Stuck at the Gap! Jolly Phonics · Step 2, Unit 2: short vowels

Dot is a big sheep with soft wool. The flock is up on the land. But Dot is sad. She is such a big, big sheep.

Dot is stuck in the gate! The flock bumps and bumps at her. But it is no help. She can not get in.

A bendy sheep stands on her front legs. She is calm and zen. Dot sits and looks up at her. Can a stretch help Dot fit in?

Dot gets on the mat. She bends and she twists. It is hard, but Dot keeps at it.

The sun is hot, but Dot bends back and points her legs up. She is on that mat at sunup and at sunset.

Dot bends and twists all week, but she is just as big. She stands in the wind, sad and limp.

A slim sheep jogs up on the land. Run, Dot, run! Dot looks at her big body and gulps.

Dot runs up and back all week. It is hot, and her legs get wobbly. But she is just as big. She is still too big for the gate.

Dot stops at the pond, hot and sad. A pal swims past on her back. Swim, Dot, swim! A swim can help you get slim.

Dot runs at the pond and dips in fast. Splash! Such a big, big splash!

Dot swims all week, and it is fun. A wee green pal sits on her leg at sunset. But Dot is just as big.

Dot gets out and looks up at the gate. She stops. She blinks. Then she grins a big grin. She has a plan!

Dot packs her big red bag with tools and a cord. She has a grand plan to fix that gate.

At sunset Dot flops on her soft bed with the flock. She is back at the farm, and she naps with a grin.

At sunup the flock comes to peek at Dot. She is in, but she is just as big! Dot sits and grins, proud as can be.

Look at that grand gate! Dot cut timber to fix it, big and strong. She did not get slim. She got a bigger gate, and that is the best plan ever!