(TESOL Worksheets--The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, Story Time ESL Listening)
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The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids: Grimm Brothers Fairy Tale #5
Video (slow speed): https://youtu.be/sYwSZmrnSKQ
Video (normal speed): https://youtu.be/sZ2UbJrh-iM
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Vocabulary
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids: Grimm Brothers Fairy Tale #5
Once upon a time, there was a mother goat who had seven little kids. (“Kids” are baby goats.) The mother goat loved her kids as much as any mother could love her children.
One day, the mother goat had to go into the forest to get some food. But before she left, she called all of her children to her, and said, “Dear children, I must go into the forest to get some food. While I am gone, I want you to watch out for the wolf. If he gets into the house, he will eat you all up. Now, be careful, because the wolf often disguises himself.” (“Disguise” means to change the way you look so that other people will not recognize you.) “But you will always know it is him, because of his rough voice, and his black feet.” (If someone has a “rough voice”, it means that their voice doesn’t sound nice.)
The seven little kids replied, “Don’t worry about us, mother. We promise to be careful.” And so the mother goat said good-bye, and went into the forest.
It was not long before the kids heard someone knocking at the door. (“Knocking on the door” means to make a noise by hitting the door.) “Open the door, dear children,” said the voice outside the door. “It’s me, your mother. I’m back already, and I have a present for each of you.”
But the kids knew that it was the wolf because of the rough voice. “We will not open the door,” they said. “You are not our mother. Our mother has a soft and pleasant voice, but your voice is rough. You are the wolf.
So, the wolf went to the shop, and bought some honey, and poured the honey down his throat until his voice was soft and pleasant. The the wolf went back to the goats’ house, and knocked on the door again. “Open up, dear children,” said the wolf. “It’s me, your mother. I’m back now, and I have a present for each of you.”
But, through the window, the kids could see the wolf. The wolf had on a disguise--he was wearing women's clothing, so he was dressed just like their mother. But they could see that his feet were black “We will not open the door,” they said. “Our mother has white feet, but your feet are black. You are the wolf.”
So, the wolf went to the baker. (A “baker” is someone who makes bread by baking it in the oven.) And the wolf said, “I have hurt my feet. Please put some soft dough on my feet for me to make it feel better.” (“Dough” is the soft white mixture that is baked into bread.) After the baker had put the dough on the wolf’s feet, the wolf went to the miller. (In old times, a “miller” was someone who crushed grain into flour. “Flour” is the white powder that is used to make bread.) “Throw some of that white flour over my feet for me,” said the wolf.
The miller guessed that the wolf was trying to trick someone. So the miller said, “I will not.”
“Do it,” said the wolf, “Or I will eat you up.”
The miller was afraid for his life. So he put the white flour on the wolf’s feet just like the wolf wanted. It’s sad to say, but people are like this. They will do anything to save their own lives.
So, then the wolf went back to the goat’s house a third time, and once again knocked on the door. “Open up, dear children,” said the wolf. “It’s me, your mother. I’m back now, and I have a present for each of you.”
“First show us your feet,” said the kids.
The wolf held his feet up to the window, and when the kids saw that he had white feet, just like their mother, they believed it really was their mother, and they opened the door.
But, as soon as they had opened the door, the wolf came into the house, and threw off his disguise. The little kids now realized their mistake, but it was too late. They were scared, and they wanted to hide themselves. The first kid ran under the table, the second ran and hid in the bed, the third hid in the stove, the fourth ran into the kitchen, the fifth went into the cupboard, the sixth hid under the big washing bowl, and the seventh went into the clock-case. But all this hiding was no use. The wolf found them, and, one after another, he swallowed them down whole. (“Swallow” means to make food or drink go down your throat.) The wolf found all of the little kids except for the youngest one--the one that was hiding in the clock-case. When the wolf was full, he went outside and laid down on the green grass under a tree, and began to sleep.
