Speak the following sentences clearly but as quickly as you can. Learn them by heart.

(i) How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck would chuck wood.

(ii) Betty bought a bit of butter, but the bit of butter was a little bitter so she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better.

Fill in the blanks with words from the box.

A _____ woodcutter lived on a ______ hillside. He was a ______son who worked ______ but earned _____ money. One day he saw a _____ water fall hidden behind a rock. He tasted the water and found it _____.

Find these sentences in the story and fill in the blanks.

1. This made Taro ______ than ever. (3)

2. he decided to work ______ than before. (3)

3. Next morning. Taro jumped out of bed ______ than usual. (4)

4. He began to chop even ______. (4)

5. Next morning, Taro started for work even ______ than the morning before. (10)

The story ‘Taro’s Reward’ shows that Taro is thoughtful, hardworking and also wise. Read aloud the parts of story that show these qualities in Taro.

(i) Like Patrick in the story ‘Who Did Patrick’s Homework’. Taro is helped by magic. Do you believe in magic? What are the magical things that happen in these stories?

(ii) Which story do you like better, and why? Do you know such stories in other languages? Discuss these question in class.