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The Bag of by Mark Simons illustrated by Brad Quinn Copyright © Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to School Permissions and Copyrights, Harcourt, Inc., 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777. Fax: 407-345-2418. HARCOURT and the Harcourt Logo are trademarks of Harcourt, Inc., registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions. Printed in Mexico ISBN 10: 0-15-350615-6 ISBN 13: 978-0-15-350615-4 Ordering Options ISBN 10: 0-15-350598-2 (Grade 1 On-Level Collection) ISBN 13: 978-0-15-350598-0 (Grade 1 On-Level Collection) ISBN 10: 0-15-357766-5 (package of 5) ISBN 13: 978-0-15-357766-6 (package of 5) If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited and is illegal. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 805 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 A king had a very big bag of gold. It made him happy. “I’ll rush home with my gold,” said the king. 2 RXENL08CRD1X_OL_12_TXT.indd 2 1/17/08 11:10:52 AM He came to some water. The king looked in the cold water. 3 RXENL08CRD1X_OL_12_TXT.indd 3 1/17/08 11:12:34 AM He saw a water king. He was holding a very big bag of gold, too. “I wish I could have that gold,” he said. 4 RXENL08CRD1X_OL_12_TXT.indd 4 1/17/08 11:14:02 AM The king saw some plums that were good to eat. “I’ll give you a plum for your gold,” he said. The water king did not give him the gold. 5 RXENL08CRD1X_OL_12_TXT.indd 5 1/17/08 11:21:20 AM “Give me that gold!” said the king. He went for the bag of gold under the water. 6 RXENL08CRD1X_OL_12_TXT.indd 6 1/17/08 11:22:51 AM The king was not happy. Now it was night, and he had no gold. The king went home very sad. 8 RXENL08CRD1X_OL_12_TXT.indd 8 1/17/08 11:23:53 AM Te a c he rR ea Think Critically d- Alo ud 1. What made the king happy at the beginning of the story? 2. What happened at the end of the story? 3. What words would you use to tell about the king? 4. How were the king and the water king alike? How were they different? 5. Would you change the end of the story? How? Social Studies Write Sentences In the story, the king wanted more gold. Write three sentences about why you think some people long ago wanted to have gold? School-Home Connection Talk about the story with a family member. Then talk about how you would have acted if you were the king. Word Count: 142 RXENL08CRD1X_OL_12_COV.indd 4 1/17/08 11:26:29 AM