Martina The Cockroach

Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources TM

Martina the
Cockroach

A retelling by Kama Einhorn • Illustrated by Patrick Girouard

Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources TM

Martina the
Cockroach

A retelling by Kama Einhorn • Illustrated by Patrick Girouard

Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources Guided Reading Level F

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Written by Kama Einhorn
Illustrated by Patrick Girouard

Designed by Maria Lilja
ISBN: 0-439-77396-2
Copyright © 2006 by Scholastic Inc.
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Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources Once upon a time there was a pretty
cockroach named Martina. She lived in
a nice little house.

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One day she found a gold coin while
sweeping her floor.

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Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources What should she buy? Should she buy
shoes? Should she buy candy?
“No, I will buy perfume,” she said.
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She bought perfume and put it on. Then she
fixed her hair and put on a pretty dress.

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Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources Martina looked and smelled beautiful!
Now, she was ready to get married.
But she did not want to share her home
with a noisy husband.

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Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources A cat came by and said, “Marry me!”
“What sound do you make?” asked Martina.
“Meow, meow!” he said. 7
“No, thank you,” she said.

Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources A rooster came by and said, “Marry me!”
“What sound do you make?” asked Martina.
“Cock-a-doodle-doo!” he said.
“No, thank you,” she said.

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Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources A frog came by and said, “Marry me!”
“What sound do you make?” asked Martina.
“Ribbit, ribbit!” he said. 9
“No, thank you,” she said.

Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources A dog came by and said, “Marry me!”
“What sound do you make?” asked Martina.
“Woof, woof!” he said.
“No, thank you,” she said.
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Then a mouse came by and said,
“Marry me!”

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“What sound do you make?” asked Martina.
“Kiiii, kiiii,” he said.

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“Oh, I love that sound! It is like a whistle!
It is like music!” said Martina.

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Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources

next day. Martina and the mouse got married the

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All of their friends came to the wedding.
The mouse’s friends sang to the couple.

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Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources Martina and the mouse lived happily ever
after. And his soft sound was always music
to her ears.

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Folk & Fairy Tale Easy Readers: Martina the Cockroach © Scholastic Teaching Resources Glossary

cockroach a kind of bug
couple
two people or things
perfume that go together

a nice-smelling liquid

whistle to make a pretty, musical
sound with your lips

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