THE SMARTEST PARROT

Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The
parrot could say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the
place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.
The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the
parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano, however the bird
did not say the word.
At first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very angry. “You stupid
bird!” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill
you” the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then
the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”. The
bird kept not to say the word of Catano.
One day, after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the
man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into the
chicken house. There were four old chickens for next dinner “You are as stupid as the
chickens. Just stay with them” Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; “You
know, I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid
parrot”. After that he left the chicken house.
The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was
very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken house. There were three
death chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at
the last old chicken; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”.
Similiar
1. saw at (paraghraf 5) >> looked at
2. felt exited (paraghraf 2) >> felt happy
3. shouted to (paraghraf 3) >> loud to
4. pointed the man (paraghraf 3) >> directed the man
5. got very angry (paraghraf 3) >> become very angry
6. said (paraghraf 4) >> talked
7. humble (paraghraf 4) >> demean
8. screaming (paraghraf 5) >> Shouted
9. threw (paraghraf 4) >> tossed
10. at the moment (paraghraf 5) >> at the event
 CINDERELLA

Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Cinderella. She lived with her step
mother and two step sisters. The step mother and sisters were conceited and bad tempered.
They treated Cinderella very badly. Her step mother made Cinderella do the hardest works in
the house; such as scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pot and pan and preparing the food for the
family. The two step sisters, on the other hand, did not work about the house. Their mother
gave them many handsome dresses to wear.
One day, the two step sister received an invitation to the ball that the king’s son was
going to give at the palace. They were excited about this and spent so much time choosing the
dresses they would wear. At last, the day of the ball came, and away went the sisters to it.
Cinderella could not help crying after they had left. “Why are crying, Cinderella?” a voice
asked. She looked up and saw her fairy godmother standing beside her, “because I want so
much to go to the ball” said Cinderella. “Well” said the godmother,”you’ve been such a
cheerful, hardworking, uncomplaining girl that I am going to see that you do go to the ball”.
Magically, the fairy godmother changed a pumpkin into a fine coach and mice into a
coachman and two footmen. Her godmother tapped Cinderella’s raged dress with her wand,
and it became a beautiful ball gown. Then she gave her a pair of pretty glass slippers. “Now,
Cinderella”, she said; “You must leave before midnight”. Then away she drove in her
beautiful coach.
Cinderella was having a wonderfully good time. She danced again and again with the
king’s son. Suddenly the clock began to strike twelve, she ran toward the door as quickly as
she could. In her hurry, one of her glass slipper was left behind. A few days later, the king’
son proclaimed that he would marry the girl whose feet fitted the glass slipper. Her step
sisters tried on the slipper but it was too small for them, no matter how hard they squeezed
their toes into it. In the end, the king’s page let Cinderella try on the slipper. She stuck out her
foot and the page slipped the slipper on. It fitted perfectly. Finally, she was driven to the
palace. The king’s son was overjoyed to see her again. They were married and live happily
ever after.
True and False
1. Cinderella was helped by her stepsister to do all the housework T
2. She have to do all the house works F
3. The stepsisters don’t want to go to the ball with her. T
4. Unfortunatelly, the fairy good mother come and helped her to get to the ball. F
5. Cinderella could not help crying after they had left. T
6. At the ball, Cinderella dancing with the Prince. They fall in love. T
7. Cinderella didn’t ran toward the door as quickly as she could. F
8. The Prince fall in love with she. F
9. The king’s son was overjoyed to see her again T
10. Finally, Cinderella and Prince were mariied and live happily ever after. T
 THE CAT AND THE ROOSTER

