The Bat Rat

Book 46

Review Words:
bat
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wish
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Plot Summary

Mat is at a well and wonders if it is a wishing well. He makes a wish and throws a coin into the well. He wishes he could fly. Mat has his wish and becomes a Bat Rat. Sam and Will the Baby Elephant come along and make a wish at the well too. All their wishes come true!

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Mat is at the well.
What is his wish?

2 / 13

"I wish.
I wish."

3 / 13

"I am a bat rat.
See that."

4 / 13

"See me, Sam.
Meet Mat the Bat."

5 / 13

"I will wish at the well."

6 / 13

"See me, Mat the Bat.
I am Will."

7 / 13

"I see a bat rat.
Who is that?"

8 / 13

"He is a bat rat.
That is his wish.
I am Will."

9 / 13

Will sets his feet in the well.
What is his wish?

10 / 13

"I wish.
I wish."

11 / 13

"Will is in the well.
Is that his wish?"

12 / 13

"Well, well!
I am wet.
Am I a fat fish?"

13 / 13

Will was a fish.
Mat was a bat.
And that was that.

Story Questions

1. p.1— What is Mat doing at the well?
2. p.3— Did Mat's wish come true?
3. p.6— Who did Sam wish to be?
4. p.12— Did Will's wish come true? How?
5. p.13— How do Sam and Mat and Will feel?