WORLD OF ENGLISH

BASIC
ABC'S +
Editor in Chief
Anne R. Dow
Harvard University
Author
Diane Warshawsky, Ph.
Consultant on Educational Philosophy
Shinichi Suzuki
International Horizons
CI Disney
Look! Here come Huey, Dewey, and Louie!
Hello! I'm Huey.
And I'm
Louie.
Hi! I'm Dewey.
Hello, Huey.
I'm Louie.
Are you Huey ?
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No, I'm Dewey.
I'm Huey.
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It's nice to meet
you, Dewey.
If you're not Dewey,
which one is Dewey?
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No, no, no! I'm not
Dewey. I'm Louie.
which
is Huey?
Oh, phooey!
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Huey, Dewey, and Louie
look the same.
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Tweedledee
and Tweedledum
look the same.
These cats look the same.
But these cats don't look the same.
These dogs all look the
But these dogs don't look the same.
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Yes
Yes No
Yes No
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Listen!
What are Huey, Dewey, and louie doing?
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They're blowing up balloons!
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Balloons, balloons, balloons, balloons!
One for me .. .
and one for you!
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Huey takes a red balloon.
He starts to blow.
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He blows . . .
and he blows ...
and he blows!
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The balloon gets bigger .. .
and bigger . . .
and bigger!
What a big, red balloon!
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Dewey takes a green balloon and starts to blow it up.
He blows . . .
and he blows . ..
and he blows!
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The balloon gets longer ...
and longer ...
and longer!
What a long. green balloon!
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Louie storts to blow up a balloon.
He blows . . .
and he blows . . .
and he blows and he blows . . .
and he blows some more!
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The balloon grows . . .
and grows . . .
and grows .. .
and grows until. . .
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.. until the balloon is bigger than Louie is,
or than Huey is,
or than Dewey is!
What a very, very, very big balloon!
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Which balloon is Huey's?
Which balloon is Dewey's?
Which balloon is Louie's?
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What color is Mickey's balloon?
What color is Minnie's balloon?
What color is the bed?
What color is the bean?
What color is the shoe?
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Goofy is sleeping in a red bed .
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Clarabelle is eating green beans.
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Daisy is wearing blue shoes.
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Huey is sitting at the table.
He is holding his big, red balloon.
Dewey is sitting at the table, too.
He is sitting next to Huey.
He is holding his long, green balloon.
Louie is silting on his very, very big, blue balloon.
Louie's balloon is next to the table.
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Look!
Where?
On the back of Huey's chair.
It's Chip! '
He's holding a pin.
Uh oh!
Look!
Where?
Under the table.
It's Dale!
Uh oh!
He's holding a pin, too!
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look!
Where?
Over there!
On the chair!
On the back of the chair!
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Behind the chair!
Next to the chair!
Under the chair!
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In the air!
At the top of the stairs!
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Chip sticks his pin in Huey's balloon.
The balloon breaks.
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He sticks his pin in Dewey's balloon.
The balloon breaks.
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Dale sticks his pin in Louie's balloon.
The balloon breaks ...
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and Louie falls!
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What's that?
What's that?
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Huey, Dewey, and Louie ,-..
see Chip and Dale.
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What's that?
Huey, Dewey, and Louie are very, very angry.
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Chip and Dale start to run.
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Dewey, and Louie
start to run after Chip and Dale.
Chip and Dale run around the room.
Huey, Dewey, and Louie run after them.
Chip and Dale run up the stairs.
Chip and Dale ~
run down the stairs ......
Huey, Dewey, and Louie
run after them.
Huey, Dewey, and Louie
run after them.
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Chip and Dale jump
out the window.
Huey, Dewey, and Louie jump
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out the window, too.
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Chip and Dale run up a tree.
Huey. Dewey. and Louie
dont run up the tree.
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They go back intO'th"e
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ng up balloons again.
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Mickey says:
Turn around!
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Clap your hands!
Put your hands up
in the air!
Bend down to the ground!
Touch your head!
Touch your toes!
Stand up straight!
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Touch your nose!
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Jump up and down!
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Art! Art!
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Birthdays are fun-
for you, , ,
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for everyone!
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Cake and ice cream-candles, too.
Birthday hats for me and you.
Gifts, balloons, and games to play,
A birthday is a very happy day!
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Look! It's Mickey Magician!
He's doing another
magic trick.
He waves his magic wand,
and out comes ...
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. . a cat
and another cat
and another cat!
Cats and cats and more cats!
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Thank you,
Mickey.
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Mickey puts
the letter S
in his hat.
Mickey puts some more
magic letters in his hat.
Here, Daisy.
Here, Minnie.
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Oh, thank
you, Mickeyl
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duck
ducks
chicken
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cows
cow
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dog
dogs
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chickens
horse
horses
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3 gifts
2 roses
1 birthday cake
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9 pieces of cake
8 ice cream cones
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4 ribbons
5 candles
6 hats
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7 balloons
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Goodbye! See you at Pluto's birthday party!
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