The

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BOUNCING
The
BUBBLE

• Story and Pictures by
• Marty Davis
• Beth Frontino
• Louise Molnar
• Summersville Elementary
• 1999

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Betsy and Baby Bonnie were splashing around in
the bathtub. They were taking a bubble bath.
The bubbles were floating up and popping all over
the bathroom. Suddenly, one particularly big and
beautiful bubble floated out the open window.
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The bubble grew bigger and more beautiful as it
was blown about by the gentle breeze in the
backyard. It seemed to bounce from blossom to
blossom in the garden.
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Then, it bounced over towards Baby Bonnies teddy
bear named Boo, which had been left in the
backyard when the girls went in to take their
bath. It landed on the blue bow which was tied
around his neck.
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All of a sudden, Boo stood up and began bouncing
after the beautiful bubble! It was a magical
bubble! The bubble bounced here and there and
Boo bounced right behind it. The bubble bounced
over the fence, right out of the backyard, and
Boo did, too!
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The bubble bounced by some boys riding their
bikes. The boys tried to follow the bubble and
Boo, but they couldnt keep up with that bouncing
bubble and Boo!
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Soon the bubble and Boo bounced up to some busy
honey bees in Mr. Browns bean patch. The bees
buzzed, Bye-bye, to the bouncing bubble and
bear, but they were too busy to follow.
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By the time Betsy and Baby Bonnie were out of the
bathtub and dressed in their jammies that were
covered with bunnies. Baby Bonnie looked at
Betsy and asked, Boo Bear? Betsy remembered
that Baby Bonnie had left Boo in the backyard.
Was Boo going to be back when they went out to
look?
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Luckily, the bubble and Boo had bounced back over
the fence to the backyard. When Betsy and Baby
Bonnie ran out, there was Boo, sitting next to
the beautiful blossoms in the garden. Baby
Bonnie bent over to get him and give him a great
big hug. When Betsy bent over to give him a hug,
she noticed a spot on his bow, shaped just like a
bubble! Boo Bear seemed to have a big grin on
his face.
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END
THE
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COMPREHENSION
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1. Is this a true story or a make-believe story?
How can you tell?
2. What were Betsy and Baby Bonnie doing at the
beginning of the story?
3. Where did the bubble go when it floated out
of the window?
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4. What kind of bubble was it? Are there really
magic bubbles?
5. What do you think that Betsy and Baby Bonnie
did after they found Boo?
6. If you could follow a magic bubble, where
would you go?
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VOCABULARY
EXTENSION
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wind
1. Breeze
2. blossom
flower
Having magic
3. magical
A big smile a happy face
4. grin
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PHONICS
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Which picture begins with the /b/ sound?
computer
ape
bananas
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cake
dog
balloons
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Which picture does not begin with the /b/ sound?
cricket
bat
beaver
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anteater
bear
bee
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Which picture begins with the/b/ sound AND makes
sense in the sentence?
1. There are some ____________ up in the sky.
balloons
bikes
jets
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2. I like to sleep with my _____________.
balloons
dog
bear