The Runaway Tractor Story

[Usborne Farmyard Tales THElttJNAWAY TRACTOR Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright Notes for Pa rents one of a delightful series of picture books. Your child will wantto share with you many times. This story is it All the stories in special Farmyard Tales have been written way to ensure thatyoung children succeed in a in their first efforts to read. To help with that success, first read all the story aloud and talk about the pictures. Then encourage your child to read the short, simpler text at the top of each page and read the longertextatthe bottom of the page yourself. This "turn about" reading builds up confidence and children do love joining in. It is a great day when they discover that they can read all the story for themselves. Farmyard To /es provides an enjoyable opportunity for parents and children to share the excitement of learning to read. Betty Root .(isborne Farmyard Tales THE RUNAWAY TRACTOR Heather Amery Illustrated by Stephen Cartvright Language Consultant: There is a little Betty Root yellow duck to find on every page. K I Mrs. This is . the farmer.This is Apple Tree Farm. Boot. and a dog called Rusty. She has two children called Poppy and Sam. He y is taking it to . hay.Ted is the tractor driver. . \ . * He has filled the trailer with the fields to feed the sheep. . " is is Let's 4 *. ... > ." . n says Sam. go and look..Poppy and Sam hear a funny noise. .->— shouting and the tractor "Listen. "Ted making a funny noise. Is "It racing down the hill..:-. ^*" The tractor and faster. going faster won't stop. .They run to the top of the hill. ." shouts Ted. The trailer comes off. *•-* The fence. 6 runs down the hill and crashes into a stops suddenly and all the hay falls out. trailer It . then it stops with a hiss.The tractor runs into the pond. The engine makes a loud noise. 3k%5^ water with a great splash. The tractor hits the 7 . Ted climbs down from the tractor. . Ted wades through the water and out Poppy and Sam run down the hill. 8 of the pond. Ted is very wet. *~^ Ted takes off his boots and empties out the water. How can he get the tractor out of the pond? . Poppy and Sam run off to the house."I need help to move the tractor. We must telephone Farmer Dray. 10 ." "Run to the house." says Ted. called Dolly. Soon he walks down the hill with his is a huge carthorse. It 11 . horse.Farmer Dray has a big horse. '£&& Farmer Dray ties the ropes to the horse.Ted helps with the ropes. Ted the other ends to the tractor. 12 ties . Ted pushes as hard as he can and Dolly pulls. <%' Very slowly the tractor starts to move.Dolly pulls and pulls. 13 . Ted falls over. •*» The Now 14 tractor jerks forward he is and Ted wet and muddy all falls in over. the water. . "v>- SjHT "Better leave the tractor to dry." 15 ... N' h <"-* ***-. "Then you can get the engine going again." says Farmer Dray.The tractor is out of the pond. But Ted London EC1N 8RT Copyright© 1989 Usborne Publishing may be is Ltd. photocopying. electronic. reproduced. part of this publication Printed 16 in Italy UE . 83-85 Saffron Hill.Poppy and Sam ride home. Farmer Dray lifts them on to so muddy. stored in a retrieval The name Usborne and the device "»*are Trade Morks of Usborne Publishing Ltd All rights reserved No system or transmitted in any form or by any means. Usborne House. First published in 1989 by Usborne Publishing Ltd. he has to walk. Dolly's back. recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. mechanical. . CANADA ISBN FMAMJJASOND/02 0746004729 ^JIlllllll 780746 " 004722 J . THE THE These titles are also available THE USBORNE UK USA by EDC PUBLISHING 10302 E 55th Tulsa. USA in a combined volume entitled BOOK OF FARMYARD TALES Published tn the NOT FOR SALE IN Plate. with the help of a language expert. beginner readers will be able to achieve the pleasure and satisfaction of reading a whole book This series of delightful short stories has for themselves. The first four titles in this series are: NAUGHTY SHEEP RUNAWAY TRACTOR.rx (isborne Farmyard Tales ! J been especially written. BARN ON FIRE PIG GETS STUCK. Stephen Cartwright's charming illustrations carry the exciting and humorous stories along and give clear clues to the words and their meaning. for young children who are just beginning to read. With the help and encouragement of an adult. Oklahoma 74146.