

Now the Old Woman knows that the Fox kills her sheep. And there the Fox is standing over a dead sheep. The next morning the Old Woman goes to the field to give the Fox some milk. But the next night one of the sheep is missing. All day long the Fox looks after the sheep. So the Fox goes home with the Old Woman, and she takes him to the field. "You talk very softly," says the Old Woman. And he begins, "O-oo! O-oo! O-oo!" Foxes always talk like that. "Can you be good to them?", asks the Old Woman. "I can look after your sheep," says the Fox. So she leaves the Wolf in the wood, and she walks and walks, till she meets a Fox. And he begins, "Wow! Wow! Wow!" Wolves always talk like that. "I can look after your sheep," says the Wolf. So she leaves the Bear in the wood, and she walks and walks, till she meets a Wolf. And he begins, "Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!" All bears talk like that. "Can you be good to them?" asks the Old Woman. "I can look after your sheep," says the Bear. "I'm looking for a boy to look after my sheep," says the Old Woman. So she walks and walks through the wood, but she cannot find anybody to look after her sheep. "Now," says the Old Woman, "I must find somebody to look after my sheep." One day she goes to the market and buys some sheep. Answer the questions.Īn Old Woman lives all alone. If you catch that bad, fat rat, you will have some milk for that.Įxercise 4. Does the Bird want to fly away when she sees the Fox?Įxercise 4.Why does the Hen want to run away when she sees the Fox?.I am going for a walk and back home again. The Mouse sits down and laughs, "Ha, ha!" Soon she comes in with a Man, and the Man kills the Fox. "Come here, Mouse." But the Mouse is not there. "Because you sit on the roof all day long and never, never work." And the Fox eats the Bird up. "Why do you want to eat me up?" asks the Bird. "Because you run in the garden all day long and never, never work." And the Fox eats the Hen up.

"Why do you want to eat me up?" asks the Hen. When they are all in the house, the Fox closes the door and says, "Now I can have my breakfast. "Now let us have breakfast, and then I can carry you home." So the Fox takes the Mouse on his back and runs along the road.

When the Mouse sees the Fox, she wants to hide in the grass. So the Fox takes the Bird on his back and runs along the road. "I am going for a walk and back home again," says the Fox. When the Bird sees the Fox, she wants to fly away. So the Fox takes the Hen on his back and runs along the road. I can take you on my back." "Thank you," says the Hen. When the Hen sees the Fox, she wants to run away. I must go out and find something for breakfast." So he goes out to find something for breakfast. One morning he says, "I have nothing for breakfast. Do Pam the Cat, Tug the Dog and Chuck the Duck want to help Jen the Hen to eat the bread?Įxercise 2. Are her little chickens helping Jen the Hen to make the bread?ġ0. Who help Jen the Hen to plant the seeds?ĩ. Do Pam the Cat, Tug the Dog and Chuck the Duck help Jen the Hen?Ĩ.

