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30 When the Robin Goes Bobbin’ by Richard Sperry Hop, hop, hop! Stop. Hop, hop, hop! Stop. Do you see that robin? See how it turns its head? It’s on a worm hunt. Many people still think that robins hear worms. They think the bird is listening when it cocks its head sideways. That mistake comes from looking at robins as though they were people. When you want to hear better, you turn your head a little. Why? The answer is simple, Your ears are on the side of your head. If you turn your head to hear better, that must be why a robin turns its head. Right? No. Wrong. That's trying to explain the way an animal acts by giving human reasons. Sometimes that way of looking at a problem helps. But sometimes it traps people into making mistakes. Even scientists do it. Take that robin, for instance. When it turns its head, it’s not listening for worms—it’s looking for them. A robin’s eyes are on the sides of its head. When it wants to get a good look at something, it has to turn its head sideways. Does a worm make much noise? No, it doesn’t. But in pushing around underground, it does make small disturbed places in the ground. These are what the robin looks for. ‘These are what it sees. How Well Did You Understand? ‘A. Choose the best ending for each sentence. Write a or b. 1 Another good name for this story is a “How the Robin Hears a Worm” b “Why the Robin Cocks Its Head” 2 The mistake people make about robins is a thinking people’s eyes are better than robins’ eyes b thinking that robins act the same as people 3 To find a worm, the robin looks for a places the worm has been b something that’s making noise 4 Listening carefully a would help you find some worms b would not really help you find worms 5 This story shows that robins a cock their heads to use their eyes better b cock their heads for the same reasons as people Learn about Words B_ the robin’s egg ‘The egg belongs to the robin. You add ’s to the word robin to show that it owns something. Directions: Add ’s to each word to show it owns something. Write the word. 1 baby 2 tree 3 day 4 robin 5 nest C Look at the new words you made. Which one best fits in each sen- tence below? Write the word. 6 The mother ___ nest is high in a tree. 7 The nest sits on one of the —__ branches. 8 The baby birds sit in the soft middle. 9 At the __ first light, the robin goes looking for worms. 10 The mother robin puts a worm in each ___ mouth. Think about It D What is that bird? It is a robin. Look at it cock its head! ‘A sentence that asks a question ends with a question mark (?). A sentence that tells something ends with a period (.). A sentence that tells something with strong feeling ends with an exclamation point (!). Directions: Read each sentence. If it should end with a question mark, write question. If it should end with a period, write period. If it should end with an exclamation point, write exclamation. 1 What is that robin doing 2 It’s looking for a worm 3 I hate worms 4 Why is the robin turning its head 5 It can see better that way E smell swell scat spill skin stop ‘These six words begin with con- sonant blends. The letters sc, sh, sm, sp, st, and sw are consonant blends. Each pair of letters stands for two sounds. Directions: Try the blends sc, sk, sm, sp, st, and sw in each unfin- ished word. Which blend gives you a word that makes sense in the sen- tence? Write that word. 6 The robin hops and then __ops. 7 It tries to __ot a worm. 8 The robin can even find all worms. 9 It is not ___ared of worms. 10 The baby bird will allow the worm.

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