Once there lived a very clever fox in a jungle. One day while walking through the jungle he fell into a trap and lost his tail.

Once there lived a very clever fox in a jungle. One day while walking through the jungle he fell into a trap and lost his tail. He felt very unhappy and sad. But the fox was very cunning. He hit upon a plan. He invited all the foxes to come to a meeting. When all the foxes arrived, the fox without a tail said, ‘My dear friends, listen to me, please. I’ve discovered a new thing. It’s that our tails are completely useless. They look ugly and dirty. So we all should cut off our tails, shouldn’t we?’

All the foxes listened to the cunning fox eagerly. Most of them agreed to cut off their tails. But an old and wise fox was present there. He said to him, ‘My friend, your plan is very nice but very evil. Actually, you want us to cut off our tails because you’ve no tail of your own. You have lost your tail. So you want us to cut off our own tails.’ Hearing this, all other foxes could understand the evil plan of the cunning fox. They all shouted at him loudly and chased him. The cunning fox ran away quickly and saved his life.

5. Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the box. There are extra words which you need not use.                                                                                                                               1×5=5

save

lost

forest

befool

help

failed

trap

remove

a)  The clever fox lived in a -----

b)  He lost his tail in a -----

c) The fox made a plan to ---- all the foxes.

d) The cunning fox ran away to  ----- his life.

e) The evil plan of the cunning fox ------

6. Read the passage again and write true or false beside the following statements.        1×6=6

a) The clever fox lost his tail falling into a trap.

b) The fox invited all the foxes to join a race competition.

c) The clever fox without a tail told other foxes to cut off their tails.

d) Most of the disagreed to cut off their tails.

e) An old and wise fox could understand the clever fox’s evil plan.

f) All the foxes shouted at the cunning fox and chased him.

7. Answer the following questions in a sentence or sentences.                                          2×5=10

a) How was the fox?

b) How did he lost his tail?

c) How did he feel after losing his tail?

d) What did he tell the other foxes do?

e) Who could understand that the evil plan of cunning fox? What was its result?

8. Suppose you are Pranto. Write a letter to your friend, Shanto describing the consequences off too much cleverness. (write at least six sentences)

Here are some words to help you : address, date, salutation, main points of the letter, closing.  10