12 THE PIG'S DINNER

Little Pig went down the road.

He wanted some dinner.

Soon he came to a garden.

It was full of pretty flowers.

“Woof, woof! ”said Little Pig.

“I want to go into that garden.

Flowers make a good dinner.”

He went into the garden.

Soon Red Hen came down the road.

Her little chickens were with her.

By and by they came to the garden.

They saw the pretty flowers.

“Cluck, cluck! ”said Red Hen.

“How pretty the flowers are!

Come with me into the garden.

We can find a good dinner there.”

They went into the garden to eat.

How happy they all were!

Soon White Cow came down the road.

She saw the pretty flowers.

She saw Little Pig in the garden.

She saw Red Hen and her chickens.

“Moo, moo! ”she said.

“How pretty the flowers are!

They will make a good dinner.”

Red Hen said, “Cluck, cluck, come in! ”

Little Pig said, “Woof, woof, come in! ”

White Cow went into the garden.

Soon the farmer came home.

He saw White Cow in the garden.

He saw Red Hen and her chickens.

He saw Little Pig, too.

“Stop eating my flowers! ”he said.

“Get out of my garden! ”

Away they all ran down the road!

“Good-bye, Mr. Farmer! ”said the hen.

“We had a good dinner! ”said the pig.

“We will come back soon! ”said the cow.

(Maud Lindsay)

Word list

cluck, cluck: the sound made by chickens

You Practice

A) Answer the following questions.

1) Which animals went into the garden?

2) Why did the animals go into the garden?

3) Who got angry at the animals? Why?

4) Do you think flowers make a good dinner? Why or why not?

5) What do you think the animals will do after leaving the garden?

B) The parts of the story—Fill in the following information about the story.

1) Characters (who is in the story? )

2) Setting (when and where is the story? )

3) Problem :

4) Solution :

C) Who did it? Read the sentences carefully, and tell which character did it.

1) He said “Woof, woof”. _________

2) He told the animals to get out of his garden. _________

3) She had little chickens with her. _________

4) She said “Moo, moo”. _________

5) She said, “Good-bye, Mr. Farmer”. _________