The Good Lamp <ow>

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Creative Commons BY-NC Adapted from "Kham's Precious Little Lamp" by Phuangthana Phetsavong and Alina Aphayvanh. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Free Decodable Reader with ow Vowel Team | The Good Lamp

Practice Words

Words featuring the 'ow' vowel team, producing /aʊ/ as in 'cow' or /əʊ/ as in 'low'.

town now blows
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A thatched roof hut glows warmly at night surrounded by fireflies and trees in a misty blue forest.

Cam lives in a hut far from the town.

Page 2
A happy boy with a net and lantern chases frogs at night in tall grass under a purple sky.

He has a little lamp. He took it to catch a frog.

Page 3
A boy in a green shirt reads an open book by lantern light inside a cozy woven bamboo room.

It is dark, but thanks to the little lamp, Cam can still read his book.

Page 4
A boy in green sleeps peacefully next to a glowing lantern, his face illuminated by the warm candlelight.

When it is time for bed, Cam blows out the lamp.

Page 5
A boy sleeps peacefully in bed with a green blanket while an unlit lantern sits on the bedside table.

He sleeps well. He thinks his little lamp is so good.

Page 6
A stilt house with thatched roof under a starry night sky with the full moon glowing through trees.

Then, one day electric lamps are put in on the street.

Page 7
A happy boy in green jumps joyfully in a wooden room lit by a bright electric light bulb hanging from above.

They make the room seem like it is day time.

Page 8
A boy sits at a desk looking out the window while a sad lantern with a face sits unused under a light bulb.

So Cam does not need use the little lamp. It sits on the floor with no flame.

Page 9
A sad lantern with a frowning face sits alone in the dark blue room, its candle barely lit.

The little lamp is so sad. It thinks it is not a good lamp now.

Page 10
A stilt house with thatched roof glows yellow inside during a dark stormy night with lightning in the sky.

But, a big storm comes and hits the electric lamp. The electric lamps go out.

Page 11
Close-up of a lantern with a bright orange flame glowing inside its glass panels, with rain falling around it.

Cam finds the little lamp in the dark and gives it a new flame. The little lamp is still good.

Page 12
A boy in a green shirt reads a book contentedly by the warm glow of an old lantern in a cozy bamboo hut.

It is dark, but Cam can still read his book. Thank you good little lamp!

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