Building Reading Practice

Excerpt from The Book: "A Turtle in a Bottle"

One day, a turtle was swimming in a pond. He saw a bottle floating on the water and swam over to it. He looked inside the bottle and saw a small fish. "Hello," said the turtle."What are you doing in there?" "I'm lost," said the fish. "Can you help me get out?" "I'll try," said the turtle.He swam around the bottle, but he couldn't find a way to open it. "I have an idea," said the fish. "Can you put your head in the bottle and push up on the lid?" The turtle did as he was told.He put his head in the bottle and pushed up on the lid. The lid popped open and the fish swam out. "Thank you, " said the fish, "You saved my life.""You're welcome," said the turtle "I'm glad I could help." The fish swam away, and the turtle swam back to his pond. He was happy that he had been able to help the fish.