The Men

Book 43

New Words:
bad
him
men
be

Plot Summary

Mit and Mat play in the fresh snow and then make snowmen. When the sun comes out, the snowmen begin to melt. Mit and Mat are unhappy, but their snowmen are saved when more snow begins to fall.

1 / 14

"See this.
It fell.
Let us sit in it."

2 / 14

"I sit with him in this."

3 / 14

"Fill this hat with them, Mat."

4 / 14

"I hit him.
I was a bad rat.
That was fun!"

5 / 14

"I hit that bad rat.
Did that feel bad, Mat?
Was it fun?"

6 / 14

"Mat, see him.
Will he be a fat man?"

7 / 14

"We need a nut.
See that nut on him, Mit."

8 / 14

"We set this and that on him."

9 / 14

"See the men.
The men need hats.
The men need feet."

10 / 14

"See the men.
We did them well!"

11 / 14

"The sun will hit the men.
That will be bad."

12 / 14

"The men will be wet.
The men will run.
That will be bad."

13 / 14

"The sun is on him.
Feel him.
He is wet and he is sad."

14 / 14

"See that.
The men will be well."

Story Questions

1. p.1— What is falling?
2. p.4— What did Mat do to Mit?
3. p.6— What are Mat and Mit making with the snow?
4. pp.7-10— What do Mit and Mat use to dress up the snowmen?
5. p.11— Why are the snowmen melting?
6. p.14— What "saves" the snowmen?