THE LION'S DINNER
There was one place in the savannas which the animals liked very much. There was good water and green grass there. But a strong lion lived there. He killed two or three animals every day. One day the animals came to the Lion, and one of them began to speak:
"Oh, dear Lion, it is not good for you to run and hunt all day long in the savannas. We'll send you one animal for your dinner every day."
"All right," the Lion said, "but you must begin to send me my dinner now: I am hungry. I must have my dinner every day! If you don't send an animal to me every day, I shall kill as many of you as I want!"
"Don't kill us, dear Lion. We shall send you an animal every day."
They cast lots, and that day it was an antelope who became the Lion's dinner. And every day they sent one animal to the Lion.
But the animals were not happy. Each of them thought: "Oh, tomorrow my turn will come!"
One day it was a Hare's turn to be the Lion's dinner. The Hare's family was unhappy. "Don't be afraid!" the Hare said to them and smiled. "The Lion will not eat me up!"
The Hare ran to the river, jumped into the water and then began to roll in the mud. He came to the Lion very dirty.
The Lion saw him and became angry.
"I don't want that dirty animal for my dinner!" he cried.
"Oh, dear Lion, I am not your dinner. I had to bring you a big hare. But on my way I met another lion, and he took the hare for himself."
"Is there another lion in the savannas?" asked the Lion.
"Yes, there is. He is big and strong. I think he is stronger than you are."
The Lion became angrier than before and said to the Hare, "Show me that lion!"
"All right!" said the Hare. "Let us go to him."
And they went to a big well. The Hare looked into the well and said, "Look, he is there, and the Hare is with him."
The Lion looked into the well. He saw himself and the Hare in the water. He jumped into the well to catch them and — never came back!
The animals were happy, they jumped and danced and thanked the clever Hare.
THE LION'S DINNER
There was one place in the savannas which the animals liked very much. There was good water and green grass there. But a strong lion lived there. He killed two or three animals every day. One day the animals came to the Lion, and one of them began to speak:
"Oh, dear Lion, it is not good for you to run and hunt all day long in the savannas. We'll send you one animal for your dinner every day."
"All right," the Lion said, "but you must begin to send me my dinner now: I am hungry. I must have my dinner every day! If you don't send an animal to me every day, I shall kill as many of you as I want!"
"Don't kill us, dear Lion. We shall send you an animal every day."
They cast lots, and that day it was an antelope who became the Lion's dinner. And every day they sent one animal to the Lion.
But the animals were not happy. Each of them thought: "Oh, tomorrow my turn will come!"
One day it was a Hare's turn to be the Lion's dinner. The Hare's family was unhappy. "Don't be afraid!" the Hare said to them and smiled. "The Lion will not eat me up!"
The Hare ran to the river, jumped into the water and then began to roll in the mud. He came to the Lion very dirty.
The Lion saw him and became angry.
"I don't want that dirty animal for my dinner!" he cried.
"Oh, dear Lion, I am not your dinner. I had to bring you a big hare. But on my way I met another lion, and he took the hare for himself."
"Is there another lion in the savannas?" asked the Lion.
"Yes, there is. He is big and strong. I think he is stronger than you are."
The Lion became angrier than before and said to the Hare, "Show me that lion!"
"All right!" said the Hare. "Let us go to him."
And they went to a big well. The Hare looked into the well and said, "Look, he is there, and the Hare is with him."
The Lion looked into the well. He saw himself and the Hare in the water. He jumped into the well to catch them and — never came back!
The animals were happy, they jumped and danced and thanked the clever Hare.
