How the Moon was Kind to her Mother PDF

# How the Moon was kind to her mother ## Talk about it 💬 - How are you kind? - Are you kind to the people in your family? ## Read and listen - Read and listen to the story. How was the Moon kind to her mother? ## Read - Read the first part of the story below and match the words with the c...

# How the Moon was kind to her mother ## Talk about it 💬 - How are you kind? - Are you kind to the people in your family? ## Read and listen - Read and listen to the story. How was the Moon kind to her mother? ## Read - Read the first part of the story below and match the words with the correct pictures. - mother, sister, aunt, sister, uncle, sister ## How the Moon was kind to her mother - Once upon a time, a long time ago, the Sun, the Wind, and the Moon were three sisters, and their mother was a pale, lovely Star that shone, far away, in the dark evening sky. - One day, their uncle and aunt, Thunder and Lightning, invited the three sisters to have supper with them, and their mother said that they could go. She would wait for them, she said, and would not sleep until all three returned and told her about their pleasant visit. ## Read the rest of the story and answer the questions. - So the Sun in her dress of gold, the Wind in a trailing dress that rustled as she passed, and the Moon in a wonderful gown of silver went to the dinner party. Oh, it was a supper to remember! The table was spread with a cloth of rainbow. There were ice creams like the snow on the mountain tops, and cakes as soft and white as clouds, and fruits from every part of the Earth. The three sisters ate a lot, especially the Sun and the Wind, who were very greedy and ate everything. But the Moon was kind and remembered her mother. She hid a part of her supper in her long, white fingers to take home and share with her mother, the Star. - "What did you bring me from the supper?" she asked. - The Sun tossed her head with all its yellow hair and answered, "Why should I bring you anything? I went out for my own pleasure and not to think of you." - It was the same with the Wind. She wrapped her flowing robes about her and turned away from her mother. - "I, too, went out to have fun," she said, "and why should I think of you, Mother, when you were not with me?" - But it was very different with the Moon, who was not as greedy and selfish as her two sisters, the Sun and the Wind. She turned her sweet face towards her mother, the Star, and held out her slender hands. - "See, Mother," cried the Moon, "I have brought you part of everything that was on my plate. I ate only half of the supper because I wanted to share it with you." - "You were thoughtless and selfish, my daughter," she said. "You thought only about yourself. From this day, your rays will be so hot that they will burn everything they touch. People will cover their heads when you appear." - So the mother put the food that her kind daughter, the Moon, had brought her on her gold plate. She ate it and then she turned to her three children, for she had something important to say to them. She spoke first to the Sun. - And that is why, to this day, the Sun is so hot and blazing. - Next, the mother spoke to the Wind. "You, too, my daughter, have been unkind and greedy," she said. "You will blow in the heat of your sister, the Sun. No-one will love you any more." - And that is why, to this day, the Wind, blowing in hot weather, is very unpleasant. - Last, the mother spoke to her kind daughter, the Moon. - "You remembered your mother, and were very kind," she said. "Those who are thoughtful of their mother and others will be blessed. For all time, your light will be cool, and calm, and beautiful. You will make the dark night bright, and all people will love you." And that is how the Moon was kind to her mother. ## Questions 1. Who invited the three sisters to supper? 2. What did the three sisters eat? 3. Where did the Moon hide part of her supper? 4. How were the Sun and the Wind unkind to their mother? 5. What happened because they were unkind? 6. How was the Moon blessed by her mother? 7. Look at the pictures and use the text to describe the characters. - The Sun is gold and beautiful with yellow hair. She is greedy and selfish. People don’t like the Sun because she is hot. - The Wind is - The Moon is ## Word study - Match the words in **blue** in the text with the meanings: 1. a dress 2. nice 3. dinner 4. thin 5. not nice ## Values - Think about how you could be kind and helpful in these situations. 1. A blind person is standing at the zebra crossing waiting to cross the road. 2. Your grandma is trying to carry heavy bags up the stairs. 3. Your friend can’t do his/her Maths homework. 4. Your little brother is crying because he can’t find his teddy.