Soon afterwards, the old mother goat came home from the forest. She went into her house, and was shocked by what she saw. The house door had been left wide open, and the tables, and chairs had been thrown down, the big washing bowl had been broken to pieces, and the blankets and pillows had been pulled off the bed. The mother goat was panicked about her children. She looked all over for them, but she couldn’t find them anywhere. She called for each of them by name, but none of them answered. At last, when the mother goat called out the name of the youngest kid, a soft voice answered, “Mother, I am in the clock-case.” The mother goat ran over to the clock-case, and took her youngest kid out. The youngest kid told his mother how the wolf had come and had eaten all of the others. Then the mother goat cried and cried for her poor children.
After crying for a long time, at last she went out of the house, and the youngest kid went with her. They came to the green grass where the wolf was sleeping under the tree. And the wolf was snoring so loudly that the branches of the tree shook. The mother goat looked at the wolf, and she noticed that something was moving inside him. There was something moving in the wolf’s stomach, trying to get out. “What is this?” said the mother goat to herself. “Is it possible that my children are still alive inside the wolf’s stomach?”
Then, the mother goat told the youngest kid to run home, and bring a pair of scissors, a needle, and some thread. The youngest kid ran home, and came back with the scissors, needle, and thread. The mother goat used the scissors to cut open the stomach of the wolf. The wolf was sleeping so deeply that he didn’t wake up, even after the mother goat cut his stomach. As soon as the mother goat had made a small cut, one little kid put his head out of the wolf’s stomach. And when the mother goat had cut a little bit further, all six kids came jumping out, one after another. And none of the kids had been hurt or injured in any way, because the wolf had been so hungry and so greedy that he had swallowed all six kids whole, without even bothering to chew them. So none of the kids had been cut by the wolf’s sharp teeth.
How happy the mother and her seven children were! They jumped up and down with happiness, and they all hugged each other.
Then the mother told her children, “Now, go and look for some big stones, and we will fill up the wolf’s stomach while he is still asleep.” So, the seven kids went and got some big stones as fast as they could, and brought them back to their mother. Then, they all put as many stones into the wolf’s stomach as they could fit in. And then the mother goat used the needle and the thread to sew the wolf’s stomach closed again. (“Sew” means to join something together with a needle and a thread.) They did this all quite quickly, and the wolf didn’t wake up, and he never knew what was happening. After this, the mother goat and her seven kids went to hide.
After a long sleep, the wolf finally woke up. He stood up, and tried to walk, but the stones in his stomach made him very thirsty, and he wanted to get a drink from the well. (A “well” is a hole in the ground that people use to get water out of). But as the wolf began to walk, the stones in his stomach started moving and knocking against each other. Then the wolf cried out, “What is happening to my poor stomach? I thought I had eaten some delicious goats, but now my stomach feels like it has rocks in it instead.”
The wolf came to the well, and leaned over, and was trying to get a drink. But the heavy stones made the wolf fall into the well. And then once the wolf had fallen into the well, the heavy stones caused him to sink to the bottom of the water, and drown. When the mother goat and the seven kids saw that the wolf was dead, they yelled for joy, “The wolf is dead! The wolf is dead!” And they all danced around the well.
And the mother goat and her seven kids all lived happily ever after.
The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids: Grimm Brothers Fairy Tale #5
Video (slow speed): https://youtu.be/sYwSZmrnSKQ
Video (normal speed): https://youtu.be/sZ2UbJrh-iM
1. Why did the mother goat go into the forest?
2. How could the seven little kids always recognize the wolf?
3. Who put white flour on the wolf’s feet?
4. Where did the youngest kid hide?
5. Where did the wolf lie down to sleep?
6. Why were the branches of the tree shaking?
7. What did the mother goat tell the youngest kid to bring?
8. Why were all of the kids still alive inside the wolf’s stomach?
9. What did the mother goat and the kids put into the wolf’s stomach?
10. Where did the wolf drown?
Answers
1. Why did the mother goat go into the forest?
To get some food.
2. How could the seven little kids always recognize the wolf?
His rough voice and his black feet
3. Who put white flour on the wolf’s feet?
The miller
4. Where did the youngest kid hide?
In the clock-case.
5. Where did the wolf lie down to sleep?
On the green grass under a tree.
