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The Ant and the Bee
Book 52
Book 52: The Ant and the Bee
In 1972, the federally funded Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Development & Research and Ginn and Company published The Sam Books of early readers as part of a Beginning Reading Program. Because it was federally funded, federal law required the program be placed in the public domain in 1977.
This version copyright © 2013 Rapsey Enterprises, llc
Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least five times in the book in which it first appears and five more times in the next ten books.
Review Wordsbed, bee, Bill, hid - Decodable
Plot SummaryBen the ant and Bill the Bee play a game of Hide-and-Seek. Bill hides first in a net, then Ben hides in a bus. Later Ben hides in a bed. When Bill looks for Ben in a honey jar, he gets stuck inside. He spies Ben nearby in a bed and calls for help. Ben rescues Bill with a net and together they enjoy spilled honey from the jar.
Story Questions (Comprehension)1. page 1: Where is Bill the Bee hiding?2. page 2: Where does Ben the Ant look for Bill?3. pages 4-7: Name the places where the ant hid
and where the bee hid.4. page 9: What happens to the bee when he
looks in the honey jar?5. page 13: How does Ben help Bill?
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The Ant and the Bee
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Ben and Bill had fun.
13
The bee sits in the net.
He fits in it.
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“See me in this mess.
Hand me the net, Ben.”
Bill the Bee hid in the net.
Did Ben the Ant see him?
2 11
“Is the bee in this bell?
Let me see if he hid in it.”
“Was that the bee?
He needs me.
I am in bed, Bill!”
310
“This is bad,” said the bee.
“I wish I had that net.
Ben! Ben!”
“Bill! Bill!” said Ben the Ant.
4 9
“The ant hid in the bus,
but I see him.”
The bee fell in.
He was in a mess.
The ant was in bed.
He did not see the bee.
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“Is the ant in this?” said the bee.
“If he is, I will see him.”
“I hid in the shell.
Did he see me?”
76
“This will be fun.
Will I fit into the bed?”
The ant hid in the bed.
Did the bee see him?