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Drenched, Molly said to herself, “Oh no! I will never have enough money to buy a

chicken now.” She went home with her empty pails.

“Oh, my goodness! What happened to you?” asked Molly’s mother.

“I was too busy dreaming about all the things I wanted to buy that I forgot about the

pails,” she answered.

“Oh, Molly, my dear. How many times do I need to say, ‘Don’t count your chickens

before they hatch”?

I will no
I will not live in a world of t live in a world of
dreams. Instead I will work hard
dreams. Instead I will work hard
to to accomplish accomplish my dreams.my dreams.

1. Pails : Buckets

2. Jealous : Greedy or selfish

3. Drenched : Become completely wet
4. Hatch : Come out from the egg

5. Accomplish : Achieve or complete successfully

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. Molly, the milkmaid, had filled her pails with ________________.

2. Out of excitement, Molly started ______________, forgetting about the

milk in her pails.

3. The milk started spilling over the ________________.

4. Don’t count your ________________ before they hatch.

5. She went ________________ with her empty pails.

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