Ouch! That Was My Leaf!

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Friendship Decodable Reader with igh Trigraph Words

Practice Words

Words with the 'igh' trigraph, representing the long /aΙͺ/ sound.

bright fright high light might right sighs sight tight
Page 1
On the right side of the image, Spike stands in his terracotta pot looking sad and hopeful, facing a group of three potted trees who are clustered together with smug, dismissive expressions. The scene is set outdoors on reddish-brown ground with a colourful flowering hedge running across the background under a white sky. Spike's posture is slightly hunched and uncertain, while the trees lean together as a clique, clearly rejecting him.

Spike had no pals. He went up to some trees to say hi. They shut him out at first sight.

Page 2
In the lower half of the image, Spike is shown in three sequential poses hopping cheerfully from left to right in his small terracotta pot, conveying movement across the scene. In each pose Spike has a happy, optimistic smile β€” unbothered and determined to keep going. Dashed bouncing lines between each position emphasise the hopping motion. The top half is plain white background, and the overall setting is a simple, minimal outdoor ground plane with soft shadows beneath the pot.

Some trees are rude. Spike did not mind. He went off with light steps to find a plant pal.

Page 3
On the right side of the image, Spike is shown in a sequence of poses hopping across the scene in his terracotta pot, with dashed lines indicating his bouncing path. In the centre-right, Spike stands in his pot looking up hopefully with a friendly smile at a grumpy orange tree, which has narrowed, annoyed-looking eyes peering out from its foliage. The outdoor scene features a warm peachy-orange ground with a colourful flower hedge running along the background.

Spike spotted a bright tree by itself. 'You might like a chum to chat with,' he said. The tree scowled down. 'No. Go away.'

Page 4
On the left side of the image, Spike stands in his terracotta pot on reddish-brown ground, facing a banana tree (also in a pot) that has a worried, fearful yellow face peeking out from its leaves. Spike has a slightly confused or uncertain expression, appearing to approach the banana tree. The scene is set outdoors in a garden with a colourful flower hedge running along the background under a plain white sky. Two additional small potted plant characters are visible β€” a flower to the right of the banana tree turning away, and another flower on the far left also moving away, both with small fearful facial features, fleeing the scene.

Next, Spike sees a big tree with green leaves. It shrieks in fright, and small plants run off. 'I might be a bit sharp,' says Spike with a sigh.

Page 5
On the right side of the image, Spike is shown multiple times in a sequence β€” standing in his terracotta pot beside a tall mango tree and a smaller guava bush, both in pots with annoyed, sighing facial expressions. Spike appears with a hopeful but slightly sad expression as he approaches each tree. The scene is set outdoors in a sunny garden yard with a row of colourful flowering bushes in the background and warm reddish-brown ground. A dashed trail on the ground shows Spike's path moving from tree to tree, with one instance of Spike walking away toward the far right looking dejected.

Spike steps up to a tree, and it sighs. A bush sighs at the sight of him too. 'Keep away!' they say. Spike creeps off, sad.

Page 6
On the left side of the image, Spike stands in his terracotta pot looking up at Pawpaw tree with a hopeful, slightly shy expression. Pawpaw tree, also in a terracotta pot, towers over Spike and looks down at him with a calm, knowing expression. Pawpaw tree has a straight slender brown trunk, a round green leafy canopy forming its head with large round white eyes, small dark eyebrows, and a subtle smile, with several large lobed green fronds extending outward from the top like hair. They are outdoors in a garden setting with a colourful flower bed visible behind them, and the right side of the image is plain white background.

He made his way to a pawpaw. Pawpaw is so high up. 'Might you be my pal?' Spike asks.

Page 7
Pawpaw tree stands on the right side of the image with a warm, welcoming smile and gentle eyes, looking slightly downward as if inviting someone closer. The tree's large leafy fronds spread outward like open arms against a plain white background. The scene is set outdoors in bright daylight with a calm, welcoming atmosphere.

The pawpaw felt bad for him. He said it would be right to be pals.

Page 8
On the left side of the image, Spike stands in his terracotta pot next to Pawpaw tree (also in a pot), both with surprised, wide-eyed expressions. Spike is shaking, mouth open in shock with his small arms raised, and Pawpaw tree looks upset and is trembling, with a worried frown, drooping green fronds, and a single sweat drop on her leafy crown. Motion lines surround both characters, suggesting an agitated reaction. The right side of the image is plain white background.

They were pals at last! But with one tight hug, Spike hurt the pawpaw by mistake.

Page 9
On the right side of the image, Pawpaw tree stands with an angry, furrowed expression, frowning and looking upset, leaning away as if pulling back from someone. Its large leaf fronds are trembling with agitation, indicated by small motion lines above them. The left side of the image is plain white background, leaving ample space for text overlay.

The pawpaw was in a fright. 'Go find a spikey pal!' he yells. He pulled away from Spike.

Page 10
On the left side of the image, Spike stands in his terracotta pot in an empty garden, looking outward with a bright, determined smile β€” as if he has just decided to find somewhere new. The garden around him is bare and quiet, emphasising that he is alone with no other spikey plants in sight. The background is plain white, suggesting open space and possibility ahead.

Spike looked high and low, but there were no spikey plants in the garden. He left.

Page 11
On the right side of the image, Spike stands in his terracotta pot on sandy, dry terrain just beyond a road, looking curiously at Thorn bush with a happy, excited expression. A dashed line traces Spike's path from the road across to his current position. Thorn bush sits beside Spike as a round, ball-shaped tangle of dark brown thorny vines with small spikes protruding in all directions, with two large white mismatched eyes and a small open dark mouth, looking back at Spike. The scene is set outdoors in a sandy, arid landscape with a paved road and sidewalk visible in the upper-left corner, along with a hint of greenery near the roadside.

He went to the dunes. Right there was a bush by itself. It had thorns all over!

Page 12
On the left side of the image, Spike and Thorn bush walk together across sandy dunes at sunset, both with wide joyful smiles as if singing together. Spike stands upright in the centre-left without his pot, smiling broadly, with a small flower blooming from the top of his head and a dotted trail of footprints behind him leading back to a clay pot left by the road in the far background. Thorn bush β€” a round, dark brown ball of thorny vines with mismatched white eyes and a small open mouth β€” bounces along beside Spike on the right. Dark mountains and a glowing sun sit on the horizon. The right side of the image is plain sandy background with warm golden sky.

Spike left his pot behind and went to the dunes with his new pal. The sun was bright.

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