Fifth Grade
Worksheets
Want to Bet? The Story of Green Eggs and Ham
"Theodor," his publisher said, "I have a challenge for you. I want you to try to write a book using only fifty words. I'll bet you fifty dollars that you can't do it." That was all it took. Theodor Geisel, or Dr. Seuss, had always loved a good challenge. He was determined to take his publisher's bet and win it! He did just that. Using only fifty easy-to-read words, Dr. Seuss created one of his most popular stories. Green Eggs and Ham was published in 1960. It is the story of Sam-I-Am, who is trying to get a boy who is as stubborn as a mule to eat green eggs and ham. The boy .....
