Grade 2 Reading Literature - Comparing Stories

Story 1 - The Dog and the Cat

A dog is walking down the road. He sees a kitten. The kitten has its paw stuck. It is stuck in a trap.

“Meow! Meow!” the kitten says. The kitten’s mom does not see her kitten. The cat is finding food. She has walked way down the road.

“Will you help me?” the kitten asks the dog. “My paw is stuck. My mom can’t hear me.”

“She would hear my bark,” the dog says.

“Yes, she would. Will you bark?” the kitten asks. The dog thinks. He is hungry.

“I will help you. I will bark. Then your mom will hear me. She will then help you. I want some of your food. Your mom must share her food with me,” the dog says.

“Okay. We will," the kitten says. The dog barks. The cat hears the dog. She has a fish in her mouth. She runs back to her kitten. She helps her kitten. Then both the kitten and cat run up a tree. They eat the fish. The dog is still hungry.

Story 2 - The Bear and the Seal

In Canada near the Arctic Circle, a polar bear moves on the ice. A baby seal cries. Her mother is not here. She is looking for fish. They will have their dinner soon.

“I am hungry too,” the polar bear says.

“Look, my fin is in this trap. Can you help me?” the baby seal asks. The bear looks at the trap.

“No I can’t help you," the polar bear says.

“I yelled for my mom. She is too far away. My voice does not go that far,” the seal says. “My fin hurts too,” it says.

“I could roar and your mom would hear me. Then she can help you,” the bear says. The baby seal is happy.

“Will you?” the baby seal asks. The bear has a plan.

“I will roar to help you. You need to help me. Give me the fish and I will roar," the bear says.

“I will,” the baby seal says. The bear roars a big roar. The mom seal swims to her baby. She gets the baby seal’s fin out of the trap. The mom seal swims off. She has two fish in her mouth. The baby seal swims off too. The bear is mad.

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