Mick and Mike will fight at five. Mike is not big, so Mike’s pal wants Mike to quit. It is not quite five, and Mike’s pal runs to Mike.

“Quick, Mike! Go hide! You do not want to fight! You might get hit and cry!”

“You are right,” said Mike. “I don’t want to fight. Mick wants to fight. He is a vile tike.”

Mike and his pal will hide at the side of the dike. They will run a mile and go back and play. Mick might not fight at five.

“Mike, did you lie?” asked his pal.

“No, I did not lie,” said Mike. “I did not want to fight. I want to play!”

Long i – Reading 2

Jim likes to ride his bike and hide by the lake. Today, he rides his bike five miles and stops to rest. He eats beef by a tree.

“This is not beef,” says Jim. “This is veal! That’s okay. I like veal.”

Jim sees a hive in the tree. Bees like to go in the hive. Jim wants to see a bee, so he hits the hive five times.

Six bees fly and see Jim.

“Oh, no!” says Jim.

He runs to his bike, but he can not quite get away. The bees are quite mad. Jim yells and cries and hides.

Jim will not hit the hive five times next time. He will just ride his bike and go away.