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18 Without even stopping, the burro called back, ‘’That was the trouble. I was too well received by the lion. He liked me so much that he wanted to eat me! He even tried to bite me and start his evening meal early.”
19 The fox yelled back, “No! No! The lion was only trying to give you a good welcome!”
20 The burro did not believe the fox. He told the fox, ‘’Thank you for your good welcome. But now I am running away from the lion too.”
21 As the burro disappeared into the distance, the fox yelled, “Don’t run that way! That way leads back to your master!”
22 The burro answered, “I am going back to my master. I’d rather be with a master who beats me than a lion who wants to eat me!”
Second Read
• Reread the fable to answer these text-dependent questions.
• Write any additional questions you have about the text in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
1. Craft and Structure: Using context, what might the word “nomad” mean in paragraph 9?
2. Craft and Structure: In paragraph 8, the fox says the burro will be “well received” by the lion. Knowing what happens later in the story, what do you think the fox means by “well received”?
3. Key Ideas and Details: Reread paragraph 19. Is the fox being honest when he says, “The lion was only trying to give you a good welcome”? Support your inference with details from the text.
My Notes
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