THE LION'S DINNER
A. Answer the questions.
1. Where did the story happen?
2. Who were the characters in the story?
3. Which of them were the main characters?
4. Who was the negative character?
5. What problem did the animals have?
6. How did they try to solve the problem?
7. Was it a very good way to solve the problem? Why?
8. Who had an idea how to solve the problem?
9. How did he solve the problem?
B. Correct the wrong sentences.
1. A strong Lion lived in the jungle.
2. He killed two or three animals every week.
3. One day the people asked the Lion not to hunt animals.
4. They promised to send him three animals for his dinner every day.
5. They cast lots and every day they sent one animal to the Hare.
6. One day it was a Hare's turn to be the Lion's friend.
7. The Hare ran to the river, jumped into the water and then began to swim.
8. He came to the Lion very clean.
9. The Lion saw the Hare and ate him.
10. The Hare told the Lion about another strong tiger who had taken his dinner.
11. The Lion became quieter than before.
12. He wanted to see the lion, so they went to a big house.
13. The Lion looked into the well and saw a big fish in the water.
14. He thought it was the other tiger and his friend.
15. He jumped into the well to catch them and came back very angry.
16. The animals were happy; they sang songs and thanked the clever Lion.
C. Finish the sentences.
1. A strong Lion lived ……
2. He killed two or three animals ……
3. One day the animals asked the Lion ……
4. They promised to send him an animal ……
5. They cast lots and every day ……
6. One day it was a Hare's turn to be ……
7. The Hare ran to the river, jumped into the water and then began ……
8. He came to the Lion ……
9. The Lion saw him and ……
10. The Hare told the Lion about another strong lion who ……
11. The Lion became angrier …….
12. He wanted to see the lion, so they went ……
13. The Lion looked into the well and saw ……
14. He thought it was the other ……
15. He jumped into the well to catch them and ……
16. The animals were happy, they ……
D. Put the sentences in the right order. First do it without looking into the text, then check using the text.
He came to the Lion very dirty.
He thought it was the other lion and his dinner.
He killed two or three animals every day.
He jumped into the well to catch them and never came back.
They promised to send him an animal for his dinner every day.
The Lion became angrier than before.
A strong Lion lived in the savannas.
He wanted to see the lion, so they went to a big well.
The Hare ran to the river, jumped into the water, and then began to roll in the mud.
The animals were happy, they jumped and danced and thanked the clever Hare.
They cast lots and every day they sent one animal to the Lion.
The Hare told the Lion about another strong lion who had taken his dinner.
One day the animals asked the Lion not to hunt them.
The Lion saw him and became angry.
One day it was a Hare's turn to be the Lion's dinner.
The Lion looked into the well and saw himself and the Hare in the water.
E. Choose and write down some key words from each sentence to help you retell the story. Retell the story in pairs.
| A strong Lion lived in the savannas. |
| He killed two or three animals every day. |
| One day the animals asked the Lion not to hunt them. |
| They promised to send him an animal for his dinner every day. |
| They cast lots and every day they sent one animal to the Lion. |
| One day it was a Hare's turn to be the Lion's dinner. |
| The Hare ran to the river, jumped into the water, and then began to roll in the mud. |
| He came to the Lion very dirty. |
| The Lion saw him and became angry. |
| The Hare told the Lion about another strong lion who had taken his dinner. |
| The Lion became angrier than before. |
| He wanted to see the lion, so they went to a big well. |
| The Lion looked into the well and saw himself and the Hare in the water. |
| He thought it was the other lion and his dinner. |
| He jumped into the well to catch them and never came back. |
| The animals were happy, they jumped and danced and thanked the clever Hare. |
| A strong Lion lived in the savannas. |
| He killed two or three animals every day. |
| One day the animals asked the Lion not to hunt them. |
| They promised to send him an animal for his dinner every day. |
| They cast lots and every day they sent one animal to the Lion. |
| One day it was a Hare's turn to be the Lion's dinner. |
| The Hare ran to the river, jumped into the water, and then began to roll in the mud. |
| He came to the Lion very dirty. |
| The Lion saw him and became angry. |
| The Hare told the Lion about another strong lion who had taken his dinner. |
| The Lion became angrier than before. |
| He wanted to see the lion, so they went to a big well. |
| The Lion looked into the well and saw himself and the Hare in the water. |
| He thought it was the other lion and his dinner. |
| He jumped into the well to catch them and never came back. |
| The animals were happy, they jumped and danced and thanked the clever Hare. |
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