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191. Buy a Goat



"I hate mowing my lawn," said Gil. "Every week I have to mow my lawn. Every week for six months I have to mow my lawn. What can I do?" "You should dig it up," said Brenda. "Take out all the grass. Pave your yard. Make a concrete yard. Then you won't have to mow it. You don't have to mow concrete.

 Grass grows, but concrete doesn't grow." Gil thought that was a bad idea. "That's a bad idea," he said. Concrete is hot. Concrete is ugly. Concrete is hard. "Nobody wants a concrete yard," he said. "I have another idea," said Brenda. "Buy a goat. 

A goat will eat all your grass. A goat loves to eat grass. Get rid of your dog. Your dog doesn't eat grass. Your dog is lazy. A goat is a hard worker." Gil said that was a good idea.


Vocabulary

  1. mow – to cut grass
    Gil said, “I hate mowing my lawn.”

  2. lawn – an area of grass in a yard
    Gil has to mow his lawn every week.

  3. week – seven days
    He mows his lawn every week for six months.

  4. dig – to break or move the ground
    Brenda said, “You should dig it up.”

  5. grass – green plants that cover the ground
    Brenda said to take out all the grass.

  6. pave – to cover the ground with a hard surface
    She said, “Pave your yard with concrete.”

  7. concrete – a hard, man-made surface
    Brenda suggested a concrete yard.

  8. yard – the land around a house
    Gil didn’t want a concrete yard.

  9. hot – having a high temperature
    Gil said concrete is hot.

  10. ugly – not nice to look at
    Gil said concrete is ugly.

  11. hard – not soft or easy to walk on
    He also said concrete is hard.

  12. idea – a plan or suggestion
    Brenda had another idea.

  13. goat – an animal that eats grass
    Brenda said, “Buy a goat.”

  14. eat – to chew and swallow food
    A goat will eat all your grass.

  15. dog – a common house pet
    Brenda said, “Get rid of your dog.”

  16. lazy – not wanting to work
    She said the dog is lazy.

  17. worker – someone or something that works hard
    A goat is a hard worker.

  18. good – nice or useful
    Gil said that was a good idea.

  19. bad – not good
    Gil said a concrete yard was a bad idea.

  20. grow – to become larger or taller over time
    Brenda said grass grows, but concrete doesn’t.


191. Buy a Goat

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