gets angry. She is irritable. 2. UNPLEASANT She needs to take a bath every day to get rid of any unpleasant smell. 3. BREATH • Mario has bad breath. His breath smells bad. 4. TORE INTO PIECES Nita was so angry that she tore her paper into pieces. 5. MOOD He looks so sad. He is not in the mood to dance. 6. LIAR Pinocchio didn’t tell the truth. He is a liar. What did King What do you usually Lion do when he do when you have a had a problem? problem? THE KING OF THE FOREST AND HIS THREE ADVISERS The lion is called the king of the forest. He is big and strong. So, the smaller animals are afraid of him except his wife, Queen Lioness. One morning, the king of the forest was in his irritable mood. His wife, the Queen, had said something he did not like. Queen Lioness had told King Lion that his breath was unpleasant. So, King called animals. First he called the sheep. "Friend Sheep,” opening wide his big mouth, “Would you say that my breath smells unpleasant?” Believing that the lion wanted an honest answer, the sheep gave it, and the king bit off his head. Believing that the lion wanted an honest answer, the sheep gave it, and the king bit off his head. King Lion was very angry. He roared and called the goat. “Mr. Goat, tell me the truth. Do I have a bad smell? Do I have bad breath?” The goat saw the sheep’s meat and bones. He was afraid of the lion. So the goat said, “Why, your Majesty, you have a breath as sweet as the roses in the garden”. Before he could finish, the goat was torn to pieces. “I do not like liars,” roared king Lion. At last, the lion called the horse. The horse walked slowly. He looked sick. He coughed and coughed. “Friend horse, tell me the truth. Queen Lioness said I have a bad breath. She said I have a bad smell. Is it true?” The horse coughed and coughed. Then he said softly, “King Lion, I have a bad cold. It rained hard while I was carrying crops for my master. I think I also have a head cold. So I cannot smell at all. I am sorry; I cannot answer your question”. King Lion nodded , “Go home and rest. Get well soon.” Arrange the sentences as they happened in the story. Write 1 to 6 on the space provided. ______The goat was torn to pieces. ______The king called the goat. ______The king called the horse. ______The queen told the king that his breath was unpleasant. ______The horse was sent home to take a rest. ______The king was in an irritable mood. Retell the story read. 1. What did the Queen tell the King? 2. How did the king feel about this? 3. Do you like what the Queen was doing? (She tells the truth) 4. Why did the King call the animals? 5. Who was called first? 6. What happened to him? 7. Do you think the sheep did right? Is it good to tell the truth? 8. What was the goat’s answer when the king asked him? 9. What happened to the goat? 10.Why did the king kill him? 11.What was the answer of the horse when he was asked by the King? 12.Why do you think the king didn’t hurt the horse? 13.If you were the king, would you do the same? 14.If you were one of the animals, how would you answer the king’s question? What is the message of this story to us?