Words:

pitiful wonderful why imagination wise surrounded

because world puzzle happen rather prince

enjoy interesting faraway time cellar chance

treasures greatest

Phrases:

are pitiful in the world that puzzle us rather be poor

because they cannot enjoy interesting things to faraway places in a cellar

wonderful things whys and hows through imagination

happened a long time the greatest treasures a wise man

surrounded with books a prince no chance to read

Sentences:
1. Those who cannot read are pitiful.
2. It is because they cannot enjoy books.
3. Books tell us about the wonderful things in the world.
4. They tell us the interesting things people do.
5. Books can answer the “whys” and “hows” of things that puzzle us.
6. They can take us to faraway places through imagination.
7. They can show us the things that happened a long time ago.
8. They hold the key to the greatest treasures in the world.
9. A wise man once said that he would rather be a poor boy in a cellar surrounded with books
than a prince who had no chance to read.

Story:
Books
Those who cannot read are pitiful because they cannot enjoy books. Books tell us about
the wonderful things in the world. They tell us the interesting things people do. Books can
answer the “whys” and “hows” of things that puzzle us. They can take us to faraway places
through imagination. They can show us, too, the things that happened a long time ago as well as
those happening at present. Books tell us about the children in other lands. They hold the key to
the greatest treasures in the world. A wise man once said that he would rather be a poor boy in
a cellar surrounded with books than a prince who had no chance to read.
Words:
begging anymore asked government decided beggars
young puzzled hundreds around explained relatives
provinces children anybody orphanages neither aged
nice especially

Phrases:
go begging anymore asked Shiela the government had decided
to help the beggars young and old still puzzled hundreds of beggars around
explained Mel their relatives sent to the provinces the children
have anybody in orphanages neither homes nor relatives
Home for the Aged how nice especially the very old ones

Sentences:
1. Tandang Sela will not go begging anymore.
2. “Why did you say that?” asked Shiela.
3. The government had decided to help the beggars, young and old.
4. Shiela is still puzzled.
5. There are hundreds of beggars around.
6. “It is like this,” explained Mel.
7. The young ones will be placed in the care of their relatives.
8. The others will be sent to the provinces.
9. The old ones who have neither homes nor relatives will be housed in the Home for the Aged.
10. “How nice,” Shiela said.
11. “ It is really a pity to see these beggars, especially the very old ones.”

Story:
Home for the Aged
“It will not be long for now and Tandang Sela will not go begging anymore,” Mel told his sister
Shiela.
“Why did you say that?” asked Shiela.
“Didn’t you know?” Mel asked. “The government had decided to help the beggars, young and old.”
“But how?” asked Shiela, still puzzled, “There are hundreds of beggars around. How can the
government help them all?”
“It is like this,” explained Mel. “The young ones will be placed in the care of their relatives if they
have any. The others will be sent to the provinces where they came from. The children who do not have
anybody to look after them will be placed in orphanages. The old ones who have neither homes nor
relatives will be housed in the Home for the Aged. They will be taken care by the government.”
“How nice,” Shiela said. “It is really a pity to see these beggars, especially the very old ones.”
Words:
studying lived boarding another asleep slippers
drew exactly cardboard tried found done
friends decided contents permission landlady arrived
directly bumped painter

Phrases:
were studying lived together in a boarding house on one another still asleep
one of Rizal’s slippers drew exactly one on a cardboard
tried to put on his slippers found out was made out of cardboard
nicely done decided to draw the contents permission of their landlady
when Luna arrived a good painter directly to his room bumped his head

Sentences:
1. Jose Rizal and Juan Luna were studying in Madrid. Rizal was still asleep.
2. They lived together in a boarding house. He hid one of Rizal’s slippers.
3. They used to play jokes on one another. He tried to put on his slippers.
4. He drew exactly one like it on a cardboard. It is nicely done.
5. He found out that one was made out of cardboard. He went directly to his room.
6. Juan Luna went out with his friends. He bumped his head.
7. Jose decided to draw the contents of Juan’s room. You are a good painter.
8. It is with the permission of their landlady.

