On Sunday, January 27, 2013
Once upon a time, there was a nervous little chipmunk. She was always afraid
that something bad happened to her.
One day, she heard a little noise. It was really only an apple that fell to the ground.
But the little Chipmunk was afraid and said “The sky is falling in.” Then she ran
away as fast as she could go.
Soon she met an old brother Chipmunk, who asked, “Where are you running
to, little Chipmunk?”
And the little Chipmunk answered, “The sky is falling in, and I am running
away.”
“The sky is falling in?” said the old brother Chipmunk. And he told the story
to his brother chipmunk, until at last there were a hundred brother Chipmunks
shouting, ”The sky is falling in.”
Soon the larger animals heard what the Chipmunks were saying. The Deer, the Sheep, the Pig, the Camel, the Tiger, and the Elephant began to say, “The sky
is falling in.”
Then the wise Lion heard all the noise and wanted to know what was
happening. He stopped all the animals and asked, “What are you saying?” The
brother Chipmunks said, “Oh we heard it from that little Chipmunk!” And the
Lion said, “Little Chipmunk, what made you say that the sky was falling in?”
And the little Chipmunk said, “I saw it there near the tree.”
“Well,” said the Lion, “Come with me and I will show you how something”.
“Now get on my back.” The Lion took her on his back, and asked the animals to
stay where they were until they returned. Then he showed the little Chipmunk
that the apple had fallen to the ground. This made the noise that had made her
afraid. The little Chipmunk said, “Oh, I see. The sky is not falling in.”
The Lion said, “Let’s go back and tell the other animals.”
So they went back. At last all the animals knew that the sky was not falling in.
that something bad happened to her.
One day, she heard a little noise. It was really only an apple that fell to the ground.
But the little Chipmunk was afraid and said “The sky is falling in.” Then she ran
away as fast as she could go.
Soon she met an old brother Chipmunk, who asked, “Where are you running
to, little Chipmunk?”
And the little Chipmunk answered, “The sky is falling in, and I am running
away.”
“The sky is falling in?” said the old brother Chipmunk. And he told the story
to his brother chipmunk, until at last there were a hundred brother Chipmunks
shouting, ”The sky is falling in.”
Soon the larger animals heard what the Chipmunks were saying. The Deer, the Sheep, the Pig, the Camel, the Tiger, and the Elephant began to say, “The sky
is falling in.”
Then the wise Lion heard all the noise and wanted to know what was
happening. He stopped all the animals and asked, “What are you saying?” The
brother Chipmunks said, “Oh we heard it from that little Chipmunk!” And the
Lion said, “Little Chipmunk, what made you say that the sky was falling in?”
And the little Chipmunk said, “I saw it there near the tree.”
“Well,” said the Lion, “Come with me and I will show you how something”.
“Now get on my back.” The Lion took her on his back, and asked the animals to
stay where they were until they returned. Then he showed the little Chipmunk
that the apple had fallen to the ground. This made the noise that had made her
afraid. The little Chipmunk said, “Oh, I see. The sky is not falling in.”
The Lion said, “Let’s go back and tell the other animals.”
So they went back. At last all the animals knew that the sky was not falling in.
(Source: Dit. PSMP, 2006)
Questions
1. What did the little Chipmunk hear one day?
2. What did the little Chipmunk think the noise was?
3. What did she do then? Did she meet the older brother Chipmunk?
4. What did the little Chipmunk say?
5. Did the old brother Chipmunk believe her? How do you know?
6. Did the other animals believe her? How do you know?
7. Did the Lion believe her? How do you know?
8. What did the Lion do to show the little Chipmunk that the sky was not falling
in?
9. What did the Lion ask the other animals to do?
10. What did the little Chipmunk learn at last?
1. What did the little Chipmunk hear one day?
2. What did the little Chipmunk think the noise was?
3. What did she do then? Did she meet the older brother Chipmunk?
4. What did the little Chipmunk say?
5. Did the old brother Chipmunk believe her? How do you know?
6. Did the other animals believe her? How do you know?
7. Did the Lion believe her? How do you know?
8. What did the Lion do to show the little Chipmunk that the sky was not falling
in?
9. What did the Lion ask the other animals to do?
10. What did the little Chipmunk learn at last?
