<p> Sam Come Back by: Susan Stevens Crummel illustrated by: Janet Stevens</p><p>Who is Sam, and where did he go?</p><p>Sam the cat is on my lap. Sam ran. Sam, come back! </p><p>Sam ran that way. Nab that cat! See Sam in the sack. </p><p>Sam ran that way. Nab that cat! See Sam in the pack. </p><p>Bad Sam! Sam, come back! Jack, Jack! Sam is back. Pat </p><p>Sam on my lap.</p><p>Think and Respond</p><p>1. Read the story above. Put a 1 next to the event </p><p> that happened first, 2 next to the second, and 3 </p><p> next to the third.</p><p>____ Jack tried to nab Sam.</p><p>____ Sam came back home.</p><p>____ Sam sat on the girl’s lap.</p><p>2. What does the word, “nab” mean?</p><p>______------______3. Do you think that Sam would make a good pet? </p><p>Why do you feel that way?</p><p>______------______4. Look at this word, sack. Make 5 words that </p><p> rhyme with it. *Your words can be real or </p><p> nonsense words. Example: dack (nonsense word)</p><p>1.______2.______</p><p>3.______4.______</p><p>5.______</p><p>5. If you had a pet, what would you name him or her?</p><p>Why?</p><p>______------______</p><p>______------______</p>