Story:
Two Painters
When Jose Rizal and Juan Luna were studying in Madrid, they lived together in a boarding
house. They used to play jokes on one another.
Juan Luna woke up early one morning and saw that Rizal was still asleep. He hid one of
Rizal’s slippers and drew exactly one like it on a cardboard. When Jose Rizal woke up, he tried
to put on his slippers but he found out that one was made out of cardboard. “I know who painted
this. It is nicely done,” he said.
One day, Juan Luna went out with his friends. Jose decided to draw the contents of
Juan’s room on the closed door with the permission of their landlady. When Luna arrived, he
went directly to his room. He bumped his head on the closed door. “You are a good painter,”
Juan Luna told Rizal.
Words:
news Mother down basket carrying asked

excitedly bought meat vegetables fruits little

change puzzled

Phrases:
good news asked Mother put down the big basket was carrying

said Norma excitedly bought many things meat, vegetables and fruits

a little change asked Mother, puzzled

Sentences:
1. I have good news today, Mother.

2. Norma put down the big basket she was carrying.

3. “What’s your news, Norma?” asked Mother.

4. “I bought many things today: meat, sugar, fish, vegetables and fruits.”

5. I still have a little change left.

6. “But why?” asked Mother, puzzled.

Story:

A Wise Buyer
“I have good news today, Mother,” said Norma as she put down the big basket she was

carrying.

“What’s your news, Norma?” asked Mother.

“Look at my basket,” said Norma excitedly. “I bought many things today: meat, sugar,

fish, vegetables and fruits. See, I still have a little change left.”

“But why?” asked Mother, puzzled.

Words:

thirsty searched pot inside little stones

nearby thought plan picked level drank

flew happily

Phrases:

very thirsty searched for water everywhere a water pot inside the pot

stones nearby thought of a plan water level drank the water

flew away happily

Sentences:

1. There was a crow which was very thirsty. He looked inside the pot.

2. He searched for water everywhere. There was very little water in the pot.

3. At last he saw a water pot near a well. The crow saw some stones nearby.

4. He thought of a plan. He picked up some stones.

5. The water level in the pot came up.

6. The crow drank the water and flew away happily.

Story:

Thirsty Crow

There was a crow which was very thirsty. He searched for water everywhere. At last he

saw a water pot near a well.

He looked inside the pot. There was very little water in the pot. The crow saw some

stones nearby. He thought of a plan. He picked up some stones.

He put them one by one into the pot. The water level in the pot came up. The crow drank

the water and flew away happily.

Words:

milkmaid pail carrying began calculating fowls

wife dimity frock chip young speak

jealous spoke spilt

Phrases:

the Milkmaid carrying her milk in a pail began calculating some fowls

the parson’s wife a new dimity frock a chip hat all the young men

and speak so jealous spoke that was spilt

Sentences:
1. Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a pail on her head.
2. She began calculating what she would do with the money she would get.
3. I’ll buy some fowls from Farmer Brown.
4. I will send to the parson’s wife.
5. I’ll buy myself a new dimity frock and a chip hat.
6. All the young men come up and speak to me.
7. Polly Shaw will be so jealous.
8. As she spoke that, she tossed her head back.
9. All the milk was spilt.

Story:

The Milkmaid and her Pail

Patty the Milkmaid was going to market carrying her milk in a pail on her head.
As she went along, she began calculating what she would do with the money she would get
for the milk. “I’ll buy some fowls from Farmer Brown,” said she, “and they will lay eggs each
morning, which I will send to the parson’s wife.”
With the money that I get from the sale of these eggs, I’ll buy myself a new dimity frock
and a chip hat; and when I go to market, won’t all the young men come up and speak to me!”
Polly Shaw will be so jealous; but I don’t care. I shall just look at her and toss my head
like this.” As she spoke that, she tossed her head back and the pail fell off it, and all the milk
was spilt.
Words:
village tired gloomy constantly complained bile
poisonous avoided misfortune contagious unnatural insulting
created happiness eighty incredible rumor anything
smiles freshened whole asked chasing useless
decided without life unfortunate people

