Reading. The Timid Hare.

THE TIMID HARE

A hare lived in the forest. He was very timid.

One day the hare came to the crane. He knew that the crane could make different things.

"Hello, Crane," said the hare.

"Hello, Hare."

"Can you make the teeth of a lion for me?"

"Why do you want the teeth of a lion?" asked the crane.

"I want to look like a lion. When the fox sees me he will be scared. Now I run from him, and then the fox will run from me," said the hare.

The crane smiled.

"All right," he said, and made the lion's teeth for the hare. The teeth were very, very big.

"Here you are," said the crane to the hare. "Put them in your mouth."

"Very good," said the hare. He liked the teeth. "Now the fox will be scared. Thank you! Goodbye!" And the hare ran to look for the fox.

The hare jumped here and there, but he could not see the fox. Then he stopped to rest. Suddenly he saw the fox behind the bushes. The fox was near him!

The hare was scared. He ran away.

He ran to the crane and said, "I don't like these teeth. They are not good. Can you make me bigger teeth?"

"Yes, I can," said the crane. "But you don't need the teeth of a lion. You need a lion's heart."

A. Answer the questions.

1. When and where does the story happen?

2. Who is the main character?

3. What other characters are there in the story?

4. Which character has a problem?

5. What is his problem?

6. How does he try to solve the problem?

7. Can he solve it? Why?

8. What is the main idea of the story?

9. What do you think of the characters?

10. What do you think of the story?

B. Fill in the gaps.

I'd like to tell you about the story called "The ………………………". It happens …………………………… in the ………………………… . The main character is the …………………. The ………………… has a problem: he is afraid of the ……………… . The ………………… asks the ………………… to make ……………………………… for him. But the ………………… don't help the ………………… to become brave. When he sees the ………………… he ……………………………… again. I think that the ………………… is ………………… and the ………………… is ………………… (clever / timid / wise / silly / …………)

I've enjoyed reading the story. It is (nice / interesting / wonderful / great / unusual / fantastic / exciting / funny /……………… ).

C. Draw a picture to illustrate the story. Speak about the story using part B.

D. Read the dialogue and act it out.