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    Cardigan the moose is put on trial for allegedly stealing Mrs. Brown's apple pie. Several witnesses, including Mrs. Brown, her neighbor, and a milkman, testify that they saw Cardigan take the pie. During the trial, Cardigan's large antlers cause several disruptions that make him appear more guilty. However, the judge discovers the pie smashed in the bushes outside Mrs. Brown's house, revealing that Cardigan accidentally knocked it off the window with his antlers. The jury finds Cardigan not guilty, and a party is held in his honor.

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    Cardigan the moose is put on trial for allegedly stealing Mrs. Brown's apple pie. Several witnesses, including Mrs. Brown, her neighbor, and a milkman, testify that they saw Cardigan take the pie. During the trial, Cardigan's large antlers cause several disruptions that make him appear more guilty. However, the judge discovers the pie smashed in the bushes outside Mrs. Brown's house, revealing that Cardigan accidentally knocked it off the window with his antlers. The jury finds Cardigan not guilty, and a party is held in his honor.

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    Rdg3 - Ho - Trial of Cardigan Jones

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    Cardigan the moose is put on trial for allegedly stealing Mrs. Brown's apple pie. Several witnesses, including Mrs. Brown, her neighbor, and a milkman, testify that they saw Cardigan take the pie. During the trial, Cardigan's large antlers cause several disruptions that make him appear more guilty. However, the judge discovers the pie smashed in the bushes outside Mrs. Brown's house, revealing that Cardigan accidentally knocked it off the window with his antlers. The jury finds Cardigan not guilty, and a party is held in his honor.

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    GRADE 3 LIT BLOCK - READING FIRST TERM 

    TEXT: TRIAL OF CARDIGAN JONES S.Y. 2021-2022 


     
    NAME ____________________________________________________________ CN ______ Gr. 3 - ______ 
     
    THE TRIAL OF CARDIGAN JONES 
    written and illustrated by Tim Eagan 
    (edited for instruction) 
     
    (1) Cardigan walked by Mrs. Brown’s house just as 
    she was putting a fresh-baked apple pie in her 
    window. Cardigan loved pies. 
     
    (2) He walked over and smelled the pie. A neighbor 
    next door saw him, and a milkman, driving by, saw 
    him too. Cardigan was new in town, and they 
    weren’t sure what he was up to. 
     
    (3) A moment later, Mrs. Brown came back to the 
    window and the pie was gone. She was so upset; 
    she called the police. She told them that she’d seen 
    a moose just a few minutes before, so they drove around the block and stopped 
    Cardigan. 
     
    (4) Noticing that he had pie crust on his shirt, they arrested him, even though he insisted he 
    hadn’t stolen the pie. A judge and a jury were chosen to decide if he stole the pie or not. 
    The neighbor and the milkman were called as witnesses. 
      
    (5) Cardigan’s trial started the next day. Mrs. Brown took the stand first. “Is there anyone in 
    this courtroom that you saw the day the pie disappeared?” the judge asked her. 
      
    (6) “Yes” she said, “that moose over there.” She pointed to Cardigan. There was a murmur 
    from the crowd. “He did it. He’s guilty,” someone said. 
      
    (7) “We don’t know that yet,” said the judge. The rabbit then took the stand. “Did you see 
    anyone near the pie?” the judge asked the rabbit. “Sure did,” said the rabbit. “That moose 
    right there. He stole it.” 
      
    (8) “No, I didn’t!” shouted Cardigan. “I didn’t steal it! I promise!” “Order!” shouted the judge. 
    Cardigan turned and his antlers bumped a statue and sent it crashing to the floor. 
      
    (9) It made a really loud noise, and the jury gave Cardigan dirty looks. “Next witness!” 
    shouted the judge. The milkman then took the stand. “Who did you see at the time the pie 
    was taken?” the judge asked.  
     
     
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    (10) “The moose,” he said, “no question 
    about it. He walked right up to the window. 
    His face was practically touching the pie.” 
    By now, some folks were convinced that 
    Cardigan took the pie, even though the 
    judge kept saying, “We still don’t have any 
    proof.” 
     
    (11) Finally, Cardigan was called to the 
    stand. As he crossed the courtroom, his 
    antlers got all wrapped up in the flag. It 
    took him over a minute to get untangled. 
     
    (12) “He’s a troublemaker!” somebody shouted. Others nodded in agreement as the judge 
    asked, “Well, moose. Did you walk up to the pie?” “Well, uh, yes, but to smell it…” said 
    Cardigan softly. “I knew it!” shouted a goat. “Lock him up!” “Order!” commanded the 
    judge. “Order in the court!” 
      
    (13) “But I didn’t take it!” insisted Cardigan. “Honest!” he stood up, and his antlers knocked 
    the judge’s gavel to the floor. “Sit down!” shouted the judge. But as Cardigan went to sit, 
    he bumped the judge with his antlers. The judge fell to the ground. 
      
    (14) “He hit the judge!” shouted one of the security guards. They grabbed Cardigan and 
    started taking him away. The jury members had made up their minds. But the judge stood 
    up and said, “Now just hold on a minute!” “I’m curious about something,” he said. “Follow 
    me.” 
      
    (15) He walked out of the courtroom, and everyone followed him through the town. They 
    reached Mrs. Brown’s house, and the judge walked around outside to the window where 
    the pie had been. Sure enough, there, smushed all over the bushes, was the apple pie. It 
    didn’t smell very good anymore. 
      
    (16) “You knocked it off the window with those giant antlers of yours, you silly moose, said the 
    judge, laughing. “It was an accident.” Everyone immediately felt terrible for being so rotten 
    to Cardigan, and the jury proclaimed him “not guilty” right then and there. 
      
    (17) To make it up to him, they had a party in his honor, and Mrs. Brown baked a pie 
    especially for him, even after he broke her favorite vase. 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Source: Eagan, T. (n.d.). Trial of Cardigan Jones. 

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