Hidden Message

Hidden Message

The Ice Cream Man Who Never Melts

One cone, cold fingers. Two cones, frost. Three cones…

1. Answer each question from the story. 2. Write the first letter of each answer in the matching numbered blank below. 3. Read the hidden message!

1. 1.Gavin gets ____ chocolate chip.
2. 2.Mom says the ____ conditioner is doing its best.
3. 3.In January, the kids build a snow fort in Stella’s front ____.
4. 4.What is Stella holding on her front steps?
5. 5.How old is Stella?
6. 6.Gavin pokes the scoop with a stick, and the stick goes ____.
7. 7.When the sun goes down, the sky goes ____, then purple.
8. 8.What is the name of the boy telling the story?
9. 9.When the man’s cold fingers stick to his, Miles says, “____.”
10. 10.One last skinny ____ of orange light comes through a gap between the houses.
11. 11.The truck is white and ____, like a refrigerator on wheels.
12. 12.Stella says, “____ cone, your fingers get cold.”
13. 13.The song is slow and ____.

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