Chapter 2  . How the Dog Found Himself a New Master!

Working with the Text

A. Discussion Questions:

1.Why did the dog feel the need for a master?
Answer: The dog was tired of living a free and solitary life, always searching for food on his own. He wanted a stronger master who would provide for him and offer security.

2.Who did he first choose as his master? Why did he leave that master?
Answer: The dog first chose the wolf as his master because the wolf was strong. However, he left the wolf after the wolf became afraid of the bear, realizing that the bear was stronger.

3.Who did he choose next?
Answer: The dog chose the bear as his next master because the bear was stronger than the wolf.

4.Why did he serve the Lion for a long time?
Answer: The dog served the lion for a long time because the lion was the strongest animal in the forest, and there was no one more powerful than him. The dog lived a good life, feeling safe and secure under the lion’s protection.

5.Who did he finally choose as his master and why?
Answer: The dog finally chose man as his master because the lion, despite being the strongest animal, was afraid of man. The dog wanted a master stronger than anyone else, so he left the lion and became loyal to man.

B. Summary Fill-in-the-Blanks:

This is the story of a dog who used to be his own master. He decided to find a master. First, he found a wolf, but the wolf was afraid of the bear. The dog thought that the bear was stronger than anyone else. After some time, the bear seemed the strongest of all. However, the dog left the bear and chose a lion, who was the strongest of all in the forest. Eventually, the dog joined man because he realized that man was the only being stronger than anyone else.

WORKING WITH LANGUAGE

A. Completing Phrases:

  1. a fleet of ships

  2. a bunch of flowers

  3. a brood of chicks

  4. a herd of cattle

  5. a bundle of sticks

  6. a flock of sheep

  7. a school of fish

  8. a pack of wolves

B. Making Nouns from the Words:

  1. honest → honesty

  2. kind → kindness

  3. cruel → cruelty

  4. calm → calmness

  5. sad → sadness

  6. active → activity

  7. creative → creativity

  8. sincere → sincerity

  9. cheerful → cheerfulness

  10. bitter → bitterness

  11. sensitive → sensitivity

  12. great → greatness


Horizontal Words:

  1. HRFFSG - HAPPY

  2. AW - ANGRY

  3. AHASTYDULMNP - AFRAID

  4. NFLUVQTBOALZ - FRIGHTENED

  5. GZMRXRVDYF90 - GOOD

  6. RXOPWSFOABUC - SAD

Vertical Words:

  1. YCPREADYLDIF - CREATIVE

  2. DGQIYFIERCED - STRONG

  3. AHRSTRONGHTJ - CALM

  4. XWSEZEΑΒΗ - LOVING

  5. KSK - GENEROUS

  6. GOODAECAIJTL - HELPFUL     

The Kite

Here are the additional questions with their answers:

Additional Questions and Answers:

1. What makes the kite look bright in the sky?

  • Answer: The kite looks bright in the sky because it is new. As the poem says, "How bright on the blue is a kite when it's new!"

2. How does the kite move when it is in the air?

  • Answer: The kite moves with a variety of actions, such as diving, dipping, soaring like a ship, riding the wind, climbing to the crest of a gust, and pulling in the air.

3. What happens when the wind falls?

  • Answer: When the wind falls, the kite seems to rest. As the poem mentions, "Then seems to rest as wind falls," meaning it stops moving until the wind picks up again.

4. How does the kite behave when the string becomes slack?

  • Answer: When the string goes slack, the person winds it back and runs until a new breeze blows. This fills the kite's wings and makes it rise again, as the poem describes: "When string goes slack, you wind it back and run until a new breeze blows, and its wings fill, and up it goes!"

5. What is the fate of the kite when it gets stuck in a tree?

  • Answer: When the kite gets stuck in the top of a tree, it becomes a "raggedy thing" and is no longer bright and new. The poem states: "But a raggedy thing you never will see when it flaps on a string in the top of a tree."

6. What does the poet compare the movement of the kite to?

  • Answer: The poet compares the movement of the kite to a ship with a sail. The kite soars through the air with only the wind as its sail, as described: "Then soars like a ship with only a sail."

7. Why is the kite described as a "raggedy thing" when it gets stuck in the tree?

  • Answer: The kite is described as a "raggedy thing" because, after flying high and being free in the sky, it becomes damaged and worn out when it gets caught in the tree. The wind and rough handling have made it tattered and not as beautiful as when it was new.

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