The boastful chick

6 form

Obedient — слухняні;

boastful—хвалькуватий;

of course — безумовно;

trust — правда.

Once upon a time there was Mother Hen who had ten chicks. Nine of them were good and obedient, but one chick was very boastful.

"You are small, you must stay in our barn, you must not go into the yard", said Mother Hen.

"I don't want to stay in the barn", said the chick and ran out into the yard.

An hour later the bad chick came back and began to boast.

"Everybody is afraid of me in the yard", said the boastful chick.

"In the yard I saw a very big rat. But the moment I came to it, the rat ran away more dead than alive".

What the boastful chick said was, of course, far from the truth.

He saw the big rat, but it was in a rat-trap,

"What happened next? Come on tell us!" shouted the chick's broth­ers and sisters. They wanted to know the story of their have brother.

"Oh, well, then I saw a dog, ten times bigger than the rat!" said the boastful chick.

"The dog began to bark at me. But the moment I came to it, the dog ran away more dead than alive".

What the boastful chick said was, of course, far from the truth.

Tie saw a small puppy playing with a boy.

"Tell us more what happened next?" shouted the chicks. "Then I met a big bear, ten times bigger than the dog. But the moment I came to the bear, he ran away more dead than alive".

It was far from the truth.

He saw the big... Teddy bear. Little girl left him on the ground.

"Are you telling the truth?" asked Mother Hen.

"Of course, mother, it's the truth", said the chick.

"You are a hero!" shouted the chicks.

At that time a little grey mouse ran across the barn.

"Help! Help!" cried the boastful chick. "This animal will eat me up!" All the chicks began to laugh.

"Shame on you", said Mother Hen. "You are not brave. Now we see that you are boastful. Did the rat run away from you?" "The rat was in a rat-trap", said, the chick. "Did the dog run away from you?" "It was a little puppy", said the chick. "Did the bear run away from you?" "It was a Teddy bear". "Remember, children", said Mother Hen, "Half truth is no better than a lie".

1. Check your facts:

1) There was Mother Hen who had:

1. shake;

2. 10 chicks;

3. wolf.

2) „_ of them were good and obedient.

1. four;

2. six;

3. ten.

3) In the yard I saw a very big:

1. girl;

2. cloud;

3. rat.

4) It was in a:

1. rat-trap;

2. grass;

3. hole.

2. Guess the words.

THOREBRS __

TESSIRS __

DEBINETO __

HOTEMR _

RADY __

3. Write correctly.

NDCRYLMOHADAOGITAUHMCRGEKT

4. Correct these sentences from the text:

1. They didn't want to know the story of their boastful brother.

2. I saw a dog, twenty times smaller than the rat.

3. You are silly!

4. Don't helpl Don't help!

5. Open the brackets using the text:

1. I (to meet) a big bear.

2. He (to see) ___ a small puppy.

3. _____ the dog (to run) _ away more dead than alive.

4. This animal (to eat) _____ me.

6. Answer the questions:

1. Who was there once upon a time?

2. How many chicks did Mother Hen have?

3. Who was very boastful?

4) Did chick's brothers and sisters believe it?