Building Reading Practice

Excerpt from The Book: "The Vegetarian Shark"

Once there was a shark named Henry who didn't like to eat meat. He ate plants instead. He lived in a big, blue ocean with his friends, the dolphins. Henry and the dolphins played together everyday.They swam and laughed and had a lot of fun. One day, Henry was swimming along when he saw a group of fish. The fish were scared of Henry because he was a shark. But Henry didn't want to eat the fish.He just wanted to be friends. Henry swam up to the fish and said, "Hello I'm Henry, and I'm a vegetarian shark. Don't worry, I don't eat meat, I eat plants."The fish were surprised, but they were also happy. They had never met a vegetarian shark before. They swam around with Henry and played together.They had a lot of fun. Henry and the fish became best friends. They were always happy to see each other.