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A kind woman who had no children, longed for a baby and would often say, “How I would love to have a baby girl, even a tiny little one.”

A beautiful fairy heard her wish one day, and gave her a little seed to plant in a flowerpot. When the seed bloomed into a tulip, the woman saw a tiny, beautiful girl inside, no bigger than her thumb. She decided to call her Thumbelina. She was so small that she had a walnut shell for a bed and used petals as a blanket.

Then, an ugly toad fell in love with Thumbelina. One night when she was sleeping, he carried her off to his lily pad in a pond. Thumbelina was very unhappy. A swallow was passing by and saw how sad she looked, and said, “Come south with me to warmer lands.”

Young Thumbelina flew away on the swallow’s back. They flew across the seas and came to a land of sunshine. The swallow said,” This is my home. You can live in one of the loveliest and biggest flowers.” When Thumbelina stepped inside, she found a handsome fairy, as tiny as her, in its heart.

He was the son of the king of flowers and he fell in love with Thumbelina. He asked her to marry him. So Thumbelina became queen of the flowers and the two lived happily ever after.

Adapted from http://www.aesopfables.com

This text is written to….

• amuse the readers

• describe a beautiful Thumbelina

• describe the children

• entertain the beautiful Thumbelina

A kind woman who had no children, longed for a baby and would often say, “How I would love to have a baby girl, even a tiny little one.”

A beautiful fairy heard her wish one day, and gave her a little seed to plant in a flowerpot. When the seed bloomed into a tulip, the woman saw a tiny, beautiful girl inside, no bigger than her thumb. She decided to call her Thumbelina. She was so small that she had a walnut shell for a bed and used petals as a blanket.

Then, an ugly toad fell in love with Thumbelina. One night when she was sleeping, he carried her off to his lily pad in a pond. Thumbelina was very unhappy. A swallow was passing by and saw how sad she looked, and said, “Come south with me to warmer lands.”

Young Thumbelina flew away on the swallow’s back. They flew across the seas and came to a land of sunshine. The swallow said,” This is my home. You can live in one of the loveliest and biggest flowers.” When Thumbelina stepped inside, she found a handsome fairy, as tiny as her, in its heart.

He was the son of the king of flowers and he fell in love with Thumbelina. He asked her to marry him. So Thumbelina became queen of the flowers and the two lived happily ever after.

Adapted from http://www.aesopfables.com

What would probably happen if the fairy did not give the seed to the woman?

• She still has no child.

• She was happy with Thumbelina

• She was unhappy with an ugly toad

• She still live happily with her husband.

A kind woman who had no children, longed for a baby and would often say, “How I would love to have a baby girl, even a tiny little one.”

A beautiful fairy heard her wish one day, and gave her a little seed to plant in a flowerpot. When the seed bloomed into a tulip, the woman saw a tiny, beautiful girl inside, no bigger than her thumb. She decided to call her Thumbelina. She was so small that she had a walnut shell for a bed and used petals as a blanket.

Then, an ugly toad fell in love with Thumbelina. One night when she was sleeping, he carried her off to his lily pad in a pond. Thumbelina was very unhappy. A swallow was passing by and saw how sad she looked, and said, “Come south with me to warmer lands.”

Young Thumbelina flew away on the swallow’s back. They flew across the seas and came to a land of sunshine. The swallow said,” This is my home. You can live in one of the loveliest and biggest flowers.” When Thumbelina stepped inside, she found a handsome fairy, as tiny as her, in its heart.

He was the son of the king of flowers and he fell in love with Thumbelina. He asked her to marry him. So Thumbelina became queen of the flowers and the two lived happily ever after.

Adapted from http://www.aesopfables.com

Based on the text, we know that ….

• an ugly toad want to eat Thumbelina

• Thumbelina became king of the flowers

• the kind woman call the baby with Thumbelina

• She still live happily with her husband.

The lion was having a nap when the little mouse woke him up. The lion was annoyed, so she picked up the little mouse and threaten to eat him up. “Please space my life”. “oh, king of the jungle, if you do, I will do something for you one day”. Begged the mouse. “What? A little thing like you? Hah, this is really funny”. Laughed the lion. The he got the little mouse free because he thought that the little creature didn’t even taste good.

Several days later when the lion was walking in the jungle, he got into a trap. He struggled hard, but he still could not free himself. When he was about to give up, the little mouse came and gnawed the ropes of the net and said “didn’t you once laugh at me for being little? Look how I have saved your life today”.

What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

• The mouse gnawed the ropes.

• The lion could not free himself.

• The lion got into a trap.

• The little mouse saved the lion’s life.

The lion was having a nap when the little mouse woke him up. The lion was annoyed, so she picked up the little mouse and threaten to eat him up. “Please space my life”. “oh, king of the jungle, if you do, I will do something for you one day”. Begged the mouse. “What? A little thing like you? Hah, this is really funny”. Laughed the lion. The he got the little mouse free because he thought that the little creature didn’t even taste good.

Several days later when the lion was walking in the jungle, he got into a trap. He struggled hard, but he still could not free himself. When he was about to give up, the little mouse came and gnawed the ropes of the net and said “didn’t you once laugh at me for being little? Look how I have saved your life today”.

“He struggled hard, but he still could not free himself”. (Paragraph 2, line 2). The underlined world refers to ….

• the mouse

• the lion

• the hunter

• he lion and mouse

The lion was having a nap when the little mouse woke him up. The lion was annoyed, so she picked up the little mouse and threaten to eat him up. “Please space my life”. “oh, king of the jungle, if you do, I will do something for you one day”. Begged the mouse. “What? A little thing like you? Hah, this is really funny”. Laughed the lion. The he got the little mouse free because he thought that the little creature didn’t even taste good.

Several days later when the lion was walking in the jungle, he got into a trap. He struggled hard, but he still could not free himself. When he was about to give up, the little mouse came and gnawed the ropes of the net and said “didn’t you once laugh at me for being little? Look how I have saved your life today”.

What is the moral value of the story?

• We have to say thanks to someone who helps us

• We must not boast that we are stronger than the other

• We must not underestimate someone by one’s size.

• We have to help someone who helps us in return.