6. Why were the branches of the tree shaking?
Because the wolf was snoring so loudly.
7. What did the mother goat tell the youngest kid to bring?
A pair of scissors, a needle, and some thread
8. Why were all of the kids still alive inside the wolf’s stomach?
Because the wolf had swallowed them whole, without even bothering to chew them.
9. What did the mother goat and the kids put into the wolf’s stomach?
Stones / Rocks
10. Where did the wolf drown?
In the well.
Vocabulary
afraid - frightened:
She's afraid of water.
afterwards - at a later time, after something else has happened:
I did my homework and went swimming afterwards.
alive - living, not dead:
Are your grandparents still alive?
already - used to say that something has happened earlier than you expected:
I'm already full and I've only eaten one course.
asleep - to be sleeping:
The children are asleep.
baby - a very young child:
Liz has had a baby.
bake - to cook something such as bread or a cake with dry heat in an oven:
This is a baked apple.
believe - to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true:
They believe that their health has suffered because of the chemicals.
bit - a small amount or piece of something:
It's getting late and I'm a bit tired.
blanket - a thick, warm cover that you sleep under
bother - to make the effort to do something:
Don't bother making the bed - I'll do it later.
bottom - the lowest part of something:
Click on the icon at the bottom of the page.
bowl - a round, deep dish used for holding soup and other food:
This is a bowl of soup.
branch - one of the many parts of a tree that grows out from its trunk (= main, vertical part):
She clutched wildly at the branch.
careful - giving a lot of attention to what you are doing so that you do not have an accident, make a mistake, or damage something:
Be careful, Michael - that knife's very sharp.
cause - to make something happen:
The hurricane caused widespread damage.
chair - a seat for one person, with a back, usually four legs, and sometimes two arms:
Flint leaned back in his chair.
chew - to crush food between your teeth before you swallow it:
This meat is difficult to chew.
clock-case - The case or receptacle of the works of a clock.
clothing - clothes, especially of a particular type:
This is outdoor clothing.
crush - to press something so hard that it is made flat or broken into pieces:
Her car was crushed by a falling tree.
cupboard - a piece of furniture with a door on the front and shelves inside, used for storing things:
I put it back in the cupboard.
dance - to move your feet and body to the rhythm of music:
Can you dance the tango?
dear - A dear person is someone who you know and like very much:
He's one of my dearest friends.
deeply - very much:
I have fallen deeply in love with her.
delicious - If food or drink is delicious, it smells or tastes extremely good:
This soup is absolutely delicious.
disguise - NOUN: clothes and other things that you wear to change the way you look so that people cannot recognize you:
She usually goes out in disguise to avoid being bothered by the public.
disguise - VERB: to change your appearance/voice, etc so that people cannot recognize you:
He managed to escape by disguising himself as a woman.
door - the part of a building, room, vehicle, or piece of furniture that you open or close to get inside it or out of it:
Please shut the door behind you.
dough - a thick mixture of flour and liquid used to make foods such as bread or pastry
drink - a liquid or an amount of liquid that you drink:
Can I have a drink of water please?
drown - to die because you are under water and cannot breathe, or to kill someone in this way:
Two people drowned in a boating accident yesterday.
eat up - to eat all the food you have been given:
Be a good boy and eat up your spinach.
except - not including a particular fact, thing, or person:
The boat sails from Oban every day except Sunday.
fall - to move down towards the ground:
Huge drops of rain were fallling from the sky.
fast - moving, happening, or doing something quickly:
Computers are getting faster all the time.
feel - to experience an emotion or a physical feeling:
You shouldn't feel embarrassed about making a mistake.
fifth - 5th written as a word
fill - to make a container or space full, or to become full:
He filled the bucket with water.
fill up - to become full, or to make something become full:
The restaurant will soon fill up with people.
finally - after a long time or some difficulty:
We finally got home just after midnight.
fit - If people or things fit somewhere, or if you can fit them somewhere, that place is big enough for them:
How many people can you fit in your car?
