The Hat

Book 32

New words:
fish
hat
he
then

Plot Summary

Mat leaves his parents and runs down to the river where he watches the fish. He decides to make a boat out of a hat and a sheet. Just as he is enjoying a boat ride, a big wind tips the boat and Mat falls overboard. A friendly fish rescues Mat and returns him safely to shore and his parents.

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Mat ran.

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He sees a hat.
He sees the fish.

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Mat ran with the hat.

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Then he ran with the sheet.

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"I need the sheet and the hat."

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Then he sat in the hat.

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"Fish! Fish!
See me in this hat.
See me with this sheet."

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It fills the sheet.

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Then Mat fell.

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A fish sees Mat.

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Mat is on the fish.

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Then he sat.

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"We see that Mat is well.
We see the hat on the fish."

Story Questions

1. p.1— What do Mit and Sam find on the beach? 2. p.3— What is Mit going to do with the shell? 3. p.5— What does Sam decide to do? 4. p.9— What is Mat selling? 5. pp.9-12— How has Mat tricked Mit and Sam?