Coyote and the Almost Wise Rabbit

Do this with a friend. Print the page and ask your friend to give a word to fill each blank. Then read the story together.

Once upon a time there was a very _______________ (adjective) coyote. Every day the ________________(adjective) coyote would try to go and catch a rabbit. He tried ____________(a number more than one) times, but he could not seem to catch the rabbit. Coyote was feeling __________(a feeling) about the rabbit escaping him. The _____________(adjective) rabbit was just too smart for the ____________(adjective) coyote.

One day Coyote thought of a way to catch the rabbit. He was going to whack the rabbit on the head with a ___________(noun) , so rabbit couldn't escape. The next day he tried his ____________(adjective) plan. When Coyote tried to whack Rabbit with the ______________ (noun), the rabbit said, "Can I go ____________ (verb)? I will be right back," and Coyote let him go! The only problem is, Rabbit didn't come back. After that Coyote felt so ____________ (a feeling).

Although the coyote didn't catch the rabbit, he still tried to ____________(verb) the rabbit. So, _____________(number more than zero) days later he ___________ (-ly adverb) snuck up behind Rabbit. It was over--the ____________(adjective) rabbit was dinner.