After reading


3 Check your understanding. Answer these questions in your exercise book. a. At the end of the story the king says: “Anyone who helps someone will, sooner or later, be helped in turn.” In one sentence write what you think this sentence means.


b. Write one sentence that shows how the king is described at the beginning of the story and one that shows how he is described at the end of the story. c. What do you think the lesson of this story is?


4 Support: Copy this timeline into your books. Write down the events from 1, until the end of the story.


5 Find the words in the story that mean: a. unkind


c. frightened


b. do what you are told Activity 3 Language: countable nouns


1 The story describes different people, animals and things. Read more about countable nouns.


Countable nouns are words for things, people and places that can be counted. Example: The king’s subjects were terrified of him. We can talk about one or two subjects – they can be counted individually. Countable nouns can be singular or plural.


2 Fill in the missing words on the right and then underline those nouns that can be counted.


Singular king


_________ _________ sugar fox


flour Plural


_________ people men


_________ _________ _________


1 2 3 4 5 6


fox stole chicken


170 Term 4: Unit 15, Caring and sharing


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