How the Tiger got his stripes.
"The farmer is the master, the buffalo is the servant
because he has some things called wisdom"
straw
Task 1: Match these infinitive verbs with their past forms
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How the tiger got his stripes
One day, as a farmer was in his field and his buffalo (0) was grazing
near by, a tiger (1)...................The tiger wanted to know why the strong
buffalo was the servant and the small man (2)................the master. The
farmer (3)...........he had something called wisdom, but he (4).................
it at home that day. He (5)................to get the wisdom, but before that he
(6).............the tiger to a tree with a rope because he didn`t want it to eat
the buffalo. When he returned, the farmer brought some straw with him.
He said it was his wisdom. He (7).............the straw and the fire
(8)...............the tiger. The tiger (9).................., but it still has black stripes
from the burns today.
Task 2: Complete the story. Use the verbs in the box
Task 3: Answer these questions
1. Where was the man?
2. What did the Tiger want to know?
3. What did the farmer do before
going home? Why ?
4. What did he do when he returned?
Task 4: Now imagine you are the man. Use the words to write the
story. Start like this: One day as I was in the field.......
a) One day/I/field/ buffalo/graze/tiger/come
b) It/ask/why/strong/buffalo/my servant/and I/its master
c) I/tell/tiger/I/have/wisdom/tiger/want/see/it
d) I/tell/it/I/leave/wisdom/home/ then/I/tie/tiger/tree/ropeI/ didn’t/
want/eat/buffalo
e) I/go/ get/straw/ and /burn /tiger
f) Tiger/escape/ still/have/black stripes.
-> One day as I was in the field and my buffalo grazed/ (was grazing)
nearby, a tiger came.
-> It asked why the strong buffalo was my servant and I was its master.
-> I told the tiger that I had something called wisdom.The tiger wanted to
see it.
-> I told it I left my wisdom at home that day. Then I tied the tiger to
a tree with a rope because I didn’t want it to eat my buffalo.
-> I went to get some straw and I burned the tiger.
-> The tiger escaped , but today it still has black stripes from the burns.
Task 5: Retell the story by pointing the pictures
What is the moral lesson of the story?
Human can use their power intelligence to defeat their rivals.