KY K-PREP 4th Grade Reading Part C

They are sometimes called Walking Trees. The roots of the trees are exposed. This makes it look as if the trees are walking along the shore. The trees are special because they, unlike most trees, can live with salt water. Some mangroves filter out the salt through the roots. Others get rid of it through the leaves. The trees live on the edge of the land and water. This means creatures that live on both land and water benefit from the mangroves. The twisted roots of the trees provide protection from the ocean waves. They are home to shellfish and fish nurseries. The thick mangrove canopy is home to a variety of birds. Mangroves are also a food source. Monkeys, deer, and kangaroos eat the bark and leaves of the mangroves. Bats and honeybees dine on the walking trees’ sweet nectar. You’ll even see snakes and crocodiles hunting among the mangrove roots. With so many living things residing near the mangroves, these predators have an easy time finding their next meal.

          "It was the vegetables!" accused the lumpy lad.           "I tried to tell my mother they were very, very bad.           Here we sat enjoying a hot and healthy meal,           When my dear, sweet mother began to spin and reel."

(5)**    The farmer gathered the suspects around the kitchen table.           "Which of you has done this to my darling wife, Mabel?           Who made this lovely lady flush and faint and fall?           I want the one who did this or I will take you all."