8541RB Reading for Me Level 4 Part A

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Imaginative Old Hopgiant A long time ago in Sweden, there lived two farmers. One of the farmers was rich and the other one was poor. The two farmers shared a big meadow and they divided all the work and produce from the meadow equally. One day, the rich farmer said to the poor farmer, ‘Neighbour, I think it would be best if the meadow only belonged to one of us.’ The poor farmer did not like the sound of this at all. ‘And whose will the meadow be, neighbour?’ ‘Tomorrow we will mow the meadow and the one who mows the biggest share, will keep the meadow for himself,’ the rich farmer answered. ‘And if you do not agree to this deal, I will make sure that you never set foot in this town again!’ The poor farmer was devastated. He did not have the same resources as the rich farmer, who would surely hire mowers to help him mow the meadow. He went to the nearest town to ask for help, but no one was interested in mowing without pay. The poor farmer was weeping on the cobbled pathway when he was approached by a strange man. The man told him, ‘Do not cry, for I have a solution to your problem. Tomorrow when you mow, shout “Old Hopgiant!” three times and all of your problems will be in the past.’ The man vanished before the poor farmer could ask any questions. The poor farmer was right—the rich farmer brought twenty mowers to help him. They started promptly, swinging their scythes from side to side, filled to the brim with confidence that they would mow the biggest part of the meadow. The poor farmer shouted, ‘Old Hopgiant!’ but nothing happened. The other mowers laughed at the poor farmer. ‘Old Hopgiant!’ he shouted again, ignoring their comments. Still nothing. ‘Old Hopgiant!’ he shouted for the third time and for ten seconds all was quiet. Then, out of nowhere, a glorious giant appeared from the sky. He ripped his scythe back and forth, mowing incredible amounts of the meadow. The rich farmer was very angry. He ran up to Old Hopgiant and kicked his boot. Unfortunately for the rich farmer, his foot got stuck to the boot. Angrier than before, he kicked Old Hopgiant with his other foot as well. This foot also got stuck and the rich farmer swung on Old Hopgiant’s shoe whilst he mowed the entire meadow. When Old Hopgiant had finished, he flew away with the rich farmer still stuck to his boot. The poor farmer successfully harvested many crops on the big meadow for many years to come. 26 Reading for Me Level 4 (Part A) 978-1-922843-63-0 R.I.C. Publications ® Prim-Ed Publishing
Questions 1 How many mowers did the rich farmer hire to help him mow the meadow? 2 What happened to the rich farmer at the end of the story? 3 Why did the rich farmer want the meadow for himself? 4 How do you think the poor farmer felt when he saw Old Hopgiant appear? 5 What do you think the rich farmer could have done instead if he wanted the meadow all for himself? 6 What is another word for disappeared? R.I.C. Publications ® Prim-Ed Publishing Reading for Me Level 4 (Part A) 978-1-922843-63-0 27
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