001-นิทาน-the rat and the frog

THE RAT AND
THE FROG

One day, a country rat wanted to
go to town. He prepared himself
and started his journey. It was hot
on the way. So the rat was tired
and thirsty. He then stopped near
a big pond…to drink water for
refreshing himself…and to find
some fruits to eat.

Near that pond, there lived
a frog. When the rat saw
the frog, he walked straight
towards him. He forced the
frog to take him to the
other side of the pond.

But the frog refused. The
rat beat up the frog badly.
So the frog had to give up
and agreed to take him
across the pond.

The rat was afraid that the frog might
leave him in the middle of the pond, so
he tied his leg with the frog’s leg with a
rope.
When they were in the middle of the
pond, the frog stopped swimming,
wanting the rat to drown. The rat tried
to swim to save himself from drowning
while the frog looked on with
satisfaction.

Meanwhile, there was a
hawk flying by the pond
and saw the two animals.
The hawk grabbed both of
them for his meal.

MORAL OF THE
STORY

1. “Anyone who has bad
intention will always suffer
bad results.”
2. “Forcing and threatening
others will cause sin to
return to yourself.”

VOCABULARY

1. Country = ชนบท
2. Town = เมือง
3. Prepared = เตรียม
4. Journey = การเดินทาง
5. Weather = อากาศ
6. Give up = ยอมแพ้
7. Thirsty = กระหายน้ำ
8. Near = ใกล้
9. Pond = บ่อน้ำ
10. Across = ข้าม
11. Refresh = สดชื่น
12. Towards = ตรงไป
13. Threatened = คุกคาม ขู่เข็ญ
14. Refused = ปฎิเสธ
15. Harmed = ทำอันตราย
16. Force = บังคับ
17. Greed = ละโมบ โลภ
18. Afraid = เกรงกลัว
19. Reached = ไปถึง
20. Middle = กลาง
21. Drown = จมน้ำ
22. Satisfaction = พึ งพอใจ
23. Meanwhile = ในขณะนั้น

QUESTION

Directions : Choose the correct answer to each question.

1. where did the rat go
a. go for food.
b. go on a tour of the city.
c. go prey.
d. go see friends.

2. Where does the rat take a
break?

a. supermarket
b. big forest.
c. a big pond.
d. on the side of the road.

3. What is a rat force a frog about?
a. He forced the frog to take him to
the other side of the pond.
b. He forced the frog to find food for him.
c. He forces the frog to be his friend.
d. He forced the frog to jump into the pond.

4. Why do frogs have to give up?
a. because frogs are afraid of rat.
b. because the rat used force to attack the frog.
c. because the frog takes pity on the rat.
d. because the frog wants to go with the rat.

5. Why do rat tie their legs and frog legs
together?
a. The rat is afraid of the frogs running away.
b. The rat scared of drowning.
c. The rat afraid of attacking frogs.
d. The rat was afraid that the frog might leave
him in the middle of the pond.

6. What do rat use to tie their legs?
a. rope
b. rubber band
c. tree roots
d. straw rope

7. When they were in the middle of the pond,
what do frogs do?
a. remove the rope that is tied on the leg.
b. have fun swimming.
c. the frog stopped swimming.
d. Frog hurts rat.

8. Why did the frog stop swimming?
a. because the frog is tired.
b. wanting the rat to drown.
c. because the frog is exhausted.
d. the frog died while swimming.

9. How does a frog look at a rat with feelings?
a. the frog looked on with satisfaction.
b. the frog looked on with funning.
c. the frog looked on with sympathetic.
d. the frog looked on with funny.

10. The end of the rat and the frog?
a. drowned rat.
b. drowned frog.
c. being eaten by a hawk.
d. frog kills rat.

ANSWER

1. b. go on a tour of the city.
2. c. a big pond.
3. a. He forced the frog to take him to the other

side of the pond.
4. b. because the rat used force to attack the frog.
5. d. The rat was afraid that the frog might leave

him in the middle of the pond.
6. a. rope
7. c. the frog stopped swimming.
8. b. wanting the rat to drown.
9. a. the frog looked on with satisfaction.
10. c. being eaten by a hawk.

THIS STORY IS
PREPARED BY

Miss Monruadee Pengkhun
student ID 6321105001