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Raintree 2 The Wolf and the Little Goats

 Summary: The Wolf and the Little Goats

This well-loved fable (represented here as a comic strip) shows how a clever little goat

outwits the proverbial big, bad wolf. Mother Goat has to go out in search of food. Before

departing, she warns her three children about the wolf and asks them to stay indoors.

Unfortunately for her, the wolf is nearby and overhears the conversation. He tries to gain

entry into the house by pretending to be Mother Goat, but the youngest kid foils his plan

each time. The determined wolf, however, refuses to give up. But on his way to trick them

again, he slips and falls into the river. He calls for help as he doesn’t know swimming.

Mother Goat hears his cries and with the help of her kids, she saves him from drowning. In

return, the grateful wolf promises never to trouble them again.

The story can lead to age-appropriate discussions on dealing with strangers and how to

distinguish between good and evil.

UNIT 6 THE WOLF AND THE LITTLE GOATS

EMBEDDED QUESTIONS

1. Accept any logical answer;

2. Not True

Comprehension

A. 2. friendly wicked 3. tripped slipped 4. thin strong 5. meet trouble

B. 1. Mother Goat had to go out to get something to eat for the kids and for her.

2. The youngest goat saw the wolf’s tail through the window. He understood that the wolf was trying

to trick the little goats because he wanted to eat them. So he did not open the door.

3. Mother Goat had small brown hooves but the wolf’s feet had big claws. So they knew it was not

their mother’s hoof.

4. The wolf planned to wear brown socks to hide his claws.

5. The goats got a long and strong rope from home. They threw the rope at Wolf and pulled him out

of the river.

D. Hurt no living thing:

Ladybird, nor butterfly,

Nor moth with dusty wing,

Nor cricket chirping cheerily,

Nor grasshopper so light of leap,

Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle fat,

Nor harmless worms that creep.

Grammar

A. 2. prepared 3. boiled 4. baked 5. poured

B. 2. walked 3. pushed 4. laughed 5. visited

Vocabulary

1. c 2. e 3. d 4. a 5. b

Listening

[Listen and complete these sentences.

 Once upon a time, there was a sweet little girl. She always wore a red cloak. So, people called her Little Red

Riding Hood. She lived on this side of the forest. Her grandmother lived on the other side of the forest. One

day, Little Red set off to visit Grandmother. Little Red had a basket with her. It was full of cakes, cookies,

bread and butter. On the way, Little Red stopped to pick some pretty flowers for Grandmother. Suddenly,

she saw the Big, Bad Wolf before her. Oh! What will she do now?]


1. girl 2. Hood 3. Grandmother 4. butter 5. flowers 6. Wolf

Writing

2, 4, 5, 1, 3

First, Mother Goat ran home to her kids. Next, she asked the kids to get a long, strong rope. Then, the

kids gave her a long, strong rope. After that, Mother Goat and the kids ran back with the rope to the

river. At last, they threw the rope into the river and saved the wolf.

Life Skills

2 or 3 (Depends on how well the children can explain their choice)

THE WOLF AND THE LITTLE GOATS

A. Answer in brief.

1. Where did Mother Goat live with her kids? What did she tell her children when she went out to

get food?

 Ans: Mother Goat lived with her three kids in a pretty, red, brick house near a jungle. She told her

children not to open the door until she returned.

2. What did the wolf do when he saw that Mother Goat was going out?

 Ans: The wolf knocked on the front door of the house and sounding like their mother, asked the

kids to open the door.

3. What did the wolf promise Mother Goat if she saved him from drowning?

 Ans: The wolf was drowning in the river and he promised Mother Goat that he will not eat her or

her kids if she saved his life.

B. Answer in detail.

1. How can we say that the baby goats were very clever?

 Ans: When the wolf knocked on the door and in their mother’s voice and asked them to open it,

the youngest goat saw his tail through the window and refused to open the door. When the wolf

knocked again, they saw his big claws and said he was not their mother.

2. How did Mother Goat and kids save the wolf?

 Ans: Mother Goat ran home, took a long strong rope and with the three little goats, ran back to

the river. They threw the rope into the river. When the wolf held the rope tight, they pulled him

out of the river.

C. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. “She has small brown hooves. Go away!”

 a. Who told whom to go away?

 b. When did they say this?

 c. Who had small brown hooves?

 Ans: a. The baby goats told the wolf to go away.

 b. They said this when they saw the wolf’s big claws.

 c. Mother Goat had small brown hooves.

2. “How can I thank you?” Brrrr!


 a. Who thanked whom?

 b. Why did he thank them?

 c. What did he promise them?

 Ans: a. The wolf thanked Mother Goat and her kids.

 b. He thanked them for saving his life.

 c. He promised never to trouble them again.

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