The Giant Wants to Play <ie>

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Free Adventure Decodable Reader with ie Words | The Giant Wants to Play

Practice Words

Words featuring the 'ie' vowel team, making /iː/ as in 'grief' or /aɪ/ as in 'tie'.

friends cries tries friend
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A giant with wild curly hair crawls out of a dark cave opening, looking surprised with hands on the ground.

This is Sen, and he is a giant! Sen lives in a big cave most of the time. But Sen wants to see the world.

Page 2
A boy in brown clothes waves happily while sitting on a wooden tricycle near a traditional house with tiled roof.

Sen spies a house not far from the cave. Kem and his pals live there. Sen wants to make friends!

Page 3
A happy giant with curly hair lies on the grass playing gently with a tiny girl, holding a wheel nearby.

Sen is so big that the kids are scared of him. He tries to play with one of their bikes. But he breaks it!

Page 4
A frightened boy runs away as another child flees to a traditional house, with a broken tricycle on the ground.

Kem and his pals run as fast as they can. 'I just want to be your friend!' yells Sen.

Page 5
Close-up of a giant's face with tears streaming down rosy cheeks, looking sad with curly brown hair and leaves.

Sen is so sad. The kids did not want to play with him. Sen cries, and it falls like rain.

Page 6
A small boy in brown clothes approaches a giant hiding behind trees in a lush tropical forest with banana plants.

Kem has a change of heart. He tries to help the giant. 'Do not cry,' he says.

Page 7
Close-up of a happy giant's face with wild curly brown hair spread out, laughing joyfully with rosy cheeks.

'Come and play with us,' says Kem. 'Can I?' says Sen. 'Of course!' says Kem.

Page 8
A friendly giant with curly hair shares a feast with village children on rocks, eating fruit and food together happily.

Sen takes them back to the giant cave. 'Have as much as you like,' he says. 'You are my friends!'

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