big red barn

BIG RED BARN

By: Margaret Wise Brown

By the big red barn

In the great green field,

There was a pink pigWho was learning to

squeal.

There was a great big horse

And a very little horse.

And on every barnIs a weather vane of

course-A golden flying horse.

There was a big pile of hayAnd a little pile of hay, And that is where the children

play.

But in this story the children are away.

Only the animals are here today.

The sheep and the donkey,The geese and the goats,Were making funny noises Down in their throats.

An old scarecrowWas leaning on his hoe.

And a field mouse was born

In a field of corn

Cock-a-doodle-doooooo!

In the barn there was a roosterAnd a pigeon, too.

And a big white henStanding on one leg.And under the hen was a quiet

egg.

Count them. There are ten.

There was a bantam rooster

And a little bantam hen

With a big clutch of eggs

Cock-a-doodle-doo!Mooooooooo! Moo!

There was a big brown cow

And a little brown cow.

There was an old black cat,

Meow! Meow!And a tiger tomcat,Yeow! Yeow!

There was a big red dog, Bow wow!

With some little puppy dogs All round and warm.

In the big red barn.

And they all lived together

And they played all day In the grass and the hay.

When the sun went downIn the great green field,The big cow lowed,The little pig squealed

The horses stomped in the sweet warm hay,

And the little donkey gave one last bray.

The hens were sleeping on their nests.

Even the rooster took a rest.The little black bats flew awayOut of the barn at the end of the

day

And they were there all night long

Sound asleep

In the big red barn

Only the mice were left to play,

Rustling and squeaking in the hay,

While the moon sailed high

In the dark night sky.

What color is the barn?

• A) White

• B) Red

• C) Brown

Correct!

Wrong!

What was great and green?

• A) A tree

• B) A turtle

• C) A field

Correct!

Wrong!

How many horses are there?

• A) 1

• B) 2

• C) 3

Correct!

Wrong!

Where did the children play?

•A) Piles of hay•B) In the toy room•C) The Barn

Correct!

Wrong!

Were was the mouse born?A) A Mouse house B) A Field of Corn

C) A Big Red Barn D) A Pile of Hay

Correct!

Wrong!

How many eggs were in the bantam hen’s clutch?

• A) Three

• B) Five

• C) Seven

• D) Ten

Correct!

Wrong!