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NEUTOONS · READ · THINK · DRAW

The Elephants and the Mice — Reading Comprehension Worksheet

Based on this edition: The Elephants and the Mice · Suggested ages 5+

Name: ____________________   Date: ______________

Read the story. Write, say or draw your answers. Use the page clues when you need them.

  1. Why does the elephant leader choose the longer path? (page 5)

  2. Why must the elephants warn the mice before moving a foot? (page 8)

  3. How do we know the elephants remember the mice after the rescue? (page 10)

Draw and explain

Draw the village, lake and two paths. Mark the path that protects the mice’s homes. Beside the map, draw one way the elephants help and one way the mice help. Explain why the shortest route is not always the kindest choice.

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NEUTOONS · ADULT NOTES

The Elephants and the Mice: answers and discussion

These notes refer to this Neutoons retelling. Accept answers in the reader’s own words. Other tellings may have different details or endings.

  1. The longer path goes around the mice’s homes and keeps the doorways safe. (page 5)

  2. Mice are working close to their feet; a warning lets the mice step clear. (page 8)

  3. The herd still takes the long path the next morning, after being freed. (page 10)

Story summary

Elephants cross an old village on their way to water, damaging the mice’s doorways without noticing. When the mouse leader explains, the herd takes a longer path around the homes. Later the elephants are caught in ropes. The mice take turns gnawing the ropes and free every elephant. The herd continues using the safer path.

Talk about the lesson

Kindness includes listening and changing what we do. Being small does not make someone’s needs or abilities less important. Both groups help by noticing how their actions affect others.

Using the sheet together

Leave time to look at pictures and ask questions. Ask what in the story supports an answer, rather than scoring it. Drawings can have many good solutions. This is a shared-reading resource, not a curriculum certification or an assessment.

You may print and copy this worksheet for home and classroom use. Keep the Neutoons name and story link with the sheet.

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