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 \nillustrated by Gillian Roberts  \n# HOUGHTON MIFFLIN\n\nby E.J.Nikkiillustrated by Gillian Roberts  \n## HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURTSchool Publishers\n\nCopyright ◎by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic ormechanical,including photocopying or recording,or by any information storage and retrieval system,without the priorwritten permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law.Requestsfor permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers,Attn:Permissions,6277 Sea Harbor Drive,Orlando,Florida 32887-6777.  \nPrinted in China  \nSBN-13:978-0-547-02179-9  \nISBN-10:0-547-02179-8  \n12131415094018171615144500496268  \n\n| If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge,Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers  \u003Cbr>retains title to the materials and they may not be resold.Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited.   |\n| --- |\n\n\n| Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication,or any portion of it,into  \u003Cbr>electronic format.   |\n| --- |\n\nThe mayor of Happytown was an orderly man.“People should follow the rules,”he liked to say.  \nThe mayor was happy with his town.When helooked around,he noticed that everything in townwas running smoothly.Everyone was gettingaround safely.Everything looked beautiful.  \n\"I do love a good sign,\"he liked to say.“Signstell the rules,and rules keep everyone happy.”  \nBut the people in Happytown were not happy.Everyone was tired of following all the signs.There were too many of them.And if they didnot follow the signs,the policeman gave thema ticket.  \nEveryone was always getting tickets.  \n乙  \nOne day,Ms.Gold was running on thesidewalk.  \n\"Tweet!\"The policeman blew his whistle.“Stop running on the sidewalk!”  \n\"But I am just trying to get some exercise,\"saidMs.Gold.  \n“The sign says 'No Running'!Here's yourticket!\"the policeman said.  \nMs.Gold was confused.She got a ticket forexercising?That did not make her happy—not at all.  \n3  \nThe next day,Mr.Smith and his dog werecaught dancing in front of the music store.Therewas great music coming from inside.Theycouldn’t help themselves.  \n“Tweet!”The policeman blew his whistle.\"Stop dancing!\"  \n\"But officer,sir,we just love this song.\"Mr.Smith tried to be polite.  \n\"The sign says 'No Dancing'!\"the policemantold him.\"Here's your ticket!\"  \nMr.Smith was confused.He just got a ticketfor dancing to music?That did not make himhappy—not at all.  \n4  \nThe day after that,Ms.Perez walked onto thegrass to smell the flowers.She especially loved theroses in the center of town.  \n“Tweet!”The policeman blew his whistle.“Get off the grass!\"”  \n\"But I am just smelling the flowers,\"explainedMs.Perez.  \n“The sign says 'Keep Off the Grass'!”said thepoliceman.“Here's your ticket!”  \nMs.Perez was confused.She got a ticket forenjoying flowers?That did not make her happy—not at all.  \nMs.Gold,Mr.Smith and his dog,and Ms.Perez got the townspeople together.They weretired of always getting in trouble.They were tiredof all the tickets.So they asked the mayor for ameeting.  \n“We no longer want signs telling us what wecan and cannot do.We are smart enough to knowwhat to do.”  \nThe townspeople all agreed and startedshouting,\"No More Signs!No More Signs!\"  \n6  \nThe mayor explained,“But the signs keeporder in our town.Without signs,everyone willbe unhappy.\"  \n“No,we won't be unhappy.We will all bemuch happier!\"they shouted.  \nThe mayor was elected because of his wisdom.He knew that if the town had no signs,the  \ntownspeople would live in complete disorder.Buthe failed to convince them.  \nSo the mayor told his assistant to start tearingdown all the signs—every single one.  \n\"Hooray!\"the townspeople cheered.  \nThe mayor's assistant cleared the streets of allsigns.He cl","cbCaiojVmLTy257Z","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiojVmLTy257Z","pdf",2575020,"English","# The Mayor and the Signs\n## Tickets for Everyday Actions\n## Removing Every Sign\n## Chaos Without Rules","[{\"question\":\"Why did the townspeople in Happytown become unhappy?\",\"answer\":\"They were tired of following many signs and constantly receiving tickets for breaking them.\"},{\"question\":\"What happened to Ms. Gold after the policeman saw her running?\",\"answer\":\"The policeman blew his whistle and gave her a ticket because the sign said 'No Running.'\"},{\"question\":\"How did the town change after all the signs were torn down?\",\"answer\":\"People did the opposite of before, such as running on the sidewalk, bumping into one another, and falling—while no tickets were given.\"}]","HOUGHTON MIFFLIN - The Mayor of Happytown | PDF",1790643927,31]