## Exercises for The Elephant and the Cock

Back to the story

A. How much did you understand?

Who said these sentences?

1. "I'm much, much more important than you."
2. "You're not more important than I am."
3. "But we'll never agree, so let's have a competition."
4. "I'll win. Of course I'll win!"
5. "You see? It's much, much better to be clever than to be big!"

B. Fill in the gaps

Fill in the gaps in these sentences from the story.

1. The cock soon became …… of the elephant.
2. "What kind of ……?"
3. "Let's go to the ……"
4. The elephant put his …… into the water and the cock put his …… into the water.
5. The elephant began to pour water down his ……
6. At last, the elephant ……

C. Jokes

This story is a really a joke.

Did it make you laugh?

Do you know any good jokes?

Tell them to your friends!

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