Funny Farm

d) long, nut, short, fluffy

2. Match

cow                                                  worms
cat                                                    nuts
chicken                                             milk
squirrel                                             grass

3. Guess

Who am I?

a) I can climb the trees perfectly. I am red. I like nuts. I live in a deep hole in the tree. Who am I?

b) I am fluffy. My ears are long. I can jump. Who am I?

c) I am big. I give milk to people. I like grass. I say: «Moo». Who am I?

d) I am small and yellow. I like worms. Who am I?

e) I can climb the trees perfectly. I like milk. I guard the farm from mice. Who am I?

f) I guard the farm. I am big. I say, «Woof!» Who am I?

4. Fill in the gaps with: am, is, are

a) Fluffy rabbits ______ playing in the grass.

b) It ______ warm today.

c) I ______ a little puppy.

d) Chloe _______ sad.

e) Chickens ______ small and yellow.

e) A deep hole ______ in the tree.

f) You can climb the trees but you _______ not a squirrel.

g) Our farmer Jack and his wife Mary ______ good people.

5. Act

a) You look like a hen.

b) You look like a cat.

c) You look like a cow.

d) You look like a rabbit.

e) You look like a squirrel.

f) You look like a puppy.

Chapter II

It is early morning. The sun is rising. But everyone is still sleeping.

Our cock Mr Rooster wakes up first. He comes out of the henhouse, flies upon the fence and begins to sing his morning song:

«Cock-a-doodle-doo! Cock-a-doodle-doo!
The Sun is rising,
The Sun is shining
It’s time to get up!
Rise and shine, too!»

All the farm begins to wake up. Farmer’s wife, Mary, feeds the animals. She gives some grain to the hens, some carrots to the rabbits, some hay to the goats, the sheep and a cow. She gives me a juicy bone. I am so happy! But I am not hungry now. So I must guard my beautiful bone that no one can take it. I put it into my bowl near the kennel. I am so proud. I guard my bone.

«Hi, Tim!» say the rabbits. «Let’s go and play tag!»

«Oh, I can’t. I must guard my bone,» I say.

The rabbits go away. They run and jump. They have fun.

I am sad. I want to play tag, too. But then someone can take my bone… or… of course! I can hide it!

I take my beautiful bone and put it behind the kennel. Not bad. But there is a fence behind the kennel and Scratchy often walks on the fence. She can see it. I take my bone again and hide it in the middle of the flowerbed. No one can see it among the flowers. But the sheep like to eat flowers. They can eat all the flowers and find my bone. So I take it again and run to the garden. There is a big bush between two trees. I put my bone under the bush. Perfect! It’s safe now.

«Hi, Tim!» says someone.

I look on the left – there is no one. I look on the right – there is no one too. I look up and I can see Chloe in the tree.

«Oh, Chloe, it’s you! Hello!»

She climbs down the tree and asks, «What are you hiding there?»

«Um… Nothing!»

«But you are hiding it under the bush. What is it?» asks Chloe again.

«OK,» I say. «It’s my bone. I must guard it but I want to play tags with the rabbits. And then someone can take this bone. So I must hide it.»

Chloe comes up to the bush. She smells the bone.

«Are bones tasty?» she asks.