Camouflaged Animals

By Ruth Dana Pedersen

Find the name of a mammal in each of the following sentences.

Example: Peter wished he could just whisk unkind words away.

1. Your mother wants you to be a very good student.

2. The scientist told us about the bad germs that he’d isolated.

3. Please tell Paul I only want to help.

4. Threshing oats takes place in the fall around here.

5. Either Ralph or Sean was responsible for this mess.

6. Butter is made from cream, oleo from vegetable oil.

7. Snow White and Cinderella managed the rummage sale.

8. Mr. Palmer thinks that it can be arranged next week.

Answers:

• (1) beaver, (2) badger, (3) lion, (4) goat, (5) horse, (6) mole, (7) llama, (8) bear.