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Write the Vocabulary Word that completes each

sentence in the story. The first one has been done

for you.

An Awful Mess

Five exhausted workers were walking home. "lt is so

awfully hot and humid," each (1) declared

They needed a place to rest.Then they spotted a nice bit of

lawn. lt was a (2)

a naP.

place to have

"l saw it first! Ha!This nice space is all mine," one

worker (3)

"No, I saw it first! lt's mine!" each worker

They all rested on the grass. One by one, they fell asleep

on the lawn.

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When they woke up, they saw that they were in

an awful mess.They had slept until dawn, and their

ten feet were all mixed up!They bawled and yelled until

a child came by."My name is Paula.You allseem awfully

. What's the matter?"

she asked.

"We're all mixed up!" the workers cried

"Don't worry, I can fix this proble ffi," Paula said

How will Paula fix this awful mess?

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