Phrases:
in the village most unfortunate people the whole village tired of him
always gloomy constantly complained more bile more poisonous
avoided him his misfortune became contagious even unnatural
and insulting created the unhappiness eighty years old an incredible thing
started the rumor about anything freshened up was asked
was useless decided to live without happiness

Sentences:
1. An old man lived in the village.
2. He was one of the most unfortunate people in the world.
3. The whole village was tired of him.
4. He was always gloomy.
5. He constantly complained and was always in a bad mood.
6. The more bile he was becoming.
7. The more poisonous were his words.
8. He turned eighty years old.
9. Everyone started the rumor.
10. He smiles, and even his face is freshened up.
11. The old man was asked. I decided to live without happiness and just enjoy life.
People avoided him.
His misfortune became contagious.
It was even unnatural.
It was insulting to be happy next to him.
He created the unhappiness in others.
There was an incredible thing happened.
He doesn’t complain about anything.
It was useless.

Story: An Old Man Lived in the Village

An old man lived in the village. He was one of the most unfortunate people in the world. The whole
village was tired of him; he was always gloomy, he constantly complained and was always in a bad mood.
The longer he lived, the more bile he was becoming and the more poisonous were his words. People
avoided him, because his misfortune became contagious. It was even unnatural and insulting to be happy
next to him. He created the unhappiness in others.
But one day, when he turned eighty years old, an incredible thing happened. Instantly everyone
started the rumor: “An old man is happy today, he doesn’t complain about anything, smiles, and even his
face is freshened up.”
 The whole village gathered together. The old man was asked, “What happened to you?” Then the
old man replied, “Nothing special. Eighty years I’ve been chasing happiness, and it was useless. And I
decided to live without happiness and just enjoy life. That’s why I’m happy now.”
Words:
wise complaining problems roared laughter couple

minutes few smiled third laughed crying

Phrases:

the wise man complaining about the same problems roared in laughter

a couple of minutes few smiled for the third time

no one laughed crying about the same problem

Sentences:

1. People have been coming to the wise man.

2. They were complaining about the same problems every time.

3. He told them a joke and everyone roared in laughter.

4. After a couple of minutes, he told them the same joke and only few smiled.

5. When he told the same joke for the third time no one laughed anymore.

6. Why are you crying about the same problem?

Story:
The Wise Man

People have been coming to the wise man, complaining about the same problems every

time. One day, he told them a joke and everyone roared in laughter.

After a couple of minutes, he told them the same joke and only few smiled. When he told

the same joke for the third time no one laughed anymore.

The wise man smiled and said: “You can’t laugh at the same joke over and over. So why are

you crying about the same problem?”

Lesson: Worrying won’t solve your problems. It will just waste your time and energy.
Words:
foolish donkey salt seller stream tumbled
dissolved light carry started trick
understand teach loaded cotton hoping
lighter dampened heavy suffered learned

Phrases:
the foolish donkey a salt seller carry the salt bag to cross stream
tumbled down dissolved in the water light to carry
started to play the same trick understand the trick teach a lesson
the dampened cotton heavy to carry the donkey suffered earned a lesson

Sentences:
1. The foolish donkey carries salt bag to the market.
2. A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey.
3. On the way they have to cross stream.
4. One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the stream.
5. The salt dissolved in the water hence the bag became very light to carry.
6. The donkey started to play the same trick every day.
7. The salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to it.
8. The next day he loaded a cotton bag on donkey.
9. It played the same trick hoping that the cotton bag would be still lighter.
10. The dampened cotton became very heavy to carry and the donkey suffered.
11. It learned a lesson.

