Sam was driving. It was late, it was dark, it was raining, and he was out of cookies. His squirrel was asleep in the passenger seat, as was his hamster, in the back seat. He had gone down to the beach for the day, but it had started raining, so he had started driving back. But he had gotten lost. Now, he thought he was on the right way back.

His headlights were not very strong. He could only see a few feet in front of him, except when the lightning hit. When the thunder came after, his squirrel, Joey, and his hamster, Broey, turned over in their sleep.

Suddenly, lightning and thunder hit at the same time. There was a bright light and a crunching sound. A tree fell in front of the car!

Sam hit the brakes. The car slowed down and stopped, and he got out. Sam walked up to the tree. He tried pushing it. It was too heavy. What would he do?

He heard the car door open and shut behind him.

It was Joey! And Broey!

Together, the three of them pushed. Joey and Broey were small, but strong. And together, they moved the tree.

They got back in the car. Sam was wet, and turned on the heater. He was tired, but he knew he would get home now - thanks to his animal friends.

Now, provide a numbered list of answers to these questions:

1. Who was driving?
2. Is he alone in the car?
3. are people with him?
4. what is with him?
5. what is the squirrel called?
6. and the hamster?
7. where are they coming from?
8. is the weather good?
9. did that cause a problem?
10. did it cause something to fall?
11. what?
12. where did it fall?
13. did Sam run into it?
14. Did he leave the car?
15. could he move the tree?
16. who assisted him?
17. were they dry when they were done?
18. Did he think he would make it home?
1. Sam
2. no
3. no
4. a squirrel and hamster
5. Joey
6. Broey
7. the beach
8. no
9. yes
10. yes
11. a tree
12. in front of the car
13. no
14. yes
15. no
16. Joey and Broey
17. yes
18. yes