Juan the magic tree
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"You're no good Juan, where's the wood?"
Juan's mum said to her son every day
Vocabulary
fishing net
a goat
palm wine
a bolo knife
stick
sharp
to deserve
to chop
to tickle
to hold
to beat
beard
presents
edge
drunk
to fetch
coins
Verbs
dire
say - said -said
give- gave - given
dare
raccontare
tell-told- told
potere
can-could
fall - fell - fallen
cadere
comprare
buy - bought - bought
bere
drink- drank - drunk
andare
go - went- gone
Verbs
prendere
take- took- taken
wake up- woke up - woken up
svegliarsi
come-came-come
venire
cast-cast-cast
gettare
meet- met- met
incontrare
leave- left- left
lasciare
hold-held- held
tenere
beat- beat- beaten
colpire/ picchiare
avere
have-had-had
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" You are no good, Juan, where's the wood?" "You are no good, Juan, where's the wood?" Juan's mother said to her son every day. She gave him a sharp bolo knife and sent him to fetch firewood. Juan was trying to chop the tree when the tree told him it was magic. So he didn't cut it and he had a goat in return. He could have gold whenever he tickled the goat's beard. At the edge of the forest, Juan met his friend. He tickled the goat's beard and a pile of gold coins fell on the ground. Then they bought some wine, Juan drank a lot and fell asleep. Quickly his friend went away with Juan's goat and left another goat. When Juan woke up he went to his mother's with the goat. His mother said: " You are no good, Juan, where's the wood?" "You are no good, Juan, where's the wood?" He showed his mother the goat but when he tickled the goat's beard, there was no gold. So he went to the forest again. He was starting to chop the same tree, but the tree offered him a fishing net. The fishing net would come back with a lot of fish whenever he cast the fishing net.
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At the edge of the forest he met his friend. So Juan showed him the fishing net and when he pulled it in, it was full of beautiful fish. Therefore they decided to celebrate: they cooked the fish and drank some palm wine. Juan fell asleep again because he was drunk. Quickly his friend took the magic net away and left another one. When he woke up, he went home and his mother said: "You are no good, Juan, where's the wood?" "You are no good, Juan, where's the wood?" He showed her the fishing net, but when he pulled it in, the net was empty. His mother was furious. She gave him the bolo knife and he walked through the forest until he came to the same tree. This time the tree gave him a stick. Whoever is holding the stick will get what he deserves, saying: " Boombye Boomba!". At the edge of the forest, he met his friend. Juan said: Boombye Boomba!" and the stick jumped out of his friend's hand, and beat him on his back and on his bottom until he was black and blue.
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Juan stopped only after he had his goat and his fishing net. After that he went home with his presents, but his mum said: "You are no good, Juan, where's the wood?""You are no good, Juan, where's the wood?" Juan's mother took the magic stick from him. Juan called: " Boombye Boomba" and the stick was starting to beat his mother when Juan ordered it to stop. Juan tickled the magic goat's beard and gold coins fell on the ground he cast the magic fishing net and it came back full of fish. In the village, there was agreat feast in celeration. Juan's mother never said something against him and Juan lived in plenty or the rest of his life with his goat and net and the magic stick was also useful, too. END
Questions
1) WHO IS THE MAIN CHARACTER?. 2) WHAT DID HIS MUM GIVE TO HIM? 3) WHAT DID HE HAVE TO BRING HOME? 4) WHAT WAS HE DOING WHEN THE TREE TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS MAGIC? 5) WHAT DID HE RECEIVE IN RETURN? 6) WHO DID HE MEET AT THE EDGE OF THE FOREST? 7) WHAT DID HE GET WHEN HE TICKLED THE GOAT’S BEARD? 8) WHAT HAPPENED WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP? 9) WHAT DID HIS MOTHER SAY TO HIM WHEN HE WENT HOME? WHY WA SHE ANGRY? 10) WHAT DID THE TREE GIVE HIM? 11) WHAT DID HE SHOW HIS FRIEND? WHAT HAPPENED AFTERWARDS? 12) WHAT DID THE TREE GIVE HIM THE THIRD TIME? 13) WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS FRIEND WHEN HE MET HIM AGAIN AT THE EDGE OF THE FOREST? 14) WAS HIS MOTHER ANGRY AGAIN WHEN HE WENT BACK HOME? GIVE REASONS
What's the message of this story? Think about it!
Conclusion:The message of the story: it is about friendship and forgiveness. Everyone deserves what they get: Juan's friend and even his mother. She was very hard with Juan. she treated him badly, however Juan forgave both, his friend and mum.