Tom is happy. Today is his birthday. He is thirty.

His wife Anna says, “I have a big cake for you.”

Tom says, “Wow. Thank you.”

Anna puts the cake on the table. The cake is very big. It is pink and white.

Tom says, “I want to eat it now.”

Anna says, “No. Wait for our friends.”

Tom waits. He looks at the cake. The cake looks at Tom. Just kidding. Cakes cannot look.

Suddenly the door opens. It is the cat. The cat is fat and white. Its name is Snow.

Snow jumps. Snow jumps on the table. Oh no.

The cake falls. The cake falls on Tom’s head.

Anna laughs. Tom laughs. Snow laughs. No, cats cannot laugh. But Snow is happy.

Tom says, “Now I have a hat. It is a cake hat.”

Anna says, “Happy birthday, cake head.”

They eat the cake. Even Snow eats a little. It is a very good birthday.

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Vocabulary Notes

Happy
Meaning: You feel good. You smile.
Example: “Tom is happy.”
Example: “I am happy today.”
Similar words: glad, pleased, joyful

Birthday
Meaning: The special day each year when you were born.
Example: “Today is his birthday.”
Example: “Happy birthday to you.”
Similar words: anniversary, special day

Cake
Meaning: A sweet food you eat at a party. It is soft and often has sugar on top.
Example: “The cake is very big.”
Example: “We eat the cake.”
Similar words: cupcake, sponge cake, chocolate cake

Laugh / laughs
Meaning: To make a happy sound with your mouth when something is funny. “Laughs” is for he / she / it.
Example: “Anna laughs.”
Example: “They laugh because it is funny.”
Similar words: giggle, chuckle

Fall / falls
Meaning: To go down quickly. To drop to the ground.
Example: “The cake falls on Tom’s head.”
Example: “The cat falls from the table.”
Similar words: drop, tumble, slip

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