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The Windy Day

Mia and Grandad take a big green kite up the hill.

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It is a day. Mia and her grandad go up the with a big . The is green and it has a long .

Grandad holds the . Mia runs fast. Whoosh! The flies high in the sky.

"Can I hold it?" asks Mia. "Yes, but hold on ," says Grandad.

Mia holds the with two hands. The wind pulls and pulls. The dances over the trees. Mia laughs. "It is like a bird!" she says.

Word box: 6 words
windy
with a lot of wind
kite
a toy that flies in the wind on a long string
hill
high ground, smaller than a mountain
string
a long, thin piece of rope
tight
strongly, so you do not let go
tail
the long part at the back of something

Questions

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1. What is the weather like?

2. What colour is the kite?

3. Who holds the string first?

4. How does Mia hold the string?

5. What does Mia say the kite is like?

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