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A. How much did you understand?

Put sentences 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the right order.

1. Ngap never went to get the water.
2. Once, they saw a snake on the path.
3. Her mother gave her a big bag full of delicious food.
4. "Send her back to her parents," said the ogre.

Put sentences 5, 6, 7 and 8 in the right order.

5. "You're better than your sister Ngap."
6. "But my sister Ngap will be angry. She wanted to get married first."
7. "I'm going to find you a good husband."
8. Ngap didn't know about her sister's wedding.

Put sentences 9, 10, 11 and 12 in the right order.

9. She ran to the plate and began to eat.
10. Ngap ran up to the tree and took the biggest fruit.
11. Then she kicked the tree with her foot.
12. "I don't like your husband, sister. He's a bad man."

Put sentences 13, 14, 15 and 16 in the right order.

13. The plate changed at once into the ogre.
14. And Nyakwiy and her husband lived happily together.
15. The dancing stopped. The guests all ran away.
16. Ngap's head rolled down the path.

B. Fill the gaps in the sentences

Fill the gaps in these sentences from the list of words below.

1. "You're …… than your sister Ngap," her mother said.
2. "I'm going to find you a …… husband," said her father.
3. "But my sister Ngap will be ……," said Nyakwiy.
4. Then Ngap's mouth opened and it began to ……
5. So Nyakwiy caught Ngap's head and …… it.
6. Nyakwiy and her husband lived …… together.

angry, buried, better, happily, sing, good

C. What were they feeling?

Imagine what the characters in this story are feeling. Choose words from the list below to complete these sentences. You will need to use some words more than once.

1. When her mother cut Nyakwiy's back, she was feeling …… 
2. When Nyakwiy arrived at her sister's house, she was feeling …… and ……
3. At her sister's house, Nyakwiy was very ……
4. When Nyakwiy arrived home, her parents were ……
5. The tree changed into the ogre. He was very ……
6. "Ngap! Ngap!" the plate called out. "Aren't you ……?"

tired, hungry, angry, happy, sad

D. What do you think?

What do you think is the best moral of this story? 

Choose one of these sentences, or think of one of your own.

Beautiful people are always loved.

Good people are happy in the end and selfish people are unhappy.

Parents should not have a favourite child.

Sisters should be kind to each other.

D. Make a play

The story of Ngap and Nyakwiy can make a wonderful play. Choose different people to take the parts of the three sisters, their parents and the ogre. Use the words of the story, but make up other words yourselves.

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