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A young turtle lives by a big tree in the forest. Every day the turtle climbs up the tree and crawls along the branches.

One day, the little turtle crawls out to the end of a low branch. The turtle stops, looks down, and jumps. With her legs flapping around, the turtle lands on the ground with a thump.

The turtle is a little dazed, but she gets up and climbs the tree to a higher branch. She pauses and looks down. Then she jumps off the branch, waves around her legs and crashes to the ground.

This time the turtle is very shaken up, but that doesn't stop her. She climbs up to the very highest branch on the tree. When the turtle reaches the end of the branch, she looks over and waves at two birds watching her.

The birds look at one another and one of them says, "I think it's time that we told her that she is adopted!"

What is the setting of this story?
a cave
a forest
a swamp
a forest In the story, how many times does the turtle jump from the tree?
1
2
3
2 What do you think "dazed" means?
scared
happy
dizzy and confused
dizzy and confused Why does the turtle keep jumping from the tree?
to pounce on a bug on the ground
to make the birds laugh
to try to fly
to try to fly Why does the turtle think she should be able to fly?
because she thinks she's like a bird
because she sees other turtles fly
because her family tells her she can
because she thinks she's like a bird Why do the birds think it's time to tell the turtle she's adopted?
so the turtle will know she's not a bird and can't fly
so the turtle will leave the forest forever
so the turtle will try harder to fly
so the turtle will know she's not a bird and can't fly Why is this story funny?
Two birds sit in a tree.
A turtle thinks she is a bird.
A turtle falls from a tree.
A turtle thinks she is a bird.

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