Transcript Brennan’s smallest friend From: Listening for Concepts all

Brennan’s smallest friend
From: Listening for Concepts all Year ‘Round
Vocabulary Words:
Small
smaller
smallest
This is Brennan
Brennan has many friends.
His friends are all different sizes.
Rodney Rabbit is a small friend.
Chuck Chipmunk is even smaller
But Max Mouse is the smallest of
Brennan’s friends
One day, Brennan went to visit Max Mouse.
Max had red spots all over his face and he
looked very sad. Brennan asked, “What’s
wrong, Max?” “Oh, Brennan! I have the
chicken pox and I can’t leave my mouse hole
for a whole week. And, Christmas is almost
here! Since I can’t leave, I can’t get a
Christmas tree. I’m so sad!
Brennan replied, “Don’t worry, Max. I’ll get a tree for
you.” So, Brennan left to find the perfect tree for Max.
First, He looked at three trees.
“Hmmmm,” said Brennan.
“This tree is small.”
“This tree is even smaller…”
“This tree is the smallest of them all,
and since Max’s mouse hole is very,
very small, I’ll take this tree to him.”
Next, Brennan looked at the stars
for the top of the tree.
“This star is small…”
“And this star is smaller…”
“This star is the smallest, so I’ll take it.
It will fit perfectly on Max’s small tree.”
Next, Brennan looked at the lights.
“These lights are small…”
“These lights are even smaller…”
“But these lights are the smallest. I
think I’ll buy the smallest lights.”
The last things Brennan looked at
were ornaments.
“These ornaments are small. These are
smaller. But these ornaments are the
smallest. I’ll buy the smallest
ornaments for Max’s tree.”
Brennan took everything he had
bought to Max’s mouse hole.
When Max saw Brennan coming, he
said, “Brennan, you are terrific! Now
I’ll have a decorated tree! Even though
I have the chicken pox, I’ll have a very
happy holiday! Thank You!”
QUESTIONS:
• 1. Who was Brennan’s smallest friend?
QUESTIONS:
 2. Why was Max sad?
 3. How long did Max have to stay in his mouse
hole?
 4. What did Brennan find to put on top of the
tree?
 5. What did Brennan buy?
QUESTIONS:
• 6. Why did Brennan buy the smallest things?
• 7. Why was Max happy at the end of the
story?
• 8. Why should you stay home if you have the
chicken pox?
THE END!!!