Instructions: fill in the blanks with a verb in present.
One day, a fox became/.
very hungry. He went/.
out to search for some food. He
searched/
high and low but couldn't/.
find anything to eat. Finally, as his stomach
rumbled/
, he stumbled/
upon a farmer's wall. At the top of the wall, he saw/.
the biggest, juiciest grapes he'd ever seen. They were/
a rich purple, telling the fox they
were/.
ready to be eaten.
To reach the grapes, the fox had/
to jump high in the air. As he jumped/.
opened/.
his mouth to catch the grapes, but he missed/
The fox tried/
but missed/
once more. He tried/
a few more times but kept/.
he
again
failing. Finally, the
fox decided/
, to give up and go home. While he walked/
away,
he muttered/
"I'm sure the grapes were/.
sour anyway."