English Resource Booklet 2 - Animal Aid

Lesson 2: Literary Animals 2Resource 4Card sort task (cut up and laminated is best)Then we must put it off.It is only the waterboiled for nothing.What – he hasbeen starving?That accounts for hiscrying so. Poor creature!A creature I have fedwith my own hands.I’ll stick him effectually,so as to make shortwork of it.Have a little pity onthe creature!He’s dead.Can’t be put off. There’sno more victuals forthe pig. He ate the lastmixing o’ barleymealyesterday morning.Don’t be such atender-hearted fool!Every good butcherkeeps un bleeding long.Well – you must dothe sticking – there’sno help for it.He must die slow.Hold up the pail tocatch the blood, anddon’t talk!The meat must bewell bled.10