Milo the Elephant
Milo the Elephant
Once, I was sad. I had no friends. Then, I met Milo. Milo is big. Milo is gray. Milo is an elephant!
Milo likes to play. We play hide-and-seek. Milo hides behind big trees. I can always see him. He is too big! We laugh and laugh.
Milo loves to eat. He eats lots of green leaves. He eats yummy fruit. I give him my apple. He eats it in one bite!
Milo is funny. He sprays water with his trunk. Sometimes, he sprays me! I get wet. It is okay. I like it.
Milo and I are best friends. We play every day. I am happy I met Milo. Milo makes me smile.
- Elephant:
- A big animal with a long nose called a trunk.
- Trunk:
- An elephant's long nose that it uses to pick things up.
- Hide-and-seek:
- A game where you close your eyes and then try to find people.
- yummy:
- Tasting very good or delicious to eat.
- sprays:
- Squirts or shoots out water in a stream or tiny drops.
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About this fiction passage for Lower Elementary
“Milo the Elephant” is a fiction reading passage about Friendship, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minute to read (117 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.