Dine ith -nine Messy Monsters by Liza Charlesworth Illustrated by Matt Phillips In the mood for a meal that was simply divine, nine messy monsters were waiting to dine. But one got scared off by a sharp porcupine! 2 Eight messy monsters were waiting to dine, but one swung away on a slippery vine! Seven messy monsters were waiting to dine, but one felt his shoes really needed a shine! Six messy monsters were waiting to dine, but one went to play with his pal, Frank N. Stine! Five messy monsters were waiting to dine, but one rolled away in a big ball of twine! Four messy monsters were waiting to dine, but one left to read his mushy valentine! I j \0 Ii, I ", Three messy monsters were waiting to dine, but one got sleepy and went home to recline! 8 Two messy monsters were waiting to dine, But "The Mummy" was showing, so one got in line! One messy monster was waiting to dine, "Yippee!" he said, "The meal is all mine!" 10 There were bat lips and turnips and frog legs so fine, cold spider ice cream and warm goblin spine! The smell was stupendous, it was so divine ... # Instead of one monster, there were suddenly nine! o o listen to the riddle sentences. Add the right letter or letters to the -ine sound to finish each one. 1 With a ruler you can draw a straight __ ine. 2 That letter is not yours, it is __ ine. ~ The baboon swings on a long, long __ ine. 4 I polish my shoes until they 5 The monsters went to the restaurant so they could 14 ine. me. Yesterday I felt sick, but today I feel_ine. 7 The number that comes after eight . IS__ lne. 8 If you want something you should ask nicely, you should not ine. 9 A type of string is called _ine. 10 On February 14th, Pete got a fancy, red . Ine. Now make up some new riddle sentences using - ine Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell For all of the words that we can spell With an I, N, and E that make the sound -ine, You'll find it in fine and mine and dine. Three lit