The Lost Cat Story Pack
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1. Parallel text — read with the audio
Play the story audio on the story page. Read the Hebrew column out loud with the narrator. Glance at English only when stuck.
| ¶ | Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לְיָעֵל יֵשׁ חָתוּל לָבָן בְּשֵׁם מִיצִי. | le-ya-EL yesh kha-TUL la-VAN be-SHEM MI-tsi. | Yael has a white cat named Mitsi. |
| 2 | בַּבֹּקֶר, מִיצִי לֹא בַּבַּיִת. | ba-BO-ker, MI-tsi LO ba-BA-yit. | In the morning, Mitsi is not at home. |
| 3 | יָעֵל מְחַפֶּשֶׂת אוֹתוֹ בַּמִּטְבָּח, בַּסָּלוֹן, וּבַחֶדֶר. | ya-EL me-kha-PE-set o-TO ba-mit-BAKH, ba-sa-LON, u-va-KHE-der. | Yael looks for him in the kitchen, the living room, and the bedroom. |
| 4 | הִיא יוֹצֵאת לָרְחוֹב וְקוֹרֵאת: "מִיצִי! מִיצִי!" | HI yo-TSET la-re-KHOV ve-ko-RET: "MI-tsi! MI-tsi!" | She goes out to the street and calls: "Mitsi! Mitsi!" |
| 5 | אַבָּא וְאִמָּא עוֹזְרִים לָהּ לְחַפֵּשׂ. | A-ba ve-I-ma oz-RIM LA le-kha-PES. | Dad and Mom help her search. |
| 6 | יָעֵל עֲצוּבָה. הִיא רוֹצָה אֶת הַחָתוּל שֶׁלָּהּ. | ya-EL a-tsu-VA. HI ro-TSA et ha-kha-TUL she-LA. | Yael is sad. She wants her cat. |
| 7 | פִּתְאֹם, הִיא שׁוֹמַעַת "מְיָאוּ" קָטָן מֵהָעֵץ. | pit-OM, HI sho-MA-at "me-YAU" ka-TAN me-ha-ETS. | Suddenly, she hears a small "meow" from the tree. |
| 8 | מִיצִי בָּעֵץ! יָעֵל שְׂמֵחָה מְאֹד וּמְחַבֶּקֶת אוֹתוֹ. | MI-tsi ba-ETS! ya-EL sme-KHA me-OD u-me-kha-BE-ket o-TO. | Mitsi is in the tree! Yael is very happy and hugs him. |
2. True or False?
Read each statement and circle T if true, F if false. If false, write the correction in the blank.
1.Yael's cat is black.TF
2.The cat's name is Mitsi.TF
3.Yael notices Mitsi is missing at night.TF
4.Yael looks only in the kitchen.TF
5.Only Yael searches for the cat.TF
6.Yael is happy when she cannot find the cat.TF
7.Mitsi was hiding in a tree.TF
8.Yael hugs Mitsi at the end.TF
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