Dog Will Not Budge UFLI Foundations Lesson 70
Practice Words
'Kids! I have a big thing inside! Rush in and see it!' Vic yells. The kids look up at Vic. Dog just rests in the grass. He will not budge.
Vic digs in his big trunk. The wall has lots of medals and badges. Dog and the kids nudge in to look.
Vic lifts up a big ball. 'This is for a fun game!' he says. The kids fidget and want to grab it.
Vic sets a small game set on the stand. 'You hit the ball past the net,' he says. 'Win the match, and you get a badge!'
Vic lifts up the photographs. 'You jump, you dodge, and you hit the ball,' he says. 'But no feet! You must not kick it!' 'No feet?' say the kids.
Vic has a diagram of the game spot. 'See the gap at the edge?' he says. 'Hit the ball into that gap. That is the trick!'
Dog looks at a stack of photographs. Sand, and a ball, and a big jump! Dog wags and wags. He will not budge from that stack. This is a game for a dog too!
Vic stretches a big map flat. 'This game is fun in all lands!' he says. 'Just a net and flat grass!' Dog rolls on the map and smudges it! A kid grins at him.
'What if I am not so good?' asks Tim. Vic pats him. 'Just get in there and try, Tim!' Dog wags at Tim's side. 'I pledge to try!' says Tim.
Vic runs to the grass, and the kids rush in a line. No one trudges! Dog trots at the back. Vic tosses the ball up. SMASH! It zips off fast!
The kids hit the ball past the net. 'Yes! Like that!' Vic yells. Dog fidgets and fidgets. He wants that ball! 'No, Dog!' says Vic.
Dog grabs the ball! He hugs it with his paws and will not budge. 'Paws off the ball!' yell the kids. Dog just wags. No feet? Fine. A dog has paws!
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