Emma woke up early one winter morning. She looked out of her bedroom window. Fresh snow covered everything outside. The world looked white and beautiful. Emma noticed something strange in the garden. There were footprints in the snow. The footprints were very large. They went from the street to the backyard. Emma quickly got dressed. She put on her warm coat and boots. She went outside to investigate. The footprints were bigger than her father's feet. They looked like monster prints. Emma felt scared but also curious. She decided to follow the footprints. They led behind the garden shed. Emma walked carefully through the snow. Her heart was beating fast. Behind the shed, she found a surprise. There was a large cardboard box. Inside the box was a sleeping dog. The dog was very big and fluffy. It had brown and white fur. The dog opened its eyes and looked at Emma. Its tail started to wag. Emma understood everything now. The large footprints belonged to this dog. But where did this dog come from? Emma looked at the dog's collar. There was a name tag on it. The tag said 'Bruno' and had an address. Bruno lived on the next street. Emma ran home to tell her parents. Her father called the phone number on the tag. Bruno's owner was very worried. Bruno had escaped from his garden last night. The owner came to pick up Bruno. She was an elderly woman named Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Chen was so happy to see Bruno. She hugged her big fluffy dog. Mrs. Chen thanked Emma many times. She gave Emma a box of chocolates as a reward. Emma was proud of herself. She had solved the mystery of the footprints. Bruno was safe at home again.
English Story (A2)The Mysterious Footprints
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About this story
Emma discovers mysterious large footprints in the snow one winter morning. She follows them to her garden shed where she finds a lost dog named Bruno. She returns him to his worried owner, Mrs. Chen, and receives chocolates as a reward for solving the mystery.
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Comprehension Questions
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What did Emma see in the garden when she looked out the window?
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What did Emma find behind the garden shed?
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How did Emma find out where the dog lived?
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Who was Bruno's owner?
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