Real or Fake News #2

(1) Read the story. (2) Tell the story in your own words. (3) Ask the questions.
The Columbus Police Department opened an investigation on Ruth Gregson in October after several neighbors reported small objects being stolen from their homes.

Upon searching Ms. Gregson’s house, investigators found 65 adult cats, 17 kittens and over $650,000 worth of jewelry and precious metal.

Chief Jacobs says the elderly woman confessed to training her cats to steal “anything that shined”, saying the felines had to “earn their meals”.
Vocabulary
feline = cat
Comprehension Questions
  1. How many kittens were found?
  2. What were the cats trained to steal?
  3. How old is the women?
Discussion Questions
  1. Do you have any pets?
  2. Have you ever trained a pet? What did you train it to do? How did you train it?
  3. Would you like to have 65 cats? Why or why not?
  4. Do you know anyone with more than 1 or 2 pets?
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