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A. How much did you understand?

At the beginning of this story, the sheep and the goat went off to find some good grass to eat. On the way they met some other animals. 

Put these sentences in the right order.

1. They left the farm, and began to walk towards the river.
2. "Mm, a sheep and a goat!" said the hyena. "They're my favourite meat."
3. Once upon a time, there was a sheep and a goat.
4. "Listen to me, Leopard. You can't eat us. The sky is falling down."

The sheep and the goat enjoyed the clean water and the good grass. Then they wanted to go home.

Put these sentences in the right order.

1. They ate and ate.  They were very happy.
2. "Goodnight," said the goat. "I'm going to sleep now."
3. "Come on. We must go faster," said the goat.
4. "Look, can you see that big tree? Let's climb it."

The lion, the leopard and the hyena met under the tree. 

Put these sentences in the right order.

1. "If I catch those two," the lion roared, "I'll pull off their heads."
2. So they ran home safely, and they never went alone to the river again.
3. The sheep tried to turn over, but he couldn't do it.
4. "I was a fool today," said the lion.

B. Where were they?

Fill the gaps in these sentences with words from the list below to show where the animals were.

1. They left the …… and began to walk towards the ……
2. The leopard was frightened. He waved his tail and ran away, into the ……
3. They drank and drank. Then they went into the ……
4. "All right," said the sheep, and he followed his friend up the ……
5. The goat ran to the …… and began to climb it.
6. "I was a fool today," said the lion. "I met a sheep and a goat on the ……"
7. "Look, " said the goat. "It's nearly morning. Now we can go ……"

tree, home, hill, farm, forest, field, river, road

C. What were they feeling?

Fill the gaps in these sentences which retell the story. Choose the right word from the list below to show what the animals were feeling.

1. The sheep and the goat lived with a cruel farmer, and they were ……
2. The farmer never took them eat good grass, and so they were always ……
3. The sheep and the goat walked a long way to the river, and they became very ……
4. "The sky is falling on our heads!" the goat said to the lion, and the lion was ……
5. When the sheep and the goat came to the river, they ate the long green grass and they were ……
6. The lion, the leopard and the hyena were very …… with the sheep and the goat.

hungry, angry, tired, happy, unhappy, frightened

D. Sayings

"Out of the frying pan into the fire" is an English saying. It means that if you try to run away from one problem, you might be in worse danger. In this story, the "frying pan" for the sheep and the goat is their life with the cruel farmer. They are always hungry, and so they try to run away. But when they go out from the farm, they meet dangerous enemies (the "fire") who want to eat them.

Do you have any sayings like this one in your language

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