Long A

Bob came.
Bob, take a nap.
Will Bob take the nap?
Yes. Bob makes his bed.
But his bed is a sled!

Jane had a red wig.
Jane hid in the big box.
Greg came.
Jane jumped up.
Jane made Greg yell!

The dog hid in the rain.
Mom made a big cake.
The cake was bait.
The dog did take a sniff.
The dog came and ate the cake!

Long E

God made me.
God is glad He made me.
I see God at Mass.
It seems like bread.
But it is the real God.

Jack did read a tale.
The tale had a tall green plant.
Jack got a green bean.
Did his bean get tall?
No. Ed ate the bean.

See Ted sleep.
His dream has a tree.
The tree is neat.
The tree has feet.
The tree can jump!

Long I

See my kite, Pam?
Yes. See my frog, Ed?
Yes. I will fly my kite in the sky!
Ed, my frog did hide.
Help! The frog hid on my kite!

The fox sees a hen.
Will the fox take a bite?
The hen will not fly.
The hen will not hide.
The fox runs at the hen.

The hen jumps on the fox!
The hen will take a ride!
The mad fox runs a mile.
The sad fox takes a nap.
The glad hen is fine.

Long O

Joe is on my toe.
I hope Joe will go.
I must not poke Joe.
Joe, see the rat run at us.
See Joe jump and go!

I am at home.
My goat is not in his home!
See, my goat ate my coat!
Dad gave me a note.
My goat ate my note!

Due to space restrictions, this second half of the story will not appear in the book.

My goat ran on the road.
See, he fell in a hole!
I will get a rope.
I must get my goat.
I hope he will not eat me!

The cup was hot.
The bug was not hot.
Did the bug go in the cup?
No, but it did take a sip.
So I will not take a sip.

I want jam on my bread.
You want Jim on the bread?
No, I want jam.
Is it a ham you want?
Stop! I just want jam!

Long U

The fine cake was big.
The red box was small.
But I set the cake in the box.
So the cake is not fine.
The cake is a cube.

God gave me my life.
I can not see Him.
But He is at my side.
He will keep me safe.
He is glad I am His kid.

Appendix

These sentences were in the original draft, but will not appear in this book due to space restrictions.

Nat, it is nap time.
Did Nat hide?
Nat will not like a nap.
Yes, Nat will run a mile.
Nat will clean five pans.
Nat will ride a big pig.
But Nat will not like a nap.
Still, it is his nap time.
His life will not end.
He will sleep and be fine.

Meg is so sad.
She has no rat.
A rat is a fun pet.
Will Meg cry?
No, she will go get a rat.

He sleeps in a tree.
His tail is green.
He has three big feet.
Will he eat me?
No, I will feed him a beet.