Greta
The Ground Hog
By: Mrs. R.
Gretta the ground
hog likes to take long naps in the summer sunshine. Gretta likes to eat berries, seeds, grasses
and leaves. In the autumn, she begins to
eat a lot of grasses, seeds, berries and leaves. When her tummy is quite full, she builds
herself a winter home called a den. She makes
her den deep down inside the ground.
When the weather
gets cold, Gretta goes down into her winter home, which is cozy and warm. She makes herself comfortable and falls
asleep, taking a very, very long, winter nap.
Gretta wakes up on a
very special day, February 2, Groundhog Day!
She shakes the sleep from her big, brown eyes, stretches, and peeks her
head outside of her den. “Humm…” Grettta thinks, “Still pretty chilly out here.” But she has a job to do. For it is Gretta’s job each year to let
everyone know if there is going to be six more weeks of winter. Or not.
So, Gretta stands
up, nice and tall, and looks for her shadow.
The legend is that if she sees her shadow, there will be six more weeks
of winter.
When Gretta is done
looking for her shadow, she returns to her den and begins to prepare for her spring
leaving.
When the weather is
warmer, Gretta leaves her den for the open fields. Gretta loves spring! It is her favorite season! She loves the warm sunshine and the gentle
rains. She finds a new, summer den. And once again, there are lots of grasses,
seeds, berries and leaves for her to enjoy!
In April or May,
Gretta’s babies, which are called cubs, are born, usually about five babies,
girls and boys. The babies follow Gretta
around and she shows them how to find and eat grasses, seeds, berries and
leaves. In July the babies, who are
quite grown by now, make their own dens.
Gretta is quite
pleased to have some time to herself now, eating her grasses, seeds, berries
and leaves. And once again taking her
long naps in the summer sunshine. “Oh,
another year has gone by,” sighs Gretta.
But she smiles a great big groundhog smile, because she really loves being
Gretta the ground hog!
The
end!
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