This is one of the silly stories in this program written for you to practice reading the many words you have already been taught.

Pet Camp

Red Run Camp is a pet camp in Kansas. Red Run camp has dogs and cats and pigs and rats as pets. Red Run camp has Moms and Dads and kids. Moms and Dads get the cabins. Kids get the huts. Pets get the pens. Red Run Camp is fun.

Red Run Camp bus ran up the hill to the summit. It got to the camp. The bus has the bus man and pets in it. It has six pet bulldogs, Pippin, Dominic, Galahad, Benjamin, Madison and Ransom. And it has ten cats, Janis, Puffin, Pompom, Solomon, Rivet, Poplin, Velvet, Wigwam, Havana and Kit. It had a big pig and seven rats and a rabbit.

Dan has Puff the dog. Puff is tan and fat. Puff cannot sit in the hot sun. Puff gets ill in the hot sun.

Don has Rags the dog and Miff the cat. Miff the cat was in a box. Don's Mom had Miff in the box. Miff is a big bad red cat.

Hamilton is the camp mascot. Hamilton is a bobcat. Yes, a bobcat. Hamilton is not a bad bobcat. But Hamilton is a big bobcat.

Mom and Dad got "Bigwig Cabin". Bigwig Cabin is the red cabin. It has a canvas top. Mom was in the cabin. A cupful of Big Red fell on Mom's denim bonnet. Mom was mad. "Napkin", said Mom. "Dan get the bag of napkins in the van. It is in the tan van", said Mom in a yell. "OK", said Dan in a yell.

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