The Disobedient Child Story by Laksmi A. De Guia Tony is a boy who is always complaining about everything he does. His mother is sad. One day, Tony was playing with his friends. His mother asked, " Tony, could you please help me wash the dishes?" "Oh, mother! Why me? Can't you see that I'm still playing?" Tony replied.
" Oh, Tony! When are you going to learn how to follow and stop complaining ?”, said Mother. "One day, you will be surprised that your voice is gone, and you cannot complain anymore!", mother added. "Here we go again, mother! I will do it later after playing," said Tony.
Later that night, Tony began to dream. He dreamed that he was in a dark place. He was so afraid and started looking for his mother. He started to scream, but there is no voice coming out. Then suddenly, he remembered what his mother said . Then he cried while saying, “God, please wake me up. I promise to obey and stop complaining from now on ." Then he suddenly felt someone shaking him and he woke up from that bad dream . From then on, Tony began to be obedient that made his mother happy.
1. Who are the characters in the story? 2. What is the problem of the child in the story? 3. What happened to Tony in his dream? 4. How did he lose his voice in his dream? 5. What do you think is the moral lesson of the story ?
READ THE STORY AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: The Sampaguita By: Aileen V. Sambat The sampaguita is our national flower. It is a small woody plant. It cannot be destroyed by strong winds and heavy rains. Its leaves are shiny, and it has a short stem. It has white flowers that are small and sweet-smelling .
These tiny flowers can be made into pretty necklaces. These pretty necklaces are called garlands. We can see people selling sampaguita garlands in the streets or near the church. This plant bears plenty of flowers in April, May, and June. New sampaguita plant can grow from small branches.
Answer the following questions. 1. What is the story about? a. sampaguita b . mango c . narra d . flag 2. What is said about the sampaguita ? a. national fruit c . national tree b. national flower d . national flag
3 . Describe the sampaguita . a. small woody plant c . long woody plant b. short woody plant d . heavy woody plant 4. What can we make out of the flowers? a. ring c. watch b . necklace d . earrings
5. In what months does this plant have plenty of flowers? a. January, February and March b. April, May and June c. July, August, and September d. October, November and December
Birthday Card! Ana wrote a card to Anton. She cut a piece of paper and fold it. She used sea shells and colorful decorations. She gave it to Anton as gift for his 7 th birthday.
Family Day It was a Sunday morning. My mother prepared ham and sandwiches for our picnic. She brought a big mat, a pitcher of juice and a butter for me. We all rode on our car going to the picnic.