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The Leprechauns Treasure
Directions: circle the predicates; underline the subject; double underline the phrases.
Example: Waking up late for school, Mr. Morton raced to the shower.
1. Circle the predicate raced!.
". #nderline the subject Mr. Morton!.
$. %ouble underline all phrase Waking up late for school!.
1. &n between the old hills of 'arfield (ark, a tin) green leprechaun dances on March 1*
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". War) of tra+elers, the tin) green leprechaun hides in trees, or under bridges, or in garbage cans.
$. While taking his ho,ework out of his car, Mr. Morton heard a strange laugh co,ing fro, the park.
-. Mr. Morton put his stuff in the car and walked toward the park, feeling a little frightened b) the fog.
.. / green fog, as thick as a 0ha,rock 0hake, gathered o+er the baseball field.
1. 2ro, out of nowhere, the leprechaun appeared to Mr. Morton, giggling and doing an &rish dance.
*. 3a+ing ne+er seen a leprechaun before, Mr. Morton was pu44led.
5. Mr. Morton and the leprechaun stared at each other and walked slowl) in a circle.
6. 3a+ing alwa)s wanted gold teeth, Mr. Morton tried to catch the leprechaun.
17. The leprechaun, used to being chased, disappeared and then reappeared in a tree.
11. 0haking the tree +iolentl), Morton i,agined ha+ing a big gold hel,et, with gold horns on the side.
1". 'old coins rained down to the earth like tears fro, the hea+ens.
1$. Mr. Morton, the ,ost dangerous leprechaun hunter in the 8orth, celebrated b) grabbing coins.
1-. 2illing up his pockets with gold coins, Mr. Morton laughed and laughed.
1.. The leprechaun, ha+ing ,agicall) su,,oned a rainbow bridge, went back to his ho,e in &reland.
11. Mr. Morton brought all of the gold coins to his neighbor, a renowned pawnbroker.
1*. 09uinting through his ,agnif)ing glass, the pawnbroker e:a,ined the gold coins closel).
15. 3e picked one gold coin out of the pile and handed it to Mr. Morton, ,o+ing +er) slowl).
16. (eeling back la)ers of gold foil, the pawnbroker showed hi, the delicious piece of chocolate inside.
"7. Though disappointed about not getting gold teeth, Mr. Morton was happ) to ha+e so ,uch cand).