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Benny and the

Biscuits
By Kathryn Harper IlLustrated by Richard Watson

OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS

Benny takes three biscuits. He puts them in his bag.

Now he's got one, two, three, four biscuits. He goes to the door - and he stops. The biscuits smell very good.

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two

three

four

Join the dots and write the correct word.

biscuit

door
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Benny

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6

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tree
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Look at the picture and count. Write the number.

1 2
3
4

four

biscuits trees door bags

Benny tokes six biscuits. He puts them in his bag. Now he's got one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten biscuits! Benny's sister comes in the kitchen. Benny runs to the door. He's got ten biscuits in his bag.

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Benny's sister is angry. Where are the biscuits? She sees Benny. She says: 'Give back the biscuits!'

Give back the biscuitsl

angry

give back

Benny runs down the road. Benny's cousin is at the school. She says: IYummm! Those biscuits smeLL very good.' Benny's sister runs down the road. She says: IGive back the biscuits!'
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Yummm! Those biscuits smell very good.

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school

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Give back the biscuits!

Benny runs down the road. Benny's uncle is at the football .field. He says: tYummm! Those biscuits smell very good.' His sister and his cousin say: 'Give back the biscuits!' footba Ll .field
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Look and count. Write the numbers.

S _ 'X _ _ biscuits 1 __

2 _____ biscuits

3 _____ biscuits

4 _____ biscuits

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Match the pictures with the sentences.

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1 Benny's sister is making biscuits.

2 Benny comes in the kitchen.

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3 Benny puts a biscuit in his bag.

4 Benny has got four biscuits.

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Benny runs down the road. Benny's grandma is at her house. She says: 'Yummm! Those biscuits smell very good.' His sister, his cousin and his uncle say: 'Give back the biscuits!'

Yummm! Those biscuits smell very good.

Give back the biscuits!

grandma

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Yummm! Those biscuits smell very good.

Give back the biscuits!

Benny runs down the road. His grandpa is at the bookshop. He says: IYummm! Those biscuits smeLL very good.' His sister, his cousin, his uncle and his grandma say: 'Give back the biscuits!' bookshop grandpa

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Benny runs to the park. He climbs his favourite tree. His sister, his cousin, his uncle, his grandma and his grandpa say: IGive back the biscuits!'

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Benny is in the tree. He opens the bag. He says : 'Yummm! These biscuits smell very good.'

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His sister, his cousin, his uncle, his grandma and his grandpa say: 'Give back the biscuits!' They are very noisy. The tree shakes. nOIsy

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Match and write the word.

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Write the words. Circle the things that are not in the story.

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baby

teddy book door

sofa

bag table

sister
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house
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school

pool

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Benny drops the biscuits. They fall down ...

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Now there are only crumbs. down drop

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Benny's sister is sad. She says :

INa biscuits - there are only crumbs.'

Benny climbs down the tree.

No biscuits.

sad

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Benny says: 'I'm sorry. But the biscuits smeLL very good.'

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They give the crumbs to the birds. The birds are happy. They like crumbs. bird

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Now Benny is helping his sister. They are making biscuits. Benny's cousin, his uncle, his grandma and his grandpa say : IYummm! Those biscuits smell very good .'

Yummm! Those biscuits smell very good.

help

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Number the pictures in order to tell the story.

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Find and circle the words. Then write.

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Act the play. Scene 1

Narrator Sister Benny Narrator Benny Narrator

Benny's sister is making biscuits.

(singing) La, la, lao Yummm! These biscuits

smell good. Yummm! Those biscuits smell very good. I love biscuits. Benny is hungry. He takes a biscuit. He puts it in a bag. He goes to the door - and he stops. The biscuits smell very good. Benny takes three biscuits. He puts them in his bag. Now he's got one, two, three, four biscuits. He goes to the door - a nd he stops. Benny Narrator The biscuits smell very good . Benny takes six biscuits. He puts them in his bag. Now he's got one, two, three, four, jive, six, seven, eight, nine, ten biscuits. Benny Narrator Sister The biscuits smell very good. Benny's sister is coming. Benny runs to the door.
(angrily) Where are the biscuits?

Benny! Give back the biscuits!

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Scene 2

Narrator Cousin Sister Narrator Uncle

Benny runs down the road. His cousin is at the school. Yummm! Those biscuits smell very good. Benny! Give back the biscuits! Benny runs down the road. His uncle is at the footballjieLd. Yummm! Those biscuits smeLL very good. Benny! Give back the biscuits!

Sister and cousin Narrator Grandma Benny runs down the road. His grandma is at her house. Yummm! Those biscuits smell very good. Benny! Give back the biscuits! Narrator Grandpa Benny runs down the road. His grandpa is at the bookshop. Yummm. Those biscuits smell very good. Sister, cousin, uncle and grandma Benny! Give back the biscuits! Sister, cousin and uncle

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Scene 3

Narrator Benny All Narrator

Benny runs to the park. He climbs his favourite tree. These biscuits smeLL very good. Benny! Give back the biscuits! They are very noisy. The tree shakes. Benny drops the biscuits. They fa LL down, down, down, down. Now there are only crumbs.

Sister Benny Sister Benny Narrator

Scene 4

(crying) No biscuits - there are only crumbs.

I'm sorry. But the biscuits smeLL very good. Look at the birds. They are hungry. Let's give the crumbs to the birds. The birds are happy. They like the crumbs.

Benny All

I can help you make biscuits. Yummm. Those biscuits smell very good.

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