Story:
The Foolish Donkey
A salt seller used to carry the salt bag on his donkey to the market every day.
On the way they have to cross stream. One day the donkey suddenly tumbled down the
stream and the salt bag also fell into the water. The salt dissolved in the water hence the bag
became very light to carry. The donkey was happy.
Then the donkey started to play the same trick every day.
The salt seller came to understand the trick and decided to teach a lesson to it. The next
day he loaded a cotton bag on donkey.
 Again it played the same trick hoping that the cotton bag would be still lighter.
But the dampened cotton became very heavy to carry and the donkey suffered. It
learned a lesson. It didn’t play the trick anymore after that day, and the seller was happy.
Words:
college partying night scheduled thought themselves
grease wedding tire burst condition minute
thanked third appeared special required separate
agreed prepared

Phrases:
four college students partying late night was scheduled thought of a plan
made themselves with grease and dirt gone out to a wedding tire of their car
no condition thought for a minute thanked him on the third day
were required in separate classrooms all agreed

Sentences:
1. One night four college students were out partying late night.
2. They didn’t study for the test which was scheduled for the next day.
3. In the morning, they thought of a plan.
4. They made themselves look dirty with grease and dirt.
5. They said they had gone out to a wedding last night and on their way back the tire of
their car burst.
6. They were in no condition to take the test.
7. The Dean thought for a minute and said they can have the re-test after 3 days.
8. They thanked him and said they will be ready by that time.
9. On the third day, they appeared before the Dean.
10. The Dean said that as this was a Special Condition Test, all four were required to sit in
separate classrooms for the test.
11. They all agreed as they had prepared well in the last 3 days.

Story: The Four Smart Students

One night four college students were out partying late night and didn’t study for the test
which was scheduled for the next day. In the morning, they thought of a plan.
They made themselves look dirty with grease and dirt.
Then they went to the Dean and said they had gone out to a wedding last night and on
their way back the tire of their car burst and they had to push the car all the way back. So
they were in no condition to take the test.
The Dean thought for a minute and said they can have the re-test after 3 days. They
thanked him and said they will be ready by that time.
 On the third day, they appeared before the Dean. The Dean said that as this was a
Special Condition Test, all four were required to sit in separate classrooms for the test. They
all agreed as they had prepared well in the last 3 days.

Words:
greedy incredibly hungry searched hare
caught
hesitation stomach thought became instead
behind
vanished

Phrases:
the greedy lion an incredibly hot day very hungry searched here and there
a small hare caught the hare with some hesitation can’t fill my stomach
thought the lion became greedy instead of eating behind the deer
vanished into the forest

Sentences:
1. There was a greedy lion.
2. It was an incredibly hot day.
3. A lion was feeling very hungry.
4. He came out of his den and searched here and there.
5. He caught the hare with some hesitation.
6. This hare can’t fill my stomach.
7. The lion became greedy.
8. He thought: “Instead of eating this small hare, let me eat the big deer.”
9. The deer had vanished into the forest.

Story:
The Greedy Lion

It was an incredibly hot day, and a lion was feeling very hungry.

He came out of his den and searched here and there. He could find only a small hare. He

caught the hare with some hesitation. “This hare can’t fill my stomach,” thought the lion.

As the lion was about to kill the hare, a deer ran that way. The lion became greedy. He

thought: “Instead of eating this small hare, let me eat the big deer.”
 He let the hare go and went behind the deer. But the deer had vanished into the forest.

The lion now felt sorry for letting the hare off.

Words:
friends holiday forest nature became frightened
climbed quickly thought prefer bodies ground idea
breath sniffed asked whisper replied beauty knew

Phrases:
were friends on a holiday walking into a forest the beauty of nature
became frightened knew all about climbing trees climbed up quickly
no idea thought for a second prefer dead bodies the ground
held his breath sniffed him thought he was dead whisper into your ears
Danny replied asked me

Sentences:
1. Danny and Ben were friends.
2. On a holiday they went walking into a forest.
3. They are enjoying the beauty of nature.
4. They became frightened.
5. Ben knew all about climbing trees.
6. He ran up to a tree and climbed up quickly.
7. Danny had no idea how to climb the tree.
8. Danny thought for a second.
9. He had heard animals don’t prefer dead bodies.
10. He fell to the ground and held his breath.
11. The bear sniffed him and thought he was dead.
12. What did the bear whisper into your ears?

