Reading time for little folk

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Part of The Young Citizen: The Magazine for Young People

Title: Reading time for little folk
Language: English
Subject: Short stories, Philippine (English)
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Abstract: [Mario was a city boy who had not seen a river and a mountain. Because of this, his mother gave him a picture book to visualize those things.]
Fulltext: October, 1986 THE YOUNG CITIZEN 247 READING TIME FOR LITTLE FOLKS The Wonderful Book MARIO MOUNTAIN RIVER MARIO was a city boy. He had not seen a river. He ·had not seen a mountain. "Mother," he said one day, "I want to see a river. I want to know what is found in the river. I want to see a mountain." "Yes, dear, some day we shall go to your father's home town. There you will see a river. From your grandmother's window you can see a mountain." "But, Mother, I want to know about a river now. I want to know what• moun-· tain is." "Run and play, my boy. When you are older, we shall go." "No Mother, I do not ,,vant to play now. I want you to tell me about a river. I want to see a mountain." "I am too busy to tell you about them now. Here is a book. Read it. It will tell you about things _you do not know." Mario opened the book. He turned ·its pages. There were many pictures. There were pictures of animals. There was a picture of a river. There was a picture of a mountain. "O Mother, this is a wonderful book. It has many beautiful pictures." Mario began to read the book. It told him about a big river. Many boats went up and down the river. The boats canied coconuts, lanzones, and oranges. Mario read on and on. He did not have to go away. He could read about rivers and mountains in the book. "What a wonderful book, Mother,". he said. Choose the correct answer: 1. Mario lived in the (country, city). 2. He wanted to see a (river, driver). 3. What did his mother give him? (a book, a hook). 4. There were many (pitchers, pictures) in the book. 5. He read in it about a (little, big) river. (Check your answers by reading the story again.)
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