Lesson 2 | Class 2  | Snowflakes Northeast Edition | Reader 2                                   


This is My Field

Start Off
A friend comes to your house. He wants one of your toys. What will you tell him or her?


Napoleon was a general of the French army. His army fought battles in many lands and won all of them. Napoleon was proud and happy but his soldiers were unhappy. They did not have enough food to eat and were hungry all the time.
One day, Napoleon called a captain and ordered, "Take a hundred strong men with you and go to the nearest village. Cut all the corn in the fields and bring it back to the camp.' The captain took a hundred young soldiers with him. On the way to the village they met a farmer. The captain said to him, "Take us to the nearest field.' The farmer took the captain and the soldiers to a big corn field.
The captain ordered
his soldiers, 'Cut the corn and put it in your sacks.'
The farmer stopped him
and said, 'Not
here, sir. We
will go to
another field.'



He took the captain and the soldiers to another field. Then he said, 'Your men can cut as much corn as they like from this field.' The second field was a long way from the first one and it was smaller. The captain was angry. He said, "This field is smaller than the other one. Why did you bring us here?'
The farmer replied, 'Please do not be angry. This is my field, the other one isn't mine. So I brought you here.'
The captain was ashamed. He turned to the men and said, 'Don't cut any corn from this field. We will go to another one.'
My Word Chest
general: the person who is in charge of an army
captain: an officer in the army
battle: a fight between two or more armies.






Comprehension

A. Complete the sentences with the correct option.

1. Napoleon was proud because
(a) he was the general of an army.
(b)✅ his army had won many battles. 

2. The soldiers were unhappy because 
(a) ✅ they were hungry.
(b) they did not like fighting battles. 

3. Napoleon ordered the captain to take
(a) all the soldiers with him.
(b)✅ a hundred soldiers with him.


B. Answer the following questions.

  1. What order did Napoleon give the captain?

    • Napoleon ordered the captain to take a hundred strong men with him.

  2. Why did he give such an order?

    • Napoleon gave the order because his soldiers were hungry and in need of food.

  3. What did the captain ask the farmer?

    • The captain asked the farmer to take them to the nearest field.

  4. Why was the captain angry when he saw the second field?

    • The captain was angry when he saw the second field because it was smaller than the first one.

  5. Why had the farmer brought the captain and the soldiers there?

    • The farmer brought the captain and the soldiers to that particular field because it belonged to him.

  6. Why was the captain ashamed?

    • The captain was ashamed because he realized that they were about to take from someone's personal property without permission.


Words and Sounds
1. Read the following words aloud. Circle the words which end with a 'suh' sound. Underline the words which end with a 'zuh' sound.
trees
nets
plates fields
skirts trucks
battles
bands