Story:
Two Friends & The Bear
Danny and Ben were friends. On a holiday they went walking into a forest, enjoying the
beauty of nature. Suddenly they saw a bear coming at them. They became frightened.
 Ben, who knew all about climbing trees, ran up to a tree and climbed up quickly. He didn’t
think of Danny. Danny had no idea how to climb the tree.
Danny thought for a second. He had heard animals don’t prefer dead bodies, so he fell to
the ground and held his breath. The bear sniffed him and thought he was dead. So, it went on
its way.
Ben asked Danny; “What did the bear whisper into your ears?”
Danny replied, “The bear asked me to keep away from friends like you” and went on his
way.
Words:
slave treated forest thorn paw bravely removes gently
without hurting hunting catches cages spotted cruel thrown
awaiting death realizes rescued

Phrases:
poor slave ill-treated to the forest a thorn in his paw without hurting
bravely goes forward removes the thorn gently hunting to the forest
catches many animals cages them spotted by the masters’ men cruel master
asks for the slave to be thrown awaiting his death realizes that
realizes that other caged animals

Sentences:
1. A slave, ill-treated by his master, runs away to the forest.
2. There he comes across a lion in pain because of a thorn in his paw.
3. The slave bravely goes forward and removes the thorn gently.
4. The lion without hurting him goes away.
5. The slave’s master comes hunting to the forest.
6. He catches many animals and cages them.
7. The slave is spotted by the masters’ men who catch him.
8. They bring him to the cruel master.
9. The slave is awaiting his death in the cage.
10. He realizes that it is the same lion that he had helped.
11. The slave rescued the lion and all other caged animals.

Story:
The Lion & The Poor Slave
 A slave, ill-treated by his master, runs away to the forest. There he comes across a lion
in pain because of a thorn in his paw. The slave bravely goes forward and removes the thorn
gently.
The lion without hurting him goes away.
Some days later, the slave’s master comes hunting to the forest and catches many
animals and cages them. The slave is spotted by the masters’ men who catch him and bring him
to the cruel master.
The master asks for the slave to be thrown into the lion’s cage.
The slave is awaiting his death in the cage when he realizes that it is the same lion that
he had helped. The slave rescued the lion and all other caged animals.

Words:
saw brook struggled vain reach pity dropped
blade straw beside clinging shipwrecked sailor
spar floated shore stone stung heel pain
aim startled safety distant

Phrases:
saw an Ant fall into a brook struggled in vain in pity
to reach the bank dropped a blade of straw beside it
clinging to the straw shipwrecked sailor a broken spar
floated safely to shore with a stone stung him in the heel
the pain miss his aim startled Dove flew to safety
in a distant wood

Sentences:
1. A Dove saw an Ant fall into a brook.
2. The Ant struggled in vain to reach the bank.
3. The Dove dropped a blade of straw close beside it.
4. Clinging to the straw like a shipwrecked sailor to a broken spar, the
Ant floated safely to shore.
5. Just as he cast the stone, the Ant stung him in the heel.
6. The pain made him miss his aim.
7. The startled Dove flew to safety in a distant wood.

Story:
The Ant & the Dove
 A Dove saw an Ant fall into a brook. The Ant struggled in vain to reach
the bank, and in pity, the Dove dropped a blade of straw close beside it.
Clinging to the straw like a shipwrecked sailor to a broken spar, the Ant
floated safely to shore.

Soon after, the Ant saw a man getting ready to kill the Dove with a
stone. But just as he cast the stone, the Ant stung him in the heel, so that
the pain made him miss his aim, and the startled Dove flew to safety in a
distant wood.

A kindness is never wasted.