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Cat and Dog: Dog is cold
Elke and René Leisink
Elke and René Leisink
English
This is Cat.

This is Dog.
It is night. It is dark.

It is cold. It is very cold.
For Dog it is too cold.
Cat gives Dog underwear.

One pair of underwear is dirty. One pair of underwear is clean.
Dog takes the clean underwear. But it is still too cold.
Cat gives Dog shirts.

One shirt is big. One shirt is small.
Dog takes the big shirt. But it is still too cold.
Cat gives Dog trousers.

One pair of trousers is long. One pair of trousers is short.
Dog takes the long pair of trousers. But it is still too cold.
Cat gives Dog vests. One vest is wet, one vest is dry.

Dog takes the dry vest, but it is still too cold.
Cat gives Dog jackets. One jacket is thick, one jacket is thin.

Dog takes the thick jacket, but it is still too cold.
Cat gives Dog hats. One hat is high, one hat is low.

Dog takes the high hat, but it is still too cold.
Cat gives Dog shoes.

One pair of shoes is new, one pair of shoes is old.
Dog takes the new shoes, and then...

It is not too cold for Dog.
The night is over.

The moon goes. The sun comes.
It is day. It is light. It is warm. It is very warm.

For Dog it is too warm.
Bye bye Cat.

Bye bye hot Dog.
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Cat and Dog: Dog is cold
Author - Elke and René Leisink
Illustration - Elke and René Leisink
Language - English
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2017
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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