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Comedy Stories (Extending
Literacy 3-6)

The Exterminator: A cat is brought in to get rid of the mouse – then the cat has to be got rid of
by a dog – then the dog has to be got rid of, and so on. (929 words) (Zip Stage 4) (Flesch 3.3)
(Lexile 170)
Tails of Bears: A fantasy story about the way bears lost their tails. (402 words)
(Zip Stage 4) (Flesch 1.6) (Lexile 310)
Bathroom Blues: A girl locks herself in the bathroom, and can’t get out. Her Dad has
to rescue her. (403 words) (Zip Stage 4) (Flesch 2.7) (Lexile 300)
Peabrain: A peacock comes to live with a family and causes all sorts of trouble. They aren’t
too happy about it until the peacock shows them he’s more than just a Peabrain. (918 words)
(Zip Stage 4) (Flesch 0.8) (Lexile 220)
Tortured by Fairies: A boy finds himself the only male at an all-girl fairies party. He is suffering
until a funny event breaks the ice and he feels much better. (598 words) (Zip Stage 5)
(Flesch 2.4) (Lexile 320)
Loose Underwear: A girl finds her underwear is slipping down all the time at school. She is
terribly embarrassed until a teacher lends her spares and the situation is saved. (623 words)
(Zip Stage 5) (Flesch 2.5) (Lexile 480)
Hiccups: Freddie has to present a science project, but he has the hiccups! Everyone has ideas
on how to cure them, but will any of them work? (993 words) (Zip Stage 5) (Flesch 2.9) (Lexile 490)
Call the Firemen, now: A boy climbs a tree, but accidentally rips off first his shorts, then his
underwear. He is rescued, but is mightily embarrassed. (737 words) (Zip Stage 5) (Flesch 2.8)
(Lexile 590)
Snow White Super Rat: Snow White is the best rat in the world, but it’s chaos when she turns
up at school uninvited. Will she make it through the day? (954 words) (Zip Stage 6) (Flesch 3.6)
(Lexile 660)
Gobwit: Two school friends, forced to do yard duty, discover a monster living in the trash bin at
school. They feed it and make friends with it. When the school goes into recycling, the supply of
rubbish goes and Gobwit vanishes. (1031 words) (Zip Stage 7) (Flesch 4.3) (Lexile 710)
The Caped Crusader: Billy wants to be a Caped Crusader. He practises in his ordinary day-to-
day life with hilarious consequences. (1200 words) (Zip Stage 7) (Flesch 4.4) (Lexile 770)
Sitting on Sophie: The little sister (Sophie) is irrepressible. It’s necessary to sit on her to keep
her from spoiling the Christmas surprise. (1185 words) (Zip Stage 8) (Flesch 5.2) (Lexile 930)

At the end of every story are two interactive
comprehension tests, for immediate feedback.
26 Worksheets are available for every story.