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    Lucy

    and Billy
    by Pauline Cartwright
    illustrated by Rob Mancini

    Copyright © by 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
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    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: 0-15-350636-9


    ISBN 13: 978-0-15-350636-9

    Ordering Options
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    ISBN 13: 978-0-15-350599-7 (Grade 2 On-Level Collection)
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    ISBN 13: 978-0-15-357809-0 (package of 5)

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    portion of it, into electronic format.

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 050 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06
    Lucy wanted a bird for her birthday.
    The whole family went to the pet shop.
    “There must be a hundred birds
    here!” said Thomas, her little brother.

    3
    It seemed like that to Lucy, too. She
    looked at each bird carefully.
    “I want a different kind of bird than
    all of these,” she said.
    Finally, Lucy found the one she
    wanted. It was a cute little parakeet with
    green feathers and small bright eyes.

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    During the ride home, Lucy decided
    that her bird’s name would be Billy.
    Lucy told Dad, “I chose a parakeet
    because parakeets can learn to talk. I’m
    going to teach him!”
    “You’ll have to be patient,” smiled
    Dad, “it will take Billy a while to learn.”

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    Lucy cleaned Billy’s cage. She made
    sure he always had water and seed.
    Every day she would say to her
    parakeet, “My name is Billy.”

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    Lucy’s brother Thomas would
    also say, “My name is Billy.”
    “Don’t do that!” Lucy said. “I’m
    teaching Billy to talk.”

    7
    In a short while, Billy learned to perch
    on Lucy’s finger.
    Lucy would pet Billy and say to him
    over and over, “My name is Billy.”

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    “My name is Billy,” Thomas repeated.
    “Don’t do that!” Lucy told him.

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    When Billy had become very tame,
    Lucy sometimes let him out of his cage.
    “My name is Billy,” she called as he
    flew by.
    “My name is Billy,” called Thomas, too.
    “Don’t do that!” Lucy told him angrily.

    10
    One day, Lucy was busy doing her
    homework. Thomas ran in and said,
    “Lucy, come quick! Billy just talked.”
    Both children raced to Billy’s cage.

    11

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    Lucy was so excited she could hardly
    talk herself!
    “Billy, talk to me,” she said. Then she
    waited for Billy to talk.

    12
    Billy looked at Lucy with his bright
    eyes. His beak hardly moved, but Lucy
    heard him talk.

    13
    “Don’t do that!” Billy said.
    Lucy couldn’t believe her ears.

    14
    Think Critically
    1. Why did Lucy choose Billy instead of the other
    birds at the pet shop?

    2. What caused Billy to say Don’t do that! at the end


    of the book?

    3. How do you think Lucy felt when she heard


    Billy talk?

    4. What things did Lucy do to care for Billy?


    5. Do you think a bird makes a good pet? Why or
    why not?

    Social Studies
    Write a Paragraph Lucy got Billy from a pet store. Write a
    paragraph to tell about why customers (buyers) might want to
    buy a pet and why the pet store owner (the seller) might be
    selling pets.

    School-Home Connection Tell a family member


    about the story. Talk about the things we can teach
    some pets to do.

    Word Count: 317

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