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Th e Ra bbi t: A Tr a d i t i o n a l S t o r y - - Th an k s t o S t ory Teller Hu gh Lu pton
In the south of Oregon, near Lake of the
they will work on my ranch. But
Woods, young John Jones was walking
through the forest. As he walked, he enjoyed
(11) _____________ will be lazy
boys, and they will like to sleep too
the fresh air and the tall green (1)
_____________. He came to an open field.
(12) _____________. I will have to
wake them up in the mornings.
The grass was smooth, flowing, (2)
‘Hey (13) _____________ Wake
_____________ soft. He could see the sky. It up. It’s time for work.’” And with
was deep, blue, and (3) _____________.
that, the rabbit (14)
Round clouds floated by like ships in the sea. _____________ the field ran away… And so did the dreams of (15)
_____________ John Jones.
Then he (4) _____________ a big rabbit in the
What do you
dream
about?
grass. And he thought. “If I (5) _____________
the rabbit, I can sell it to the hat maker. Then (6)
_____________ can buy pigs. The pigs will have
babies, and I can (7) _____________ them to the
meat seller. With the money, I can buy (8)
_____________. The cows will have
babies, and I can start a big (9)
TH IN K A BO U T I T
1.What is the point of this story?
A. Rabbits are hard to catch.
B. We should live in peace with nature.
C. It’s hard to get rich.
D.We must act on our dreams.
2.Retell this story to a friend or partner.
3.What would you buy if you caught and sold the rabbit?
_____________.
I will become rich and then marry
WORD F OC US : L IST NE W OR H A RD WO R DS
verbal
Elisabeth Smith. We will (10)
He’s a *** person. He talks a lot.
_____________ two strong boys, and
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