READING
Up till now you will have done quite a bit of reading in order to complete
the different activitys during your English journey.
Want to improve your reading ability?
The best way to improve reading is simply to read, Read READ and READ!
Choose one of the stories below, read it and answer the questions that follow!
Up till now you will have done quite a bit of reading in order to complete
the different activitys during your English journey.
Want to improve your reading ability?
The best way to improve reading is simply to read, Read READ and READ!
Choose one of the stories below, read it and answer the questions that follow!
The Mouse and the Lion
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The Mouse and the Lion
Once when a Lion was asleep, a little Mouse began running up and down upon him. This soon wakened the Lion, who placed his huge paw upon him and opened his big jaws to swallow him.
"Pardon, O King!" cried the little Mouse, "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, but I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days?"
The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him, that he lifted up his paw and let him go.
Sometime later a few hunters captured the King and tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on.
Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was, ran up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. "Was I not right?" said the little Mouse, very happy to help the Lion.
MORAL: Little friends may prove great friends.
"Pardon, O King!" cried the little Mouse, "Forgive me this time. I shall never repeat it and I shall never forget your kindness. And who knows, but I may be able to do you a good turn one of these days?"
The Lion was so tickled at the idea of the Mouse being able to help him, that he lifted up his paw and let him go.
Sometime later a few hunters captured the King and tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him on.
Just then the little Mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the sad plight in which the Lion was, ran up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes that bound the King of the Beasts. "Was I not right?" said the little Mouse, very happy to help the Lion.
MORAL: Little friends may prove great friends.
- What did the mouse do to wake the lion?
- What did the mouse say to the lion to stop him from eating him?
- Who captured the lion
- What did they do to the lion?
- What did they go in search of?
- What did the mouse do to help the lion?
The Goose with the Golden Eggs
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The Goose with the Golden Eggs
Once upon a time, a man and his wife had the good fortune to have a goose which laid a golden egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting rich fast enough.
They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird.
However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any other goose!
They imagined that if the bird must be able to lay golden eggs, its insides must be made of gold. And they thought that if they could get all that precious metal at once, they would get mighty rich very soon. So the man and his wife decided to kill the bird.
However, upon cutting the goose open, they were shocked to find that its innards were like that of any other goose!
- What animal did the man and his wife have?
- What was special about this animal?
- What did the man and woman begin to feel?
- What did the man and woman imagine the insides of the animal to be like?
- What did the man and woman decide to do after imagining this?
- What were they shocked to find?
The Cunning Fox and the Clever Stork
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The Cunning Fox and the Clever Stork
Once upon a time, there lived a very cunning fox who always wanted to cheat and deceive others with its awful and stupid acts. The fox used to deceive others with its sneaky mind. He used to speak to other animals sweetly to make him trustworthy.
One day he tried to cheat and have fun with a stork. He befriended the stork and gained the trust.
The fox acted like a very good friend and cared a lot for the stork. One day, he invited the stork to have a feast with him and he wanted to treat his friend with delicious food. The happy stork accepted the invitation.
The fox promised to offer rich and tasty food for the stork. Considering the delicious dinner proposed by the fox, the stork remained hungry for the whole day.
Fox took the stork to his home. He apologized to the stork that he could not make anything due to his illness and offered some soup. The stork although disappointed, cared for the fox and was happy with the soup.
The cunning fox offered the soup in a shallow bowl. The stork was stunned to have the soup in the shallow bowl! The long bill of the stork prevented it to take the soup. As the fox easily licked the soup from the plate, the stork wasn’t able to even taste a bit of the soup. It just touched the soup with the tip of its bill.
The Fox asked the stork, ‘How is the soup? Don’t you like it?’
The Hungry stork replied, ‘Oh it is good, but I have stomach upset and I can’t take anymore soup!’
'I’m sorry for troubling you', said the fox.
The stork replied, ‘Oh dear, please don’t say sorry. I have some health problem and cannot enjoy what you offer. Please take care of your health.’
She left the place thanking the fox!
However, the stork understood that it was cheated by the fox and decided to teach him a lesson. After a few days, the fox met the stork again and decided to play another prank on the stork. This time it was the stork’s turn. The stork welcomed the fox happily and invited to pay a return visit to have a dinner.
The fox was happy and they decided on a date to have the dinner. The Stork asked the fox’s favourite food and offered to cook the same for the dinner.
The day arrived and the fox reached the stork’s place. The stork served soup to the fox and asked him to have soup first.
The soup was served in a narrow jar with a long-neck. The stork was able to drink the soup very easily with its long bill, however the fox couldn’t.
The stork asked the fox to enjoy the soup. And showed several delicious dishes in long-necked jars. The disappointed fox said, ‘My stomach is very painful. I’m leaving now’ and left the place running.
One day he tried to cheat and have fun with a stork. He befriended the stork and gained the trust.
The fox acted like a very good friend and cared a lot for the stork. One day, he invited the stork to have a feast with him and he wanted to treat his friend with delicious food. The happy stork accepted the invitation.
The fox promised to offer rich and tasty food for the stork. Considering the delicious dinner proposed by the fox, the stork remained hungry for the whole day.
Fox took the stork to his home. He apologized to the stork that he could not make anything due to his illness and offered some soup. The stork although disappointed, cared for the fox and was happy with the soup.
The cunning fox offered the soup in a shallow bowl. The stork was stunned to have the soup in the shallow bowl! The long bill of the stork prevented it to take the soup. As the fox easily licked the soup from the plate, the stork wasn’t able to even taste a bit of the soup. It just touched the soup with the tip of its bill.
The Fox asked the stork, ‘How is the soup? Don’t you like it?’
The Hungry stork replied, ‘Oh it is good, but I have stomach upset and I can’t take anymore soup!’
'I’m sorry for troubling you', said the fox.
The stork replied, ‘Oh dear, please don’t say sorry. I have some health problem and cannot enjoy what you offer. Please take care of your health.’
She left the place thanking the fox!
However, the stork understood that it was cheated by the fox and decided to teach him a lesson. After a few days, the fox met the stork again and decided to play another prank on the stork. This time it was the stork’s turn. The stork welcomed the fox happily and invited to pay a return visit to have a dinner.
The fox was happy and they decided on a date to have the dinner. The Stork asked the fox’s favourite food and offered to cook the same for the dinner.
The day arrived and the fox reached the stork’s place. The stork served soup to the fox and asked him to have soup first.
The soup was served in a narrow jar with a long-neck. The stork was able to drink the soup very easily with its long bill, however the fox couldn’t.
The stork asked the fox to enjoy the soup. And showed several delicious dishes in long-necked jars. The disappointed fox said, ‘My stomach is very painful. I’m leaving now’ and left the place running.
- What did the fox always want to do?
- What did the fox do to make people trust him?
- What did the fox promise the stork?
- When the stork came for dinner, what did the fox tell him?
- What did the fox serve instead?
- How did the stork feel?
- How was the soup served?
- Who was able to eat the soup?
- What did the stork realise?
- What did the stork offer to do, to teach the fox a lesson?
- Did the fox accept the invitation?
- What did the stork make for dinner?
- How were the dishes served?
- What happened to the fox?
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