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9.1. Complete the following paragraph using the words

from the above poem.

Once a bear lived in a place called ................................ There was

a hen that laid ............................ The eggs were fed on by the

....................... of the bear. One day the bear got ............................

and ate up the hen. Now the bear didn’t have a hen to lay
......................... for her .................................

9.2. Tick the correct answer.

a. The bear owned a .................................. hen.
red fat black

b. The hen laid eggs to feed the ...................... of the bear.
enemies friends kins

c. The bear got hungry and ate up the ............................
eggs hen grass

d. The bear will have ......................... to lay eggs.
a blue hen no hen an ostrich

9.3. Answer the following questions.

a. Where did the bear live?
b. What did the bear own?

c. Who laid eggs for the bear’s kin?

d. Was the bear happy/sad in the end?

9.4. Ask your teacher.

a. What are meat eating animals called?

b. What are grass eating animals called?

c. What are both meat and grass eating animals called?

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