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The Cricket in Times Square From the Back Cover

After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station from his native Connecticut via a picnic basket, he takes up residence in the Bellinis' newsstand. There tiny Chester is lucky enough to find three good friends: a little boy named Mario, whose parents run the unsuccessful newsstand; a fast-talking Broadway mouse called Tucker; and Tucker's pal, Harry Cat. Between escapades in New York City, the four somehow manage to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand.

Remember these PLURAL RULES. || **Rule 1 for Plurals** To form the plural of **most nouns** you simply add an **//s//** to the end of the noun. ||

|| **Rule 2 for Plurals** If the noun ends in **//sh//, //ch//, //x//, //s//,** or **//z//** add **//es//** to make it plural. ||

|| **Rule 3 for Plurals** If a noun ends in a **consonant plus //y//**, the **//y//** changes to //**i**// before **//es//** is added. Note: If the noun ends in a **vowel plus //y//**, just add **//s//**. ||

|| **Rule 4 for Plurals** Most of the words that end with **//f, ff//, or //fe//** are made plural by changing the ending to **//-ves.//** || In this lesson you will learn a new rule. || ** Rule 5 for Plurals ** Some words form their plural by changing the whole word. These are called **irregular** nouns. With irregular nouns, you have to memorize the plural form. || ** Singular ** || ** Plural ** ||
 * mouse || mice ||
 * child || children ||
 * man || men ||
 * tooth || teeth ||
 * foot || feet ||
 * goose || geese ||
 * person || people ||
 * ox || oxen ||
 * louse || lice ||
 * woman || women ||

Read these interesting facts on crickets. Times Square is in New York City.
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Watch this video about what it is like to travel to Times square by subway. []