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THE LION AND THE MOUSE

A lion, tired from chasing his prey lay sleeping under a nice, shady tree. Some mice, scrambling over him while he slept, awoke him. The lion was upset and lay his paw on one of the mice. The mouse begged for mercy so sadly that the lion let him go. A few days later, the same lion found himself caught in a hunter’s net. He could not get loose. He roared in anger. The mouse whose life he had saved heard this and came. How could a little mouse help a big, strong lion? His sharp little teeth chewed through the ropes and soon the lion was free.

1. The lion was tired from chasing his prey. What does prey mean?

A. saying a prayer

B. the animals he tries to catch and eat

C. the ones chasing him

2. The mice went to sleep under a  

A. rock.

B. waterfall.

C. tree.

3. While he slept, what animals scrambled over him?

A. mice

B. cockroaches

C. spiders

4. The lion laid his paw on a poor mouse. What is a paw?

A. lion’s foot

B. tail

C. rock.

5. The mouse begged

A. to eat some more corn.

B. for mercy.

C. for him to eat a different mouse.

6. A few days later the lion was

A. sleeping and the mouse scrambled over him again.

B.  catching mice for his supper.

C. caught in a hunter’s trap and unable to get out.

7. When he heard the lion roar, the mouse that the lion had let go came to help. How could a mouse help?

A. He could let the lion eat him.

B. He could give the lion some advice.

C. He could chew the ropes and let the lion go free.

8. The lesson is that we should not look down on

A. mice.

B. lions.

C. friends who do not seem to be important or strong.

THE FOX AND THE CROW

A crow was sitting on a branch of a tree with a piece of cheese in its beak when a fox came up and saw him. He really wanted that cheese for himself. He stood under the tree and said, “What a beautiful bird! If only his voice was as beautiful as his feathers, he would be the best bird there could be!” The crow was flattered with this and opened his beak to show the fox how beautifully he could sing. Of course, the cheese fell to the ground. The fox grabbed it and said, laughing, “You have a voice, I can see. What you do not have is wits!”

1.The crow had

A. a piece of cheese.

B. a mouse.

C. a piece of apple.

2. As the crow sat there, who came up?

A. a rooster

B. a fox

C. a blackbird

3. The fox wanted

A. to sit in the tree.

B. to have the cheese.

C. a crow dinner.

4. The fox began to flatter the crow. What does flatter mean?

A. to move his wings

B. to talk about how great another is

C. to tell lies

5. The flattering of the fox was about the crow’s

A. beautiful voice.

B. cheese.

C. cleverness.

6. The crow felt flattered and began to sing to show how beautiful his voice was. When he did this, what happened?

A. The fox sang with him.

B. The cheese fell to the ground.

C. His voice was beautiful.

7. The fox said the crow had a voice but was not

A. hungry.

B. beautiful.

C. smart.

8. We should be careful of flattery because

A. the person is too proud to admit you are right.

B. the person is just telling lies .

C. the person wants something from you.