To enable the students to share short stories & folk stories. To enable them to know how the dog became a tame animal. To enable them to express themselves in grammatically correct language. To enable the learners to extrapolate from the given text. To enable them to use new words and phrases in their own language.
new words
Wander- Move here & there She was wandering the streets.
Moo- noise that a cow makes The cows moo.
Cliff- high rock
We walked along the cliff edge.
Hastily: in a hurry I drank a hastily prepared soup.
key points
Earlier dogs were their own masters and lived the way wolves do. They were free. A newly born dog did not like to live in this way. He set out to find a new master for himself. On his way he met a wolf. The wolf was ready to become his master. The dog thought that bear is strong than wolf so he went to the bear and asked him to become his master. The bear was afraid of Lion. So the dog left him and went to the Lion. The Lion was afraid of man. So the dog went to man and became his servant. After that the dog served the man faithfully and always remained his servant.
Why was the dog ill pleased? The dog was ill pleased because he was tired of wandering about by himself looking for food & being frightened of those who were stronger than him.
Why did the dog leave the wolf? The dog left the wolf because he realised that the wolf was afraid of bear.
How did the dog become servant of man? The dog decided to be the servant of the strongest animal on earth. He met many animals. But these animals were afraid of someone. Finally he observed that man is the strongest animal on the earth.
TEXT BOOK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
► Why did the dog feel the need for a master? The dog felt the need of a master because he was tired of wandering about by himself looking for food. He was also afraid of those who were stronger than he.
► Who did he first choose as his master? Why did he leave that master? He first chose the wolf as his master and he left the wolf because he felt that the Bear was stronger than the wolf.
► Who did he chose the next? He chose the bear next.
► Why did he serve the Lion for a long time? He served the Lion for a long time because there was no stronger beast in the forest than the lion. So no one dared to touch or offend him. It was a good life. He had no complain.
► Who did he finally choose as his master and why? He finally chose man as his master because man is stronger than anyone on the earth.
summary
This is the story of a dog, who used to be his own master. He decided to find a master strong than anyone else. First he hound a wolf, but the wolf was afraid of the near. The dog thought that the bear was the strongest of all. After some time the dog met the lion, who seemed the strongest. He stayed with the lion for a long time. One day he realized that the lion was afraid of man. To this day, the dog remains man’s best friend