## Exercises for The Lion, the Fox and the Hyena

Back to the story

A. How much did you understand?

This story has only three characters, the lion, the hyena and the fox.

Fill the gaps in these sentences to show which animal said each of these things, and who he was speaking to.

1. "I caught a cow," the …… said to the ……
2. "I killed a goat," the …… said to the ……
3. The …… said to the ……"I'll go hunting again. I'll try to catch another animal."
4. "I caught the cow, so I can eat the cow," the …… said to the ……
5. "Don't try to argue with me!" the …… said to the ……
6. "Look at all this meat," the …… said to the …… "Tell me, which of it is for you, and which is for me?'
7. "Why don't you eat the camel for your breakfast, and the cow for your lunch? Then you can have the goat for your supper.” the …… said to the ……
8. "What about you?" the …… said to the …… "What are you going to eat?"
9. "Perhaps you'll leave a little bit," the …… said to the ……
10. "I saw the head of the hyena," said the …… to the …... "It helped me to think clearly too!”

B. What were the animals feeling?

Fill in the gaps in these sentences from the list below to show what the animals were feeling.

1. The lion hunted all day, and in the evening he was …...
2. When the lion woke up, he was ……
3. The hyena wanted to eat the cow, and the lion became ……
4. When the cow heard the lion's voice, she was feeling …...
5. When the fox saw the hyena's head in the tree, he was ……
6. When the fox said the lion should have all the meat the lion was ……

angry, surprised, careful, tired, hungry, frightened

C. Proverbs

Proverbs are wise sayings. There are many proverbs in English. Here is one:

Two heads are better than one.

This means that two people are better at finding answers to a problem than one person.

Do you have a proverb with the same meaning in your language?

D. What do you think?

Which of these sentences best describes the moral of the story?

1. Don't go near hyenas.
2. Be careful when you are dealing with powerful people.
3. Always let powerful people have what they want.

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