From Friends to Enemies

A man and his wife owned a shop. They had a golden ring. It was lucky, but they didn't know it. They sold it and they became poor. Soon it was winter, and there was no firewood. They had a loyal cat and a dog.

"It's so cold," said the dog. "Look at all the snow," said the cat.

"We need to help save the shop," said the dog.

They had a clever plan. First, the dog swam across a river, and the cat stood on his back. Then, the cat caught a mouse. It went inside the house and chewed through a wooden box where the ring was. The mouse gave the ring to the cat.

"Now we can move to the beach," said the dog.

"Somewhere with warm weather, away from water," said the cat.

They went back home, but the cat was faster since it could climb.

When they saw the cat with the ring: "Oh, thank you! You brought the ring. You are a star!"

When the dog came back, they shouted at the dog: "Why didn't you help get the ring, silly dog?" From that day, the cat and the dog were enemies.

Circle the word that matches each definition

1. a woman who is married to her husband

- c) wife

2. small drops of frozen water that fall from the sky

- a) snow

3. to keep someone safe and stop them from being hurt

- c) save

4. someone you don't like, who is not your friend

- a) enemy

5. the area of land next to the sea

- a) beach

Circle the correct answer

1. Which word is not used to describe the man and woman?

- b) angry

2. Which word doesn't describe the cat?

- b) thankful

3. The man and woman are angry because they think the dog...

- b) didn't help get the ring.

4. How does the dog feel at the end?

- a) angry

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Let's answer these questions based on the story:

5. What is the beginning of the story?

- b) They sell their ring.

6. What happens in the middle of the story?

- d) Their cat and dog get the ring back.

7. What happens at the end of the story?

- c) The dog and cat become enemies.

8. Which place is not mentioned in the story?

- d) a town

9. Which words describe the weather of the story?

- a) winter, snow

10. The setting is important in this story because...

- c) they want to get the ring back to buy firewood.