A1 The Gruffalo

A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood. A ___ saw the mouse, and the mouse looked good. "Where are you going to, little brown mouse? Come and have lunch in my underground house." "It's terribly kind of you, ___, but no – I'm going to have lunch with a gruffalo." "A gruffalo? What's a gruffalo?" "A gruffalo! Why, didn't you know? He has terrible tusks, and terrible claws, And terrible teeth in his terrible jaws." "Where are you meeting him?" "Here, by these rocks, And his favourite food is roasted ___." "Roasted ___! I'm off!" ___ said. "Goodbye, little mouse," and away he sped. "Silly old ___! Doesn't he know, There's no such thing as a gruffalo?"

On went the mouse through the deep dark wood. An ___ saw the mouse, and the mouse looked good. "Where are you going to, little brown mouse? Come and have tea in my treetop house." "It's terribly kind of you, ___, but no – I'm going to have tea with a gruffalo." "A gruffalo? What's a gruffalo?" "A gruffalo! Why, didn't you know? He has knobbly knees, and turned-out toes, And a poisonous wart at the end of his nose." "Where are you meeting him?" "Here, by this stream, And his favourite food is ___ ice cream." "___ ice cream! Toowhit toowhoo!" "Goodbye, little mouse," and away ___ flew. "Silly old ___! Doesn't he know, There's no such thing as a gruffalo?"

On went the mouse through the deep dark wood. A _____ saw the mouse, and the mouse looked good. "Where are you going to, little brown mouse? Come for a feast in my logpile house." "It's terribly kind of you, _____, but no – I'm having a feast with a gruffalo." "A gruffalo? What's a gruffalo?" "A gruffalo! Why, didn't you know? His eyes are orange, his tongue is black, He has purple prickles all over his back." "Where are you meeting him?" "Here, by this lake, And his favourite food is scrambled _____." "Scrambled _____! It's time I hid!" "Goodbye, little mouse," and away _____ slid. "Silly old _____! Doesn't he know, There's no such thing as a gruffal...?" ...OH!"

But who is this creature with terrible claws And terrible teeth in his terrible jaws? He has knobbly knees, and turned out toes, And a poisonous wart at the end of his nose. His eyes are ______, his tongue is _____, He has ______ prickles all over his back. "Oh help! Oh no! It's a gruffalo!" "My favourite food!" the Gruffalo said. "You'll taste good on a slice of bread!"

"Good?" said the mouse. "Don't call me good! I'm the scariest creature in this wood. Just walk behind me and soon you'll see, Everyone is afraid of me." "All right," said the Gruffalo, bursting with laughter. "You go ahead and I'll follow after."

They walked and walked till the Gruffalo said, "I hear a

They walked some more till the Gruffalo said, "I hear a

They walked some more till the Gruffalo said, "I can hear

"Well, Gruffalo," said the mouse. "You see? Everyone is afraid of me! But now my tummy's beginning to rumble. My favourite food is – gruffalo _______!"

"Gruffalo _______!" the Gruffalo said, And quick as the wind he turned and fled.

All was quiet in the deep dark wood. The mouse found a nut and the nut was good.