BR1-16: Dad's Grand Plan

Everyonr sat at the table. Dad had made a long list pf jobs. "I want everyone to help, then nobody gets cross," he said.

Dad's grand plan is a book Oxford Reading Tree series. It is a stage 6 in the story. It was holiday. Everyone was excited. Dad has a Grand Plan. "I don't like the sound of it," said Biff. Everyone sat at the table and Dad said a long list of jobs. Mum liked Dad's Grand Plan. It was time to go. Dad's Grand Plan had worked. Mum drove the car. She didn't want to stop. But they can't have forgotten Floppy. So they went back and got Floppy. Mum drove fast. There was a bump. Mum stopped the car. The bag was in the road and there were clothes everywhere. Those were Dad's clothes. The children couldn't help laughing. At last they got to the holiday cottage. Next to it was a little stream. They went inside. There's soot everywhere. "Cleaning up soot wasn't in Dad's Grand Plan," said Biff. "Nor was having my plan in a tree!" laughed Dad. The story is interesting very much!!


Alex, Brychta. (2002) Dad's Grand Plan
Oxford: Oxford University Press. (197 / 8,317 Words)