Building Reading Practice

Excerpt from The Book: "How To Be An Otter"

To be an otter, learn to swim well. Learn to catch fish And escape from danger. Your feet will help you.Look after your fur coat. It is waterproof and will help keep you warm. Know your fish. You will find small and large fish.Not all of them are easy to catch! But remember, NEVER eat dead fish. The river is your home. You will live in a group, as a family.You will hunt and play together. You will also protect each other. The elders of the family will guard the babies. Listen to the elders.For the elders know the river well. The river is also your playground. Here, you will have sand to dig, places to hide, and rocks to nap on.Learn to share your space. You will have to share the river with large herons, shy turtles, peaceful pelicans, ducks and crocodiles.The crocodiles prefer to be left alone. DO NOT disturb them! The fishermen can be your friends, but watch out for their nets. Like us, the fisherman needs to catch fish to feed his family.Keep away from him, and he will keep away from you Stay away from anything that does not belong to the river. Do not be curious about shiny, metallic objects. The river will keep changing. As you grow, you will change, too. Live in harmony with nature and humans. Then you can live a long life.