Horseshoe Soup

What is the meaning of

cabin on page 4?

• a storage container

• a small home

Why don’t the man and woman give Calamity Jane any food at the beginning of the story?

• They only have enough food for themselves.

• They were hungry and ate everything

• They did not like Calamity Jane

When Calamity Jane goes to the center of town, what does she do to prepare to make soup?

• She stole food from the townspeople

• She asked more people for their food to add to her delicious soup.

• She gathered some sticks and built a cheerful fire. Then, she placed her cooking pot upon the fire and filled it with water.

What evidence from the story tells you that Calamity Jane is tricky?

• She doesn't think the townspeople are smart, so she took food from them and added it to the soup when they weren't looking

• She knows that if she starts making soup, people will add small amounts of other foods— especially when the soup begins to have a delicious smell

• She lied to the townspeople

What lesson can readers learn from this story?

• It is good to be a trickster!

• Calamity Jane ate a delicious soup with the townspeople.

• When people share, they all have more than they

  had before.