Lesson 21:Perri Plays Possum
Lesson 21:Perri Plays Possum Lesson 21:Perri Plays Possum
Perri peered through the weeds to get a look— and she couldn’t believe her eyes! “These must be cars and buildings,” she said to herself. “Mother is always saying that I should be careful around these.” But it all seemed so interesting—Perri wanted a closer look. She felt like a scout discovering a new territory. But before Perri could dart across the street, she heard an even more dangerous sound. 3
4 Perri turned to see a huge, snarling dog with enormous teeth! It looked at Perri as if she were a bucket of fried chicken. Perri tried to run, but the dog blocked her path. She tried to run in another direction, but the dog was too fast. The dog’s glassy eyes narrowed to a terrifying squint. He growled violently. Shaking to the tips of her tiny possum toes, Perri tried to remember what her mother had told her to do when danger came. Play dumb? No. Play tag? No. Play piano? No. Then she remembered. PLAY DEAD! Perri closed her eyes and dropped to the ground. She lay as still as a rock. The dog gave her a sniff, and walked all the way around her. He gave her another sniff and began to relax.
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- Page 7 and 8: 6 The man poked Perri with his toe.
- Page 9 and 10: 8 Before long, Perri felt a big pie
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<strong>Perri</strong> peered through the weeds to get a look—<br />
and she couldn’t believe her eyes!<br />
“These must be cars and buildings,” she said to<br />
herself. “Mother is always saying that I should be<br />
careful around these.”<br />
But it all seemed so interesting—<strong>Perri</strong> wanted<br />
a closer look. She felt like a scout discovering a<br />
new territory.<br />
But before <strong>Perri</strong> could dart across the street, she<br />
heard an even more dangerous sound.<br />
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