Once upon a time there lived a Cat and a Cock who loved one another dearly. The Cat
would play his fiddle and the Cock would sing, the Cat would go out to get food for the two
of them, and the Cock would stay at home and look after the house. Every time the Cat
prepared to go out he would say to the Cock: "You mustn't let anyone into the house, Cock, or
go out yourself, no matter who calls you." "I won't, don't you worry," the Cock would reply,
and he would get into the house and stay there till the Cat came home. Now, a Fox once saw
the Cock and decided to lure him out and catch him. She crept up to the window of their
house when the Cat was out and called out: "Come out, Cock, and join me, and I'll give you
grains of wheat and some water clear and sweet." But the Cock called out in reply: "Cock-a-
doodle-doo, I'll do without, For I promised Puss I'd not go out!"
The Fox saw that this was not the way to go about things, so one night she crept up to
the house, threw some wheat grains under the window for the Cock to see and herself hid
behind a bush. By and by the Cat went out hunting as usual, and the Cock opened the window
and looked out. There was no one about, he saw, but there, scattered on the ground, lay some
luscious grains of wheat. The Cock was eager to eat them and said to himself:
"I think I'll go out and peck at those grains for a bit. There is no one about, so no one will see
me or tell Puss on me."
But no sooner did he step over the threshold than the Fox was upon him. She seized
him by the scruff of his neck and away she ran to her own house! And the Cock called out to
the Cat: "Save me, Brother Puss, I pray! Foxy's taking me far away. For her bushy tail I can't
see the trail. If you don't come, friend, I will meet my end."
Now, the Cat was a long way off and he did not hear the Cock, and by the time he
returned home it was too late for him to go after the Fox. He tried to overtake her, but could
not, so back he went home and wept and cried. But he got to thinking after a while, and,
taking his fiddle and a bright-pictured sack, set out for the Fox's house. Now, the Fox had
four daughters and a son, and before going out hunting that day, she told them to keep an eye
on the Cock and to heat a potfull of water so that as soon as she was back she could kill and
cook him for dinner. "And mind you let no one into the house while I'm away," she said.
Away she went, and the Cat came up to the house, stood under the window and began to play
and to sing the following song: "Foxy's house is big and tall, Her four little daughters are
beauties all, And Pilipko, her only son, Is very sweet to look upon. Step outside, young Foxy,
do, And I'll sing some more for you!" Now, the Fox's eldest daughter felt that she must go and
see who it was playing and she said to the others: "Stay here in the house and I'll go and see
who it is that plays so well." She came out of the house, and the Cat rapped her smartly on
the nose, whisked her into his sack and began to play and to sing again: "Foxy's house is big
and tall, Her four little daughters are beauties all, And Pilipko, her only son, Is very sweet
look upon. Step outside, young Foxy, do, And I'll sing some more for you!"
The Fox's second daughter went out to see who it was playing, and the Cat rapped her
on the nose and whisked her into his sack. And the very same thing happened to the Fox's two
younger daughters. There sat their brother Pilipko in the house and waited for his sisters, but
they did not come back. "I think I'll go out and get them to come home," said he to himself,
"or our mother will give me a good hiding when she gets back."
He stepped outside, and the Cat rapped him on the nose too and whisked him into the
sack! Then he hanged the sack on a dry willow tree and ran into the Fox's house. He found
the Cock and untied him, and the two of them ate all of the Fox's food, overturned the pot of
boiling water, broke all the dishes and ran home. And the Cock did just as the Cat told him
ever after and never, never disobeyed him.
Matching Sentences
1. Once upon a time there........ + A
2. When the Cat was out and called out..... + B
3. "Stay here in the house and I'll go and ... + G
4. She seized him by the scruff of his neck and ... + H
5. He tried to overtake her, but could not, ....... + E
6. But the Cock called out in reply: .... + J
7. He stepped outside, and the Cat .... + D
8. And the Cock did just as the Cat.... + C
9. "I think I'll go out and get them to come home," ... + F
10. Then he hanged the sack on a dry... + I

Answer
A. lived a Cat and a Cock who loved one another dearly
B. "Come out, Cock, and join me, and I'll give you grains of wheat and some water clear
and sweet."
C. told him ever after and never, never disobeyed him.
D. rapped him on the nose too and whisked him into the sack
E. so back he went home and wept and cried
F. said he to himself, "or our mother will give me a good hiding when she gets back."
G. see who it is that plays so well."
H. away she ran to her own house
I. willow tree and ran into the Fox's house
J. "Cock-a-doodle-doo, I'll do without, For I promised Puss I'd not go out!"
 THE LION AND THE MOUSE

One day, a Lion lay asleep in the jungle. A tiny Mouse, running about in the grass and
not noticing where he was going, ran over Lion’s head and down his nose.
The Lion awoke with a loud roar and down came his paw over the little Mouse. The
great beast I was about to open his huge jaws to swallow the tiny creature when “Pardon me,
O King, I beg of you,” cried the frightened Mouse. “If you will only forgive me this time, I
shall never forget your kindness. 1 meant no harm and I certainly didn’t want to disturb Your
Majesty. If you will spare my life, perhaps I may be able to do you a good turn, too.” The
Lion began to laugh, and he laughed and laughed. “How could a tiny creature like you ever
do anything to help me? And he shook with laughter. “Oh well” he shrugged, looking down at
the frightened Mouse, “you’re not so much of a meal anyway.” He took his paw off the poor
little prisoner and the Mouse quickly scampered away. Some time after this, some hunters,
trying to capture the Lion alive so they could carry him to their king set up rope nets in the
jungle. The Lion, who was hunting for some food, fell into the trap. Her roared and thrashed
about trying to free himself but with every move he made, the ropes bound him tighter
The unhappy Lion feared he could never escape, and he roared pitifully. His
thunderous bellows echoed through the jungle. The tiny Mouse, scurrying about far away,
heard Lion’s roars “That may be there very Lion who once freed me,” he said, remembering
his promise. And he ran to whether he could help.
Discovering the sad state the Lion was in, the Mouse said to him, “Stop, stop! You
must not roar. If you make so much noise, the hunters will come and capture you. I’ll get you
out of this trap.” With his sharp little teeth, the Mouse gnawed at the ropes until they broke.
When the Lion had stepped out of the net and was free once “Thank you, good Mouse,” said
the Lion gently. “You did help me even though I am big and you are so little. I see now that
kindness is always worthwhile.”
Short-answer
1. What was the lion doing when the mouse ran up and down upon him?
Answer : The lion was a sleep
2. What problem did the mouse have?
Answer : the lion placed his huge paw upon the mouse
3. How did he overcome his problem?
 Answer : The mouse told the lion that if he forgave him the mouse could help him one
day.
4. What happened to the lion some time after?
Answer : The lion was caught in a trap and the hunters tied him to a tree
5. How did he overcome his problem?
Answer : The little mouse gnawed away the ropes that bound the lion.
6. What is the message of the story?
Answer : The message of the story is “little friends may prove great friends”.
7. Who are the main participants of the story?
Answer : The main participants of the story are lion and little mouse.
8. What do you call a story that tells about animals which can talk like humans?
Answer : The story is called “fable”
9. Who are running about in the grass and not noticing?
Answer : It was A tiny Mouse
10. What is moral value of the story?
Answer : Even the strong sometimes need the friendship of the weak