Read this short story and answer the questions that follow.
COCK : Hello goat, our master said he has visitors tomorrow.
GOAT: Yes, I heard him saying that.
COCK: He said that you will be slaughtered and cooked for the visitors.
GOAT: Ooh! Why can't he buy another goat to slaughter.
COCK: No, you are the one to be killed, ha ha haaaa!
GOAT: Oh my God! Help me.
COCK: God can not help you. You will be eaten. Ha ha haaaa!
(In the morning master called his wife)
MASTER: My wife, get the cock and slaughter him.
WIFE: Why don't we slaughter the goat.
MASTER: The visitors are only three, we don't need a lot of meat.
Tell you parent to help you know the meaning of these new words:
- slaughter
- master
- heard
- visitors
Questions.
36. Why did the master want to slaughter one animal?