There once were five kittens who wanted to play in the winter snow, but until they put their mittens on, their mom said...

"No!"

The first kitten said..

"I only have one! We need ten altogether, to go have some fun!"

"How many more mittens do we need to be worn? I am not sure? Help me figure out how many more!"

"If I have one mitten on and ten mittens need to be worn altogether how many more do I need? Lets count together!"

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine! There are 9 mittens left over! So 9+1=10. "

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"I have two mittens now, both for my paws. How many are left over for my brother Tom?"

"Let's count to find how many mittens are left!"

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight! There are 8 mittens left over and my sister Kitty is wearing 2! So 8+2=10."

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"If I have one mitten on and ten mittens need to be worn altogether how many more do I need? Lets count together!"

The Second Kitten Said...

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven! I have 7 mittens left over! So 7+3=10. "

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"I needed another mitten one for my paw. How many are left for my sister Dawn?"

"Let's count to find how many mittens are left!"

"One, two, three, four, five, six! There are6 left over and my brothers and sisters are wearing 4 mittens! So 6+4=10."

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5 6

"I need a mitten one for each of my paws to go out in the snow to play with my brother Claus. How many are left if I just take one?"

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"If I have one mitten on and ten mittens need to be worn altogether how many more do I need? Lets count together!"

The Third Kitten Said...

"One, two, three, four, five! There are 5 mittens left over! So 5+5=10. "

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"I have both mittens for both of my paws How many are left over for my brother Bob?"

"Let's count to find how many mittens are left!"

"One, two, three, four! There are 4 mittens left over and my brothers and sisters are wearing the other 6! So 4+6=10."

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"I need a mitten one for each of my paws to go out in the winter snow to play with my brothers. How many are left if I just take one?"

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"If I have one mitten on and ten mittens need to be worn altogether how many more do I need? Lets count together!"

The Fourth Kitten Said...