Fig Pig and the Toy
Practice Words
Words containing 'oi' or 'oy' vowel teams, making the /ΙΙͺ/ diphthong sound.
A boy and Fig Pig point into the cave. 'An enderman!' Fig Pig yells.
That night at home, an enderman stands by the house. A bright beam shoots up. Fig Pig sees its eyes glow. 'Why?' Fig Pig asks in a small voice.
'Why did it come to us?' Fig Pig asks. The boy just points at the dark cave. Fig Pig and the boy will go in to look.
The enderman is so tall. Fig Pig will not look at it. 'Why so mad?' asks Fig Pig. The boy stays back.
The enderman will not say. It grabs the block like a toy and darts off!
Fig Pig stands still. That block looks like a toy, not loot. 'Ooh,' Fig Pig says. 'They just want to join in and stack blocks, like us.'
Fig Pig sees it now. Long ago, a dragon broke each home with a loud noise. The enderman is still scared.
Back home the next day, Fig Pig peeks out at the enderman on the grass. Fig Pig gives a sad oink. 'The enderman is scared, like me. He just wants to join us.'