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A. How much did you understand?

Here is the right order for sentences 1,2 and 3.

3. 3. "The hyena's son is dead."
1. 1. "We must go to the hyena's funeral and show respect."
2. 2. "If we don't go, the hyenas will be angry with us. They will have a reason to eat us."

Here is the right order for sentences 4, 5 and 6.

5. 5. "Let's run away."
4. 4. “We are sorry that your son is dead. We will pray to God. He will comfort you."
6. 6. "If we give them our lips, perhaps they will let us go."

Here is the right order for sentences 7, 8 and 9.

9. 9. “Hyenas are hungry. Hyenas want meat!"
8. 8.  “You must give us something to eat. Cut off your lips and give them to us."
7. 7.  “We can see their teeth! They are laughing at us!"

B. If...

The best endings to the sentences are:

1. 1/c. "If we don't go, the hyenas will be angry with us." 
2. 2/a. "If we go the hyenas will be happy with us."
3. 3/b. "If we give them our lips, perhaps they will let us go."