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crosswise lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross
direction;

handsomely Pleasing; impressive

grasping Exceedingly eager for material gain

snarled
To growl viciously while baring the teeth.

snap offTo break or detach

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What happened as the wolf
was eating happily?
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Why did the wolf visit the
crane?
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Did the crane help the wolf at
first? Why?
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Why did the crane agree to
help the wolf in the end?
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What was the crane reward?
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a. Pleasing; impressive

b. To growl viciously

handsomely
while baring the teeth.

c. To break or detach

grasping d. lying or extending across

the length of a thing or in a

snarled cross direction;

snap off
e. Exceedingly eager for
material gain
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sparingly in an economical or limited way
nibbling to eat or chew in small bites
hedgerow  a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge

banquet a lavish meal; feast.

ventured to expose to hazard; risk

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Where did the town mouse
go?
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Did the town mouse like the
food that the country mouse
served? Why?
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What did the country mouse
dream of?
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What did the mice find on the
table in the dining room?
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What happened as they were
about to nibble on the food?
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Did the country mouse stay
with the town mouse? Why or
why not?
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sparingly a. a lavish meal; feast.

nibbling b. to expose to hazard; risk

hedgerow  c. to eat or chew in small bites

banquet d. in an economical or limited way

e. a row of bushes or trees

ventured forming a hedge
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ruffling to erect (the feathers), as a bird in anger

slumbers to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse

raspy harsh; irritable

saucily  boldly rude or disrespectful

Apollo  god of light, healing, music, poetry, prophecy, and

manly beauty;
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How was the old Owl described
in the story?
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What did the grasshopper do
that made the old Owl annoyed?
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How did the grasshopper
respond to the owl’s complaint?
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What was the Owl’s offer to the
grasshopper?
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What happened to the
grasshopper at the end of the
story?
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ruffling a. harsh; irritable

b. boldly rude or disrespectful

slumbers
 c. god of light, healing, music,
raspy poetry, prophecy, and manly
beauty;

saucily  d. to sleep, especially lightly;

doze; drowse

Apollo e. to erect (the feathers), as

a bird in anger
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odd strange; unusual

appetite a natural desire to satisfy a bodily need, especially for

food

lapped (of an animal) take up (liquid) with the tongue in order

to drink.

narrow  of small width

sniff draw in (a scent, substance, or air) through the nose.

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Why did the fox invite the stork?
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What did the fox serve for the
stork?
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Why can’t the stork eat up the
food?
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Did the stork get angry at the
fox? What did the stork do next?
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Do you think the fox deserve
what the stork did to him? Why
or why not?
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odd a. a natural desire to satisfy
a bodily need, especially for
food
appetite b. (of an animal) take up (liquid)
with the tongue in order to
lapped drink.
c. strange; unusual

narrow  d. draw in (a scent, substance,

or air) through the nose.

sniff e. of small width

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crowed  to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
beady  small, round, and glittering

queer strange or odd 

outwitting   outsmart:
to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness;

crafty  cunning; deceitful; sly.

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What is the cock doing in the
tree?
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What was the flash of red that
the cock saw as it was about to
sleep?
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What was the great news that
the fox told the cock?
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Did the cock easily believe the
news of the fox?
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How did the cock trick the fox?
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crowed  a. to get the better of by superior
ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart:

beady  b. to utter the characteristic cry

of a rooster.
queer c. cunning; deceitful; sly.

outwitting   d. strange or odd 

crafty  e. small, round, and glittering

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