The other animals were ____ of the lion would kill them all.

The animals told the lion, “Let’s make a _____.

If you _____ to eat only one animal each day, then one of us will come to you every day.

The plan _______ well to the lion, so he agreed, but he also said, “If you don’t come every day, I promise to kill all of you the next day!”

Each day after that, one animal went to the lion _______ the lion could eat it. Then, all the other animals were safe.

Finally, it was the rabbit’s turn to go to the lion. The rabbit went very slowly that day, so the lion was angry when the rabbit finally __________.

The lion _______ asked the rabbit, “Why are you late?”

“I was ________ from another lion in the forest. That lion said he was the king, so I was afraid.”

The lion told the rabbit, “I am the only king here! _______ me to that other lion, and I will kill him.”

The rabbit ________, “I will be happy to show you where he lives.”

The rabbit led the lion to an old well in the middle of the forest. The well was very deep with water at the _______.

The rabbit told the lion, “Look in there. The lion lives at the bottom.”

When the lion looked in the well, he could see his own face in the water. He _________ that was the other lion. Without waiting another moment, the lion jumped into the well to attack the other lion.

He never came out. All of the other animals in the forest were very ______ with the rabbit’s clever trick.