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Free Family Decodable Reader with Open Syllables | Yum!

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Two-syllable words divided between two consonants in a VC/CV pattern.

basket insects picnic blanket market
Page 1
A joyful girl in red waves at colorful birds perched in a mango tree. A dog hugs her leg as she stands among branches heavy with green fruit.

It is time to pick the mangoes on our farm! If we do not pick them in time, the insects will get to them.

Page 2
Children in a mango orchard. A girl in red holds fruit with a dog, a boy carries a huge mango on his back, and another girl runs happily nearby.

We have a lot of mango trees. We need to work hard to pluck them all while they are ripe. This is how we make our money.

Page 3
Children pick mangoes from a tree while grandmother eats nearby. A girl in yellow carries fruit, a boy in orange sits on a branch, and a dog jumps excitedly.

We scale the trees and pick the mangoes one by one. Gran is too old to go up the trees now, but she makes sure that we are safe.

Page 4
A grandmother in a headscarf and two children sit together eating mangoes and green fruit from a wooden tray with dipping sauce.

We have a mango picnic for lunch. Gran has cut them up for us. I like to chew on the skin and the seed as well.

Page 5
A family enjoys mango harvest time. Grandmother and children eat under one tree while boys play with a wheelchair-user friend under another tree.

Back to work. Our friends come to help. We will send some mangoes home with them in a basket as a thank you.

Page 6
Children work together harvesting mangoes. A boy in a tree lowers a basket to a friend in a wheelchair while others sort fruit on a blanket below.

We load the mangoes into baskets and send them down. Then we sort them on a blanket. We will sell some for cheap and some for more money.

Page 7
A child in red sits happily at a market stall under a striped awning while adults sell fresh green produce and chat.

Dad packs the mangoes up in the truck and we drive down to the market. We put out our blanket and start to sell them.

Page 8
A floating market scene with wooden boats filled with colorful produce. Vendors in conical hats paddle boats of flowers, fruits, and vegetables.

We also load them in our boat and float out onto the river. We swap our mangoes for other kinds of fruit.

Page 9
Three children and a dog lie happily on a bed of green leaves. One eats a mango, another cuddles the dog, and a boy in an orange hat smiles.

I love mangoes. It is hard work to pick and sell them, but it is worth it. I want to be a farmer just like Dad and Gran.

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