Amazing Daisy
Nozizwe Herero
Siya Masuku

Once upon a time on a little _____________ out in the country.

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Daisy thought I have ___________, and ________________, like other birds so I can learn to ____________.

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There was a little ______________ named Daisy. "When I grow up, I want to fly high, high into the sky," Daisy said.

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But all the other chickens _____________ at her.

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"Daisy, we can all ______________ our wings but it's very difficult for chickens to fly," Mama told her.

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She looked into the ____________ and saw other _______________ flying by and dreamed that she could _________________.

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So Flap, flap, flap, every day Daisy would flap her ______________.

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She would lift off the ground but _________ down again.

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"I'm never going to ___________!" Daisy cried to Mama. But mama said that's OK Daisy you are different than other birds. You are big and you are strong but your wings are too ________ for you to _________.

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The following day Daisy ____________ to the top of the chicken coop and flap, flap, flap, she flapped her ____________. She flew into the air and flapped her wings and flapped her wings and flapped her wings and...

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BAM! She ________ to the ground.

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Amazing Daisy
Author - Nozizwe Herero
Adaptation - Lynn Bradley
Illustration - Siya Masuku
Language - English
Level - First paragraphs