Will, the Wolf / Story Elements & Comprehension

Will, the WOlf

Story Elements & Comprehension

by Kajal Goswami

​Will the Wolf

​Will was fed up. All he wanted was to do things his way. Why did all the wolves have to do everything together anyway? They ate together, played together, slept together, and walked together. Everywhere. Everyday. It was exhausting.

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​Will was growing up. He could do things

himself now, and he had some pretty good

ideas, too! But his mom wouldn’t let him

try his ideas by himself. Will didn’t get it.

​One day, the pack was walking through the woods. Will had an idea that there was food down a path, but the pack didn’t want to go that way.

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​Finally, Will said, “Why do we need a pack

anyway? I’m going to go down that path

and I’ll have plenty to eat!

I don’t need you guys!”

​The pack did not approve. They said, “Will, you can try going off on your own, but we need to work together in our pack. Packs help us survive."

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​Will didn’t believe them. He ran off on his own. He ran for miles. He started to get tired, and it was getting dark. Usually, the pack would all find a spot together to sleep, but Will had no pack now. He decided to find a cave. When he settled down to sleep, Will though, “Sleeping would be much easier with my pack all around me. If something comes, I’d have them to protect me.”

​He barely slept that night. In the morning, he decided to go back. Will hoped he could find his pack again. He ran back to where they’d last been together. As he was running, he smelled a deer. “Hmmmm…” Will thought. “The pack would be impressed if I brought a deer for us all.” So he decided to hunt on his own.

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​Quietly, he crept through the woods. He tracked the deer into a clearing. Will looked around. Where was the deer? Suddenly, something charged out of the trees at him! It was the deer, and those antlers were sharp!!! If his pack were here, they would help him, but Will was alone. He ran from the deer as fast as he could! After a while, the deer stopped chasing him.

​Will rested. He started thinking how much easier this trip would have been with his pack by his side. He would have been able to sleep soundly. He would have been warmer with them all around him. He would have been able to take down the deer with his pack by his side. Now, Will was just hungry and lonely. He realized his pack had been right, packs do help them survive. Will knew that now, and was determined to find his pack and work hard to help them as much as they help him.

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​The End.

Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the story?

• Wolves don't need a pack.

• Wolves can survive anywhere alone.

• Wolves need each other to survive.

Multiple Choice

Who is the main character of the story?

• Will

• Will, his mom

• Will and the whole pack.

Multiple Choice

Where does the story mainly take place?

• City

• Cave

• Forest

Multiple Choice

What problem does the main character of the face?

• Will not listening to the elders.

• Will gets lost in the forest.

• Will gets chased by the deer.

Multiple Choice

What event happens first?

• Will chases the deer.

• Will wishes to do things his way.

• Will wishes to be like his mom.

Multiple Choice

Which event happens second in this story?

• Will refuses to listen to his mom's advice.

• Will decides to leave the pack and live on his own.

• Will's mom would not let Will try his ideas.

Multiple Choice

Which event happens third in this story?

• Will decides to go on the path the pack decides not to go.

• Will decides to leave the pack and live on his own.

• Will starts to hunt on his own.

Multiple Choice

Which event happens fourth this story?

• Will is reunited with his pack.

• Will is all by himself and decides to spend the night in the cave.

• Will gets hungry and hunts for food.

Multiple Choice

After spending the night all by himself, what does Will decide?

• He is finally independent.

• He is happy to be alone.

• He is happy without his pack.

• Will wants to reunite with his pack.

Multiple Choice

How does Will decide to solve his problem?

• He decides to catch a rabbit and take it to his pack.

• He decides to catch a deer and take it to his pack.

Multiple Choice

Was Will successful in hunting by himself.

• No, the deer chased him away.

• Yes, he was able to catch the deer.

Multiple Choice

How did the story end?

• Will finds his pack.

• Will is determined to find his pack.

• Will is left all by himself.

Multiple Choice

Which Idiom suits the best in this story?

• sleep on it

• think before you leap

• hold your horses