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By Jenny Loehr
Target /s/ words
Sam sundae sailboat
slide Sue swings
stream street sad
sunflower sandwich stop sign
seeds sun soup celery
Sam’s Picnic Surprise
seeds
stop sign
sad
Sam
slide
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street
sunflowers
Sue
sat by the window, wishing to see the as he watched the
rain fall onto the outside. was because
today he and his family were supposed to go across the to have a picnic
and play in the park, but the rain made everything too wet and slippery. The
and the were all dripping silvery raindrops into large mud puddles below.
The down the nearly disappeared behind the sheets
of driving rain.
“Cheer up ,” said his older sister . “This will help the
you planted last week grow into beautiful .”
swings
sun
sandwiches
sailboats
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soup
start
celery
“I’m too ,” replied. He continued to watch the leaves
swirl down the rushing water in the . imagined that
they looked like tiny in a large .
“Time for supper,” his mother called from the kitchen. When
stepped into the kitchen, he could not hide his surprise. There, on the floor, his mother
had created a beautiful picnic supper.
sat on the floor next to his sister and his mother and
father. Together they enjoyed , , carrots, and
. For dessert, they had ice cream and sang silly
songs. was no longer and didn’t notice that the
had come out at last.
stream
sundaes
felt that this was the happiest rainy day he had seen in a long time,
thanks to the surprise picnic.
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