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An Amur tiger walking through a snowy Russian forest at dawn
Asha of the Taiga
A Story Reader · Level 1B
🐯 Fiction ❄️ Russia 📖 8 Pages
A tiger opening her amber eyes in the deep snow under pine trees
Page 1
The taiga forest is cold and still.
Snow covers the ground.
A tiger opens her eyes.
🌲 The taiga is the largest forest in the world. It stretches across Russia.
A large Amur tiger stretching her body and yawning beside a snow-covered pine
Page 2
Her name is Asha.
She stretches her big body.
She is ready to hunt.
🐯 Amur tigers are the largest cats on Earth. They can weigh as much as a piano!
Asha the tiger moving silently through deep snow between tall pine trees
Page 3
Asha walks through the deep snow.
Her big paws do not sink.
She moves without a sound.
🐾 A tiger's wide paws work like snowshoes, spreading their weight across the snow.
Asha crouching low behind a snowy bush, her amber eyes fixed on a deer in the distance
Page 4
Asha spots a deer far away.
She crouches low and waits.
Closer... closer... then she leaps!
💨 Tigers can leap up to 30 feet in a single bound!
Asha drinking from an icy river surrounded by snow and pine trees
Page 5
After her hunt, Asha is thirsty.
She finds a cold river.
She laps the icy water.
🌊 Unlike most cats, tigers love water! They are powerful swimmers.
The sky above the Russian forest glowing orange and pink at sunset, Asha walking home
Page 6
The sun sets behind the trees.
The sky turns orange and pink.
Asha heads for home.
🌙 Tigers are most active at dawn and dusk, when the light is just right for hunting.
Two small tiger cubs running through the snow to greet Asha under a starry sky
Page 7
Asha hears a soft sound.
Two small cubs run to her.
She licks them gently. They play in the deep snow.
The taiga is quiet and safe.
🐾 Tiger cubs stay with their mother for up to three years, learning how to hunt and survive.
Asha and her cubs resting together in the snow at night
Words I Learned
taiga Amur tiger hunt snow silent river leap cubs Russia forest safe
What was your favorite part of Asha's day?
Talk about it with a grown-up! ❄️🐯