. ‘I am tired.’
‘Please help me, dog,’ the hen said to the dog.
‘No,’ said the dog. ‘I am sleepy.’
‘Then I will plant it,’ said the hen.
The ragi plant grew big. It was time to cut the ragi.
‘Please help me, cat,’ said the hen.
‘No,’ said the cat. ‘I am playing.’
‘Please help me, dog,’ said the hen.
‘No,’ said the dog. ‘I am sleepy.’
‘Please help me, pig,’ said the hen.
‘No,’ said the pig. ‘I am tired.’
‘Then I will cut the ragi,’ said the hen.
The hen and the chicks sat down to eat ragi.
Now the cat, the pig and the dog were hungry.
‘Please give me some ragi, hen,’ said the cat.
‘Please give me some ragi, hen,’ said the pig.
‘Please give me some ragi, hen,’ said the dog.
‘No,’ said the hen. ‘No work, no ragi.’
The hen and the chicks ate the ragi. They were very happy.
Example 2: ‘Sharma’s Present’
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