Giggle and Snort

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by Anne Mirandaillustrated by Liz Callen



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2

Giggle and Snort

took a trip with their class

to go horseback riding

at Patty Cake Pass.

Miss Flower said, “Students,

before we can go,

here are the safety rules

you have to know.”

Giggle and Snort

gave a loud belly laugh

when Miss Flower held up

a horse-safety graph.



3

The next thing she showed

was a chart of a horse.

Our friends Snort and Giggle

paid no mind, of course.

The others all watched,

and they learned every rule.

But Giggle and Snort

never listened in school.

They looked out the window

and practiced pig snoring.

They thought that all rules

were useless and boring.



4

The bus left the school

after lunchtime that day.

Patty Cake Pass

was not far away.

Miss Flower said, “Students,

please line up in twos.”

Snort and Giggle were partners

that no one would choose!

The piglets walked quickly

away from the bus.

They were met at the gate

by a cowhand named Gus.



5

Gus said, “Listen up, kiddos.

Obey my commands.

Just follow behind me.

Buddies, hold hands.”

“We never obey,”

Giggle whispered to Snort.

“That's not our department.

We're just not the sort.”

The cowhand just smiled

and took both by the hand.

“Let me help you,” he said,

“since you don’t understand.”



6

Outside the stable,

Gus gave a short speech.

“Before you may ride,

I’ve a lesson to teach.”

The cowhand went over

the safety rules there.

The two piglets giggled,

“Hey, what do we care?”

The cowhand’s expression

was friendly and kind.

“We don't want an accident.

Keep that in mind.”



7

His audience said,

“Show us what you can do.

We want to see what

we can do, too.”

Gus jumped on the back

of his shiny, brown steed.

He did some trick riding.

Amazing, indeed!

“I’ll bet I could do that!”

Snort shouted out loud.

“I’ll bet I could, too,”

Giggle yelled from the crowd.



8

The cowboy came over

and tipped his broad hat.

“Someday, maybe you

will ride horses like that.”

In the stable were horses

the students could ride.

When the class had gone in,

You-know-who ran outside.



9

They thought they would look for

a horse of their own.

They found one, all right.

His name was Big Roan.



10

“You hold him for me.

I’ll go first,” Giggle said.

He tried climbing over

the horse's big head.

Big Roan shook his head,

making Giggle fall down.

“Guess I made a mistake,”

Giggle said with a frown.

Snort said, “I’ll try this end.”

He climbed up the tail.

Big Roan tossed him off,

and Snort fell in a pail.



11

“Now, kids,” said the cowhand,

“when you want to ride,

always get on

from the horse's left side.

“Left foot goes in the stirrup—

that hanging-down thing.

Then pull yourself up.

Give your right leg a swing.

“Now you’re ready to go.

Sit up straight and tall.

Don't ride too fast,

and then you won’t fall.”

Giggle and Snort

didn’t hear him, of course.

They were still tryingto get on their horse.



Big Roan took off running.

The two pigs held tight.

They streamed out behind

like a strange piggy kite.

Snort went to the left.

Giggle went to the right.

Big Roan must have thought

they were having a fight!

Giggle flew up. Then

he plopped down on Snort.

“Get off me!” his pal yelled.

“I don’t like this sport!”

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14

They stood on the saddle

and tried changing places.

No one could see

the fear on their faces.

They rode round the ring

with Big Roan in high gear.

All the pigs watching

let out a big cheer.



Then Snort grabbed the reins

and pulled back with one arm.

Giggle yelled, “WHOA!”

and it worked like a charm.

Big Roan came to a stop.

He was happy to rest.

It was quite a performance—

maybe his best!

All the students applauded

the piglets' great trick.

But Giggle and Snort

were both feeling quite sick.



16

The cowhand rode over

and shouted with glee,

“How did you do that?

You rode just like me!”

Miss Flower knew better.

She just rolled her eyes.

“Well, Giggle! Well, Snort!

Who got the surprise?

“Next time, will you listen

when you come to school?

Next time, will you learn

when we teach you a rule?”

The two pigs agreed

safety lessons were good.

They said, “Next time we’ll listen

the way that we should!”



1 What is special about the way this story

was written? How does the choice of telling the story in rhyme affect the way

you read it?2 How many syllables does the word

department have?3 Why do Miss Flower and Gus talk so much

about safety rules?4 What do you learn about riding horses

from reading this story?5 What is the same about Miss Flower’s

safety talk at the beginning of the story and

Gus’s talk at Patty Cake Pass? What is

different?6 What do you think of Giggle and Snort?

Think and Respond

School-Home ConnectionHave a family

discussion about a safety rule you follow every

day, for example, a rule about crossing the

street. Why is this rule important?

Ode to Safety Think about a safety rule

that is important to you. Write a four-line rhyme

that tells about this rule.

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