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    The Drum LEVELED BOOK • K

    The Drum
    A Reading A–Z Level K Leveled Book
    Word Count: 433

    Connections
    Writing and Art
    What is something kind you can do
    for someone else?
    Draw a picture and write about it.
    Social Studies
    Discuss with your class where India is
    located and how its location compares
    to where you live.

    K •N
    An Indian Folktale
    H •
    Retold by Katherine Follett
    Illustrated by Teresa Martinez

    Visit www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com


    for thousands of books and materials.
    The Drum
    Glossary
    deeds (n.) actions done on purpose,
    often ones that are kind,
    noble, or brave (p. 15)

    disappointed sad or let down because


    (adj.) one’s wishes or hopes
    were not met (p. 5)

    goods (n.) things that can be bought


    and sold to meet people’s
    wants and needs (p. 10)

    miserable very unhappy,


    (adj.) uncomfortable, or
    unpleasant (p. 12)
    An Indian Folktale
    musicians people who make music Retold by Katherine Follett
    Illustrated by Teresa Martinez
    (n.) (p. 13)
    www.readinga-z.com

    roti (n.) a type of flat, round Focus Question


    bread originally from
    India (p. 7)
    What lesson does this story teach
    about kindness?

    16
    Words to Know “When you are kind, your good deeds
    come back to you,” Mother said.
    deeds miserable
    disappointed musicians It was a lesson the boy never forgot.
    goods roti

    The Drum
    Level K Leveled Book
    © Learning A–Z
    An Indian Folktale Correlation
    Retold by Katherine Follett LEVEL K
    Illustrated by Teresa Martinez
    Fountas & Pinnell J
    All rights reserved. Reading Recovery 17
    www.readinga-z.com
    DRA 18

    The Drum • Level K 15


    Once there was a poor boy who
    lived with his mother in India.

    The boy shouted with joy. He One day, Mother asked the boy,
    tapped, slapped, and banged his “Would you like something from
    new drum. the market?”

    When he got home, the boy told “More than anything else, I want
    his mother the whole story. a drum!” the boy said.
    14 The Drum • Level K 3
    The boy hopped off the horse and
    handed him the reins. “You need
    this horse more than I do!” he said.

    The musicians leaped up and sang.

    “Thank you for being so kind,” said


    one of the musicians. He handed the
    boy a beautiful drum.

    Mother sold some grain at the


    market, but there was still not
    enough money for a drum.

    Instead, Mother gave the boy


    a sturdy stick she had found.
    4 The Drum • Level K 13
    The boy decided not to be
    disappointed. “Thank you,” he said.
    He tapped, slapped, and banged on
    everything with his new stick.

    He passed a group of men sitting


    under a fig tree. They looked
    miserable. “What’s the matter?”
    asked the boy.

    One young man said, “I’m going to


    my wedding, where this band will
    play. But if I show up on foot, my
    bride will laugh at me.”
    12 The Drum • Level K 5
    “You can have my jug to trade,” the
    boy offered.

    “For your kindness, take one of my


    horses,” said the trader.

    “What a rich gift!” the boy said. He


    climbed on the horse and rode
    down the street.

    As he went tapping along, he saw


    his neighbor struggling to light
    her stove.

    “Use my stick to heat your stove,”


    he said.
    6 The Drum • Level K 11
    The woman thanked the boy. When
    the stove got hot, she baked him a
    soft roti.

    The boy was about to eat his roti


    when he heard a hungry baby
    crying. The baby’s mother had
    no food.

    “Water!” the man cried. The boy ran


    to the well and filled his jug.

    The man drank. “I am a trader, but


    robbers stole my goods,” the man
    said. Two frightened horses stood
    by the trees. The boy held out
    the jug for them. They drank
    and became calm.
    10 The Drum • Level K 7
    What a gift! The boy tapped,
    slapped, and banged the jug as if
    it were a drum.

    He almost didn’t hear the old man


    groaning from a nearby ditch.

    “You need this roti more than I do,”


    the boy said.

    The woman fed the bread to her


    baby. “Take this as thanks,” she said,
    handing the boy a large metal jug.
    8 The Drum • Level K 9

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