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TUCKET THE BUCKET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iQf2evMZQw&list=PL1ECF842014D455FD
Tucket was the sadest bucket in the
world
garden
house
. He had once been a garden favourite. The gardener used to
rock
move
swing
him by his strong
grip
handle
arm
as he went to
catch
fetch
get
water.
"What a good bucket", he said. But as time passed, Tucket the bucket grew a
hollow
gap
hole
. Suddenly he was
unfit
useless
idle
. What good is a bucket with a hole? Tucket was
tossed
launched
thrown
into the corner of the garden. He was left out in the rain and the sun, and began to
old
oxidize
rust
.
Sometimes he even got kicked around.
"I should throw that bucket away" the gardener
told
said
muttered
. Tucket didn't want to be thrown away. He felt very sad, though his good friends in the garden tried to
animate him up
make him happy
cheer him up
.The squirrels set him back up when he was kicked down and the birds cheerfully
flapped
flew
sailed
about him. "Don't worry, Tucket" they
chirped
shouted
tweeted
quietly
nicely
soothingly
. Tucket really tried to be happy, but it was very, very hard. One day a little girl ran throw the garden and stopped in front of Tucket. She
sighed
shouted
whispered
and waited for the usual kicks, when suddenly he heard: "Perfect". Soon he found himself
blinking
twinkling
jumping
and
spitting
muttering
spluttering
under the garden
pipe
arm
hose
. The girl was cleaning him! He felt heavy
little
pieces
chunks
of rust fall off and his
spirits
cleared
brightened
revived
.
"Oh! You already have a big hole at the
bottom
end
rear
" said the girl as she
watched
looked
peered
inside. "Even better"! Tucket could not believe what he had just heard. She wanted a bucket with a hole? The girl took him to the
veranda
porch
terrace
, filled him with rich
land
earth
soil
and planted a tiny rose inside. "This is a baby rose", she said to Tucket. You
have
must
need
help me take care of her, OK? Tucket was so happy. The girl
much
very
really
wanted him! She even asked him to take care of this small rose.Tucket nearly
blast
burst
explode
with joy. He
straightened
raised
looked
himself up
nicely
happily
proudly
as the girl finished planting. She carefully placed Tucket in the best in the best spot of the veranda. It was a
good
friendly
cozy
corner, protected from the wind and the rain.
Tucked
winked
flicked
twinkled
and smiled at his friends in the garden.
"Look ! I'm taking care of this little rose!" "We are very happy for you Tucket!"
talked
said
chattered
the squirrels, and the birds
chirped
sang
tweeted
happily. Tucket took great care of the rose and was visited by the girl and his friends everyday. He was now the
joyfull
happiest
blissfull
bucket in the world.
MATCH THE WORDS TO THE DEFINITIONS:
swing
1 empty space in an object
handle
2 substance that appears on iron
fetch
3 of no use
hole
4 to move back and forth
blinking
5 comfortable and pleasant
spluttering
6 a bird singing
hose
7 lowest part of something
chunk
8 part of an object to carry it
bottom
9 material where plants grow
burst
10 to move eyelashes quickly
cozy
11 to brake open
useless
12 try to make you feel happier
toss
13 long rubber pipe
rust
14 to go to get something
mutter
15
a raised area in front of the house
cheer up
16 a roughly cut piece
flap
17 speak in a confused and quick way
chirp
18 to close one eye
soothingly
19 throw something carelessly
veranda
20 talk between teeth
soil
21 with kindness
wink
22 move the wings
TRUE OR FALSE
Tucket is the biggest bucket in the world
true
false
The gardener never took him to fetch water
true
false
At the beggining the gardener was happy with Tucket
true
false
Time passed an Tucket was still new
true
false
Tucket didn't rust
true
false
The gardener stopped loving Tucket
true
false
Tucket friends moved away from him
true
false
Tucket didn't want to be happy any more
true
false
A girl found old rusty Tucked
true
false
The girl planted a sunflower inside Tucket
true
false