Bobcat Tells a Tale by Ryan Hensley illustrated by Richard Hoit 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 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: 0-15-351312-8 ISBN 13: 978-0-15-351312-1 Ordering Options ISBN 10: 0-15-351211-3 (Grade 1 Advanced Collection) ISBN 13: 978-0-15-351211-7 (Grade 1 Advanced Collection) ISBN 10: 0-15-358032-1 (package of 5) ISBN 13: 978-0-15-358032-1 (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 The sky was clear. Bobcat was skiing down the mountain. Then there was a surprising thud! 2 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_19_TXT.indd 2 1/16/08 1:59:29 PM “Oh, the snow is slipping down the mountain! I must hurry home to tell my mother,” said Bobcat. Off went Bobcat at top speed. 3 On his way down, Bobcat met Ostrich. Ostrich was skiing this way and that. “There’s no time for that!” called Bobcat. “The snow is slipping down the mountain! We must hurry home!” 4 “Oh, dear!” said Ostrich. “We should hurry home, but first we must tell Elk.” Off they went at top speed. They met Elk as he was doi