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The lion and the mouse
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The Lion and the Mouse (Fable). Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary Exercises w Solutions
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The Lion and The Mouse - 1st part (adapted version)
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The Lion and the mouse.(3 PAGES)Reading.Answer the questions+ Meaning of words+label the adjectives+wordsearc h+writing a letter+key
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The Lion and The Mouse - 2nd part (adapted version)
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The Lion and The Mouse - Worksheet (adapted version)
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The lion and the mouse (new version and fully editable)
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The lion and the mouse
Read the story.
One day a lion is sleeping in the jungle. A mouse runs in front of the lion. The lion wakes up.
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"What are you doing here?", the lion is angry. "I am so sorry, sir", the mouse is scared. The lion is hungry, but the mouse says:"Don't eat me. I can help you one day."
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"That's funny�", the lion says. I am big and you are so little. How can you help me? But the lion feels good. He is not angry any more and lets the mouse run away.
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One year later the lion is walking in the jungle. A net falls over him and the lion can't walk. He roars for help:
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Comprehension questions.Choose the best answer.
1. What is a lion doing one day?
walking
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a mouse
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the mouse
the lion
4. Who is angry?
the mouse
the lion
5, Is the lion hungry?
yes, he is
no, he isn;t
6. Does the lion eat the mouse?
yes, he does
no, he doesn;t
7.Where is the lion walking one day?
in the field
in the jungle
8. What falls over him?
a bag
a net
9. What does he roar?
Help!
Run!
10. Who hears him?
the man
the mouse
11. What does the mouse chew?
the net
the hat
12. Who is kind?
the lion
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1."Don't eat me," says the mouse.
2.One day a net falls over the lion.
3"Help!" roars the lion.
4.The mouse makes a hole in the net.
5.One day a lion is sleeping.
6.A mouse wakes him up.
7.The lion is angry and hungry.
8.The lion lets the mouse go.
9."You are little but kind ,"says the lion .
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Now watch the story and enjoy it.
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