Mother, Tell Us a Story


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  1. 1.

    Complete this table.

     Whom Manza metWhat they said to Manza
    1.a hare 
    2.  
    3.  
    4.  
    5.  

     

  2. 2.

    Why do you think the king and the queen of the Spirit People asked Manza for a picture of her home and her people? Why were they so happy when they received the picture from Manza?

  3. 3.

    Use words from the box to complete the sentences and sum up the story.

    home, warm, Zenzele, Tugela, shell
    Land of the Spirit People, king and queen, stories
    picture, fishing, tricky, people
    1. Manza set out on a great adventure, looking for _________________.
    2. She met the hare, who was a _____________ fellow.
    3. The baboon was busy keeping her children fed and ___________________.
    4. The eagle was _______________ near the mouth of River ________________.
    5. The big turtle lifted Manza on his back and took her to the ___________________.
    6. The _________________ asked for pictures of Manza's ________________ and her ___________________.
    7. __________________ carved a beautiful ____________________.
    8. Manza received a beautiful ______________________ as a gift from the Spirit People.
  4. 4.

    Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.

    1. Manza left home to ______________ for stories.
      1. look
      2. find
      3. try
    2. She met a hare who said that he had more ________________ things to do.
      1. better
      2. important
      3. tricky
    3. Fene, the baboon was _______________ with her babies when Manza met her.
      1. eating
      2. playing
      3. bathing
    4. The owl was _______________ that her sleep was disturbed.
      1. happy
      2. amused
      3. upset
    5. The elephant told Manza to meet the _______________.
      1. owl
      2. eagle
      3. turtle
  5. 5.

    Where did Manza live?

  6. 6.

    What did the villagers do for a living?

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