The Little Half Chick

What are three things Medio Pollito meets on his way to Madrid?

• a dog

• a cat

• a horse

• a stream, a fire, and the wind

What happens to Medio Pollito at the end of the story?

• He runs away

• He is happy

• He becomes a cupola or a weather vane forever

What do the illustrations and the text tell you about how the mother hen feels about Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito) leaving?

• angry

• excited

• worried

Where is Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito) in this illustration?

• on a farm

• in a forest

• by a stream of water

What do the words say about how Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito) moves? “Do you think I have time to waste to do that sort of thing? I am off to Madrid to dine with the king.” And away he hopped.

• he flies

• he hops

• he runs

What is happening to Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito) in this illustration?

• he is being cooked for the king

• the fire is hot

• he is a chicken

According to the illustration, what happened to Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito) at the end of the story?

• He is turned into a weather vane.

• He is sent back home to his family.

• He met the King and had dinner with him

Where do the words say you can find Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito) at the end of the story? “If you go to Madrid and look for the tallest church in town, you will see a black weather vane in the shape of half a chicken, turning in the wind.”

• On the tallest church in Madrid

• In the barnyard with his family

• In the palace banquet hall with the king

In this folktale, the main character learned that, if you don't help others, they won't help you.

• The Little Half-Chick
  (Medio Pollito)

• The Dog in the Manger

What makes Half-Chicken become very vain?

• He is the center of attention on the ranch

• He knows he is smarter than the other chicks

• He has a gift for telling which way the wind blows