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A Comprehension

A1. Find suitable phrases to fi ll in the blanks.

1. The priest was worried when his tea-kettle broke because

.

2. caught the badger and
squeezed it into .
3. The priest feared , so

he sold it to a tinker.

4. The tinker to set up a
theatre and stage.
5. The people who came to see the badger show brought food with them

because .

6. The priest got a lot of money from the tinker to
.

A2. The story of the priest and the tea-ke le men ons several objects that
the characters use. Write what these objects are made of with the help of
the clues.

1. the tickets for the badger show [related to trees]

2. the priest’s broom [related to a bird of prey]

3. the lampshade in the tinker’s bedroom [what this book is made of]

4. the tight-rope [hay]

5. the priest’s tea-stirrer [the tallest grass]

6. the tea-kettle [sounds like grass]
7. the tea-caddy [a grey metal]

A3. Answer these ques ons.

1. What qualities of the priest make us call him an honest priest?

2. What happened when the priest began to make tea in his new kettle?

3. How did the priest’s pupils try to kill the badger?

4. What arrangements were made in the theatre for the badger show?

5. Describe the badger’s performance.
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