SUMMER
Deep in these woods, we find a shack all wrapped in tar paper. It’s hot outside, but the shack looks cold and empty, like I feel inside.
“You never know what treasures we’ll find,” says Mum. In the shack, we don’t see any treasures.
empty crates
wooden table
rusty oven
dusty shelf
potbelly stove
box springs
But Lowell and Eva find a door in the floor. Below is a root cellar filled with old glass jars, a tin pail. a pile of rags, and a pitcher pump that goes up and down, up and down, and out comes a stream of cool, clear water.
“This place will do fine,” says my big brother Ray. But it doesn’t seem like much of a home to me.
Comprehension Questions
1. What are some of the things they find in the shack?
A. A rusty oven, jars and a water pump.
B. Spiders, flies and lots of cobwebs.
C. Nothing, the place is completely empty.
2. How does the narrator feel inside?
A. Warm and happy, like sitting by the fire.
B. Cold and empty, like the shack looks.
C. Stuffed from eating so much food.
A. Warm and happy, like sitting by the fire.
B. Cold and empty, like the shack looks.
C. Stuffed from eating so much food.
Your Thoughts
3. Did you like this excerpt? Why or why not?
Vocabulary
4. List any vocabulary words below.