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Skills / Storytime

Read the story quickly. Write the answers.

What is the girl’s name?

What was the girl’s problem?

What’s the dog’s name?

Read and listen. Check your answers.

A new

Emma Woodward was 11 years old. She liked swimming and riding

her bike. But one day Emma woke up with a headache. It got worse

and worse and Emma felt very ill. Her parents took her to a hospital

and she saw the doctor straight away. Emma couldn’t walk or stand

up. The doctor looked at her very carefully. ‘There’s a problem with

Emma’s head, she needs an operation straight away.’

After the operation Emma was asleep. When she woke up she had

to stay in bed for a long time. She couldn’t remember how to do

anything. The doctor said ‘Emma’s legs are not strong. She needs

to use a wheelchair. When she’s not in the wheelchair, she needs

crutches.’ Emma was very tired and didn’t try to walk. ‘I can’t do it!

she said. Her parents were worried. ‘What can we do? How can we

help Emma?’ they asked.

One day Emma’s mum heard about the Helper Dog Project. The project had dogs to help people with

many different kinds of problems.

The next day, they went to see the Helper Dog Project. Emma was

on her crutches. She went from the car to the

building. She was very tired. She sat in a

chair. Then one of the dogs came over.

His name was Jasper, and he was the

biggest dog in the room. He looked

at Emma. Then he put his paw on

r Emma’s leg. Emma knew Jasper was

her new best friend.

881 Value: determination, never giving up; reading skills