Developing Character RCP-052 Trustworthiness: Be a good friend Funny Bone Readers
’s Bee Frien t by Anna Prokos ds Le illustrated by Mattia Cerato
Let’s Bee Friends Why is Bear bothered by Bee when she can be a sweet friend?
Reading Levels GR: F DRA: 10 Lexile: 260L This page inTenTionally lefT blank Funny Bone Readers
ee Fr t’s B iend e by Anna Prokos s L illustrated by Mattia Cerato Itch. Itch. Tickle. Tickle. Something is creeping up big Bear’s back.
2 Bear starts to scratch and scratch. “Who’s there?” he growls.
3 A tiny voice buzzes out of Bear’s fur. “Please don’t use your claws,” says Bee. “It hurts.”
4 “A bee!” screams Bear. He rolls in the dirt. He tries to shake the bee out of his fur.
5 “Please,” bumbles Bee. “I need your help! I lost my way home. Can you take me to my hive?”
6 Bear scratches his head. “What if you sting me?” Bear asks. “I barely know you. Why should I help?”
7 “Because,” Bee buzzes, “if you help me, I’ll help you. You’ll get lots of honey. We can be friends.”
8 Bear thought for a minute. He loved honey. If he helped Bee, he could lick up the sweet stuff.
9 They reach the hive. Bee’s family is happy to see her. They are not happy to see Bear. They get their stingers ready.
12 Bee stops them. “I lost my way home,” Bee hums. “Bear brought me back. He is my friend!”
13 “That was very sweet of you, Bear,” Bee’s mom bumbles. “Would you like some honey, Honey?”
14 Bear licks up the honey. “Now that’s what I call sweet!” he says with a sticky smile.
15 Big Question: How did Bear help Bee? How did Bee help Bear? Why did Bee say Bear was her friend? Big Words: creeping: move slowly and carefully hive: the place where bees live tumbles: moves in a clumsy way
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ISBN: 978-1-936163-05-2 1 2 3 4 5 15 14 13 12 11 eISBN:978-1-936163-34-2 Developing Character RCP-052 Trustworthiness: Be a good friend Funny Bone Readers
’s Bee Frien t by Anna Prokos ds Le illustrated by Mattia Cerato
Let’s Bee Friends Why is Bear bothered by Bee when she can be a sweet friend?
Reading Levels GR: F DRA: 10 Lexile: 260L