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  • Usborne First Reading, Old Mother Hubbard.

  • Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard, to fetch her poor doggie a bone.

  • But when she got there, the cupboard was bare.

  • And so the poor doggie had none.

  • Old Mother Hubbard shut up the cupboard and put on her warm winter clothes.

  • We'll have to go out, she said with a shout, before all the butchers are closed.

  • So off down the lane, through wind and through rain, went Old Mother Hubbard and Spot.

  • Til they came to a stop, at Bob's Butcher's Shop, and they went in to see what was what.

  • There was plenty of meat, for a doggie-sized treat, but the old lady picked out a bone.

  • Then came the snag, when she looked in her bag, she had left all her money at home.

  • The pair stepped outside, Stop thief, came Bob's cry, and a man hurried by in a flash.

  • He ran with such speed, he tripped on Spot's lead, and went flying along with the cash.

  • Your dog stopped that thief, said Bob with relief, so I must reward you, my dear.

  • Now Old Mother Hubbard has a very full cupboard, and her doggie has best steak all year.

  • Puzzle 1.

  • Can you spot the differences between these two pictures?

  • There are seven to find.

  • Correct answers.

  • Puzzle 2, Find these things in the picture.

  • Dog, clock, cupboard.

  • Window, cup, kettle.

  • Correct answers.

  • Puzzle 3, Choose the best sentence for each picture.

  • Correct answers.

  • The end!

Usborne First Reading, Old Mother Hubbard.

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