ONE SNOWY NIGHT FROM NICK BUTTERWORTHS STORY EASIER

ONE SNOWY NIGHT FROM NICK BUTTERWORTH’S STORY EASIER VERSION

Percy is the guardian in a big park and it’s cold in winter in the park. He puts on his warm coat and his big scarf, his warm gloves and his boots. Percy loves animals very much!

In the middle of the park there is a little hut. Percy lives here. When it’s too cold, Percy goes into his hut where it’s warm. The animals who live in the park know Percy’s hut.

One winter’s night it’s so cold it begins to snow.

Suddenly, Percy hears a knock at the door. “Who can be at this time of night? ”. Percy goes to the door and looks out. It’s a squirrel. “It’s too cold outside, may I come in? . Percy replies: “ Never mind, my bed is big” and the squirrel goes into Percy’s bed. It’s warm now.

Suddenly Percy hears a knock again. “Who can be at this time of night? ”. Percy goes to the door and looks out. There are two little rabbits. . “It’s too cold outside, we are frozen. May we come in? . Percy replies: “ Never mind, my bed is big” and the rabbits go into Percy’s bed. They’re warm now.

Suddenly Percy hears a knock again. “ Oh dear! Now there is someone else at the door!”. He goes to the door and looks out. It’s a fox. “It’s too cold outside. May I come in? ” Percy replies: “well, if you promise to behave. ”- “I promise” says the fox and so it can come in and it goes into Percy’s bed. It’s’ warm now.

Knock, knock! Says Percy: “it’s the door again! What a surprise this time. On the step there a badger, two ducks, a hedgehog and a whole family of mice! They all want a bed for the night.

Poor Percy! And poor Percy’s bed! “My bed is too small for all these animals!” thene, bump! The covers roll right off the bed and everybody falls onto the floor.

Suddenly one of the mice says: “ What a strange noise? ”. Everyone listens hard. Now they can all hear it. Yes there is a noise coming up through the floor. “There’s something moving under the floor” says Percy.

Help! Cry out the animals and they all run to hide.

But Percy isn’t frightened. He begins to laugh. A small black head comes out through the floor: it’s a mole! It says: “I’m sorry for this trouble. I knocked on the door, but nobody heard me!” Percy says to the animals: ”It’s all right. You can come out now”

But nobody moves! Nobody wants to come out! Everyone has found a cosy bed.

Percy goes into his bed once again, “ That’s better, now I’ve got my bed all for me and a little to spare!

After reading activity: answer the questions. 1? What season is it? 2) What’s the weather like? 3) Who is Percy? 4)Where does he live? 5) Name the animals of the story 6) Where do the animals want to sleep? 7) Who is the last animal to come in? 8) Why are the animals frightened? 9) Where can Percy sleep at the end? 10) Who does sleep with him?