Building Reading Practice

Excerpt from The Book: "The Worm and the Crow"

One day, a worm was crawling on the ground. A crow saw the worm and swooped down to grab it. "Oh no!" said the worm. "I'm going to be eaten!""Not so fast, " said the crow. "I have a proposition for you." "What is it?" asked the worm"I'll let you go if you tell me a joke," said the crow. "I don't know any jokes," said the worm. "Well, then you are going to be eaten," said the crow. "Wait!" said the worm."I just thought of a joke!" "What is it?" asked the crow. "What do you call a worm in a suit?" asked the worm. "I don't know," said the crow"A worm suit!" said the worm. The crow laughed so hard that he dropped the worm. The worm crawled away, safe and sound.