dog and wolf
The Wolf and the Dog
Vocabulary
beef | prowl | this time |
cover | ground | catch/caught/caught |
cow | explain | turn around |
hunt | wander | feed/fed/fed |
scrap | guard | in return |
wild | robber | bark (2) |
join | yard (2) | run away (2) |
neck | connect | by the way |
chain | collar | dog collar |
stake | remain | proposal |
growl | shiver | stomach |
Prowling
A wolf was wandering through the forest. He hadn’t caught or eaten anything for several days. Snow covered the ground.
Suddenly, he smelled and heard . . . chickens.
So the wolf ran in that direction went towards it. Soon he saw a farmhouse.
The Farmhouse
He walked towards it — but stopped: a big dog stood in the front yard. He was eating from a bowl.
“Good afternoon,” said the wolf.
“Good day,” replied the dog.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m eating my evening meal.”
The wolf watched the dog eat.
What Are You Having?
He asked the dog if he was eating a chicken.
“No, not this time. Today I’m having beef,” said the dog.
“Oh, did you hunt and catch a cow?”
“No, I didn’t.”
The dog then explained how the farmer fed him scraps of different farm animals every day.
Watchdog
In return, the dog guarded the farm from wild animals and robbers.
“I just bark at them — and they turn around and run away,” said the dog.
The Proposal
All this time, the wolf was watching the dog eat.
“Say, could I have some of your food?” asked the wolf.
“Why don’t you join me and the farmer,” replied the dog. “You can help guard this place and the farmer will feed you. And you can stay in a little house like mine.”
The dog finished his meal.
The wolf answered, “That sounds GREAT! YES! I’ll STAY . . . Uh, by the way, what’s that around your neck?”
Dog Collar
“Oh this? It’s a collar,” said the dog. “And this chain connects it to a stake on the ground.”
“But why?” asked the wolf.
“It’s so that I remain here, in the front yard. You can stay in the back yard — oh here comes the farmer now. I’ll introduce you to him . . . ”
“Uh, no thanks. It was nice knowing you,” said the wolf.
And with that, he ran back into the forest — shivering and stomach growling.
Questions
1. How did the wolf feel (in the beginning)?
The wolf felt . . . .
2. What did the wolf smell? What did he want? He wanted . . . .
3. The wolf caught some chickens at a farm. Is this correct or incorrect? Why couldn’t he?
4. The dog chased the wolf away. Is this right or wrong? What happened? The wolf and dog talked about . . . . .
5. Did the dog make a proposal to the wolf? What was the proposal?
6. And so the wolf accepted the dog’s offer. True or false?
7. Is there a moral or lesson to the story?
A. What are the advantages of being a “pet dog”? What are the disadvantages of being a “pet dog”?
B. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a “wild wolf”?
C. Can you give examples from real life?
D. I know some people who are wolves and some people who are dogs.
E. Would you rather live the life of a “wolf” or a “dog”? Why? What about your friends?
F. What will happen in the future?