It was a cold day when John made up his mind to go outside and check the fence. There had been things missing from the back yard, and he was starting to think there was a criminal at work. He put on his coat and started walking through the snow back to the long metal fence at the back of the yard. It seemed like a lot longer walk than last summer when it was hot. 

Sure enough, he found how the crook had gotten in. A tree, weighted down by the snow, had fallen on the fence on a windy day and broken a section. He got out his toolbox, and with a tool, cut some sections of wire. He used the wires to fix the fence. 

Now, it was time to catch the crook. Sure enough, he saw tracks heading to and from the fence. But they weren't a crook's footprints. It had been a raccoon that had been stealing things from his yard.
What was the weather?
Who was the crook?
What fell on the fence?
What did John put on?
What type of fence was it?
Did the walk seem long?
What did he use to fix the fence?
What did he use to cut that?
From where?
What did he see heading to and from the fence?
Where were things missing from?
It was a cold day
It was a cold day
a raccoon
. It had been a raccoon that had been stealing things from his yard.
a tree
 A tree, weighted down by the snow, had fallen on the fence
his coat
He put on his coat
metal
the long metal fence at the back of the yard.
yes
 It seemed like a lot longer walk than last summer when it was hot. 
wires
 He used the wires to fix the fence. 
a tool
and with a tool, cut some sections of wire.
his toolbox
 He got out his toolbox, and with a tool
tracks
he saw tracks heading to and from the fence.
the back yard
There had been things missing from the back yard,