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English Grade 7 Lesson 3 Worksheet Comparing Narratives
Component 1 Write your answers to the questions below.
Q1. How can you tell from the title that The Carabao and the Shell is fictional rather than factual?
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Q2. Knowing that The Carabao and the Shell is a folk tale like The Hare and the Tortoise, what do you
expect it to be about?
Answer:
Q3. Knowing that The Carabao and the Shell is a Philippine version of The Hare and the Tortoise, what do
you expect to be different about it?
Answer:
Component 3 Write the meaning of the words in the table below.
Word Meaning
Carabao = _______________
Bank = __________________
Determined = _______________
Bathe = _________________
The Carabao and the Shell
One very hot day, when a carabao went into the river to bathe, he met a shell and they began
talking together. "You are very slow," said the carabao to the shell. "Oh, no," replied the shell. "I
can beat you in a race." "Then let us try and see," said the carabao. So they went out on the
bank and started to run. After the carabao had gone a long distance he stopped and called,
"Shell!" And another shell lying by the river answered, "Here I am!" Then the carabao, thinking
that it was the same shell with which he was racing, ran on. By and by he stopped again and
called, "Shell!" And another shell answered, "Here I am!" The carabao was surprised that the
shell could keep up with him. But he ran on and on, and every time he stopped to call, another
shell answered him. But he was determined that the shell should not beat him, so he ran until
he dropped dead.
The Hare and the Tortoise
There was once a hare who was friends with a tortoise. One day, he challenged the tortoise to a
race. Seeing how slow the tortoise was going, the hare thought he’ll win this easily. So he took a
nap while the tortoise kept on going. When the hare woke up, he saw that the tortoise was
already at the finish line. Much to his chagrin, the tortoise won the race while the hare was busy
sleeping.
Q1. What set off the sequence of events in the story, The Carabao and the Shell?
Q2. How did the shell beat the carabao in the race?
Q3. Find evidence that the shell was smarter than the carabao.
Q4. What difference does it make in changing the ending of the tale from the tortoise living to the
carabao dying?
Q5. Which version do you prefer? Give reasons for your answer.
