The Rabbit and the Turtle

One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at
the turtle for being so slow. Much to the rabbit's surprise, the turtle challenged
him to a race. The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the
challenge. The fox was to be the umpire of the race. As the race began, the
rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought. The rabbit got
to the halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He was hot and
tired and decided to stop and take a short nap. Even if the turtle passed him,
he would be able to race to the finish line ahead of him. All this time the turtle
kept walking step by step by step. He never quit no matter how hot or tired he
got. He just kept going. However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought
and woke up. He could not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full-speed to the
finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.

Who was boasting?

 the turtle
 the fox
 the rabbit

Who could run fast?

 the rabbit
 the fox
 the turtle

Who wanted to challenge the rabbit to a race?

 the turtle
 the rabbit
 the fox

What happened at the start of the race?

 The turtle ran ahead.

 The rabbit took a nap.
 The rabbit ran ahead.

What happened at the half-way point?

 The rabbit stopped to take a nap.

 The turtle went past the rabbit.
 The turtle took a nap.

A rooster sat perched way up in a tree, crowing loudly. A fox heard him and came
running to see if he could get a chicken dinner. On the way he thought up a plan to
get the rooster to come down. “Hello, brother Rooster,” he said in his nicest voice.
“Have you heard of the universal peace agreement that has happened between all
the animals? We will none of us ever eat each other again but live in peace. Why
don’t you come down and we can talk about this great news?”
The rooster knew what kind of animal the fox was. He knew the fox was trying to
trick him. So he decided to trick him back. He looked very closely at something far
in the distance. “What are you looking at up there?” asked the fox. “I think I see a
pack of dogs coming this way on a fox hunt.”
“Well, if that is the case, I better be off,” said the fox.
”But why would you be afraid of dogs in a time of peace like this?” asked the clever
rooster.
“I am not sure they have heard about the new agreement of peace,” he said and
took off.

The rooster was way up in a tree

 crowing softly.
 crowing loudly.
 sleeping.

The fox ran to the rooster to get a

 chicken dinner.
 a good laugh.
 a little advice.

The plan the fox thought up was

 there was a universal peace agreement between all animals.

 he had come to help the rooster get out of the tree.
 it was nicer to be on the ground.

The universal peace agreement means

 no animals will eat each other.

 people will love each other.
 no animals will have guns.

The fox wanted the rooster to

 come down and talk so he could eat him.

 say something clever.
 crow up in the tree some more.

One day a group of mice decided to call a meeting to see what they could do about the cat
which was always trying to catch them. They talked about lots of plans but none of them
seemed like they would work. At last, a young mouse got up and said that a bell should be
hung around the cat's neck so all the mice would be able to hear when he was coming
closer. All the mice thought this was an excellent idea. However, an older mouse got up and
spoke, "This is a really good idea but who is going to tie the bell around the cat's neck?"

What is a council?

 a meeting
 a party
 a question

Who had the council?

 the cat and mice

 the mice and the farmer
 the mice

What was their problem?

 The cat wanted to be friends.

 They didn't have enough food.
 The cat tried to catch them.

Who gave the idea for a plan that would work?

 the cat
 the older mouse
 the young mouse

What was the good idea?

 hang a bell around the cat's neck

 put a trap out for the cat
 put a bell on the cat's tail

A lion, tired from chasing his prey lay sleeping under a nice, shady tree. Some mice,
scrambling over him while he slept, awoke him. The lion was upset and lay his paw
on one of the mice. The mouse begged for mercy so sadly that the lion let him go.
A few days later, the same lion found himself caught in a hunter’s net. He could
not get loose. He roared in anger. The mouse whose life he had saved heard this
and came. How could a little mouse help a big, strong lion? His sharp little teeth
chewed through the ropes and soon the lion was free.

The lion was tired from chasing his prey. What does prey mean?

 saying a prayer
 the animals he tries to catch and eat
 the ones chasing him

The mice went to sleep under a

 rock.
 waterfall.
 tree.

While he slept, what animals scrambled over him?

 mice
 cockroaches
 spiders

The lion laid his paw on a poor mouse. What is a paw? A. lion’s foot b. tail c. rock.

 a lion's foot
 tail
 rock

The mouse begged

 to eat some more corn.

 for mercy.
 for him to eat a different mouse.