Decodable fiction passages - Frog in a Cup

Frog in a Cup

Bess dips her cup in the well. What will Bess get? Gasp, a frog!

Bess has a cup, but Bess cannot drink. Her cup has a frog in it. Bess is not happy.

What will she do with this frog in her cup? Bess has a cup, but Bess cannot drink. The cup is not empty. The frog has the cup.

Bess taps the cup. The frog does not jump.

Bess tips the cup. The frog does not jump.

Bess is not happy. Bess runs to Mom.

The frog has the cup. The frog taps the cup. The cup sits. The frog tips the cup. The cup tips. The frog jumps to the well.

“Mom, a frog has my cup,” Bess said.

“I see no frog,” said Mom.

“Pick up the cup,” said Bess.

“No frog,” said Mom.

“I bet he went in the well,” said Mom, “I will get you a drink.”

“Yes!” Bess said.

(Spache 1.84)