Boys at the Milk Bar
Practice Words
Words containing 'oi' or 'oy' vowel teams, making the /ΙΙͺ/ diphthong sound.
Zom has a big plan. 'I will make lots of coins!' he says. 'I just need... cows.'
Zom gets lots of cows. Brown and white. 'Join Zom's Milk Bar for coins!' he yells with joy.
At dawn, the birds sing. Zom toils with his pail. He milks each cow. 'Hard work,' he says with a yawn.
Brown cow, white cow. Each one is not the same. So why the same milk? Zom must make a choice!
First, the cow. Zom drops a sweet block in. 'Brown cow, brown milk,' he says. He sniffs the mix. 'Hmm.'
Next, the white cows. Zom pours from a gold flask. Sweet drops drip in. 'White cow, white milk!' he says with joy.
Zom points at the pink cow. 'Pink milk!' he yells. Soon the milk turns a sweet pink. Zom holds it up.
Word gets out fast. Three boys show up and sniff. 'Brown milk? White or pink?' They run to join the line.
The milk sat in the sun all day. Zom slides a pail to the boys. The first boy leans in, then makes a big noise. 'Yuck!'
The first boy bolts! The rest run too. 'More for me!' says Zom. He takes a gulp. His face turns green. Well, more green. Spoiled!