flour - a powder made from grain that is used to make bread, cakes, and other food
foot - one of the two flat parts on the ends of your legs that you stand on:
He stepped on my foot.
forest - a large area of trees growing closely together:
There are some lovely walks in the forest.
fourth - 4th written as a word
full - having eaten enough food:
No more for me, thanks, I'm full.
further - more:
He refused to discuss the matter further.
goat - an animal with horns that is kept for the milk it produces
grain - a seed or seeds from types of grass that are eaten as food:
These are grains of wheat.
grass - a common plant with narrow green leaves that grows close to the ground in gardens and fields:
We lay on the grass in the sunshine.
greedy - wanting a lot more food, money, etc, than you need:
They were greedy for money.
ground - the surface of the Earth:
I sat down on the ground.
guess - to give a correct answer without having all the facts:
"You've got a promotion!" "Yes, how did you guess?"
happily - in a happy way:
I am happily married.
happiness - the feeling of being happy:
Your happiness is all that matters to me.
hear - to be aware of a sound through your ears:
I could hear his voice in the distance.
hide - to go to a place where you cannot be seen or found:
I'm going to run off and hide behind a tree.
hit - to touch something quickly and with force using your hand or an object in your hand:
She hit him on the head with her tennis racket.
hole - a hollow space in something, or an opening in a surface:
There's a hole in the roof.
honey - a sweet, sticky food that is made by bees
hug - to put your arms around someone and hold them tightly, usually because you love them:
They hugged and kissed each other.
hungry - wanting or needing food:
I'm hungry. What's for supper?
hurt - injured or in pain:
Several people were seriously hurt in the accident.
injured - hurt:
Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in the accident.
inside - in or into a room, building, container, etc:
She opened the drawer and laid the scarf inside.
instead - in the place of someone or something else:
If you don't want pizza, we can have pasta instead.
join - to fasten or connect things together:
Join the ends together with strong glue.
joy - a feeling of great happiness:
I love the joy of winning
jump - to push your body up and away from the ground using your feet and legs:
The children were jumping up and down with excitement.
kid - a young goat
kitchen - a room used to prepare and cook food in:
We usually eat in the kitchen.
knock - to make a noise by hitting something, especially a door, with your closed hand in order to attract someone's attention:
There's someone knocking on the door.
lean - to move the top part of your body in a particular direction:
She leaned forward and whispered in my ear.
lie - to be in a horizontal or flat position on a surface:
I want to lie in bed.
lie down - to move into a position in which your body is flat, usually in order to sleep or rest:
I'm not feeling well - I'm going to lie down.
a little bit - slightly:
I was slightly worried by what she said.
loudly - loud--adverb form:
She was speaking very loudly.
miller - a person, especially in the past, who owned or was in charge of a mill
mistake - something that you do or think that is wrong:
He made a lot of mistakes in his written test.
mixture - a substance made of other substances that have been combined:
Add milk to the mixture and stir until smooth.
needle - a thin, pointed metal object with a small hole at one end for thread, used in sewing:
I need a needle and thread.
noise - a sound, often a loud, unpleasant sound:
Stop making so much noise!
none - not any:
None of them smoke.
notice - to see something and be aware of it:
If the sign's too small, no one will notice it.
once - in the past, but not now:
This house once belonged to my grandfather.
once upon a time - used at the beginning of a children's story to mean that something happened a long time ago
outside - not inside a building:
Go and play outside for a while.
oven - a piece of kitchen equipment with a door, which is used for cooking food:
Place the cake in a preheated oven at 190°C and bake for 45 minutes.
pair - two things that look the same and that are used together:
She bought a new pair of ice skates.
a pair of scissors - Another way of saying "scissors"
panic - to suddenly feel so worried or frightened that you cannot think or behave calmly, or to make someone feel this way:
Don't panic, we've got plenty of time.
piece - an amount of something, or a part of something:
She cut the flan into eight pieces.
break to pieces - to shatter something
pillow - a soft object that you rest your head on in bed
pleasant - enjoyable or attractive:
We had a very pleasant evening.
poor - used to show sympathy for someone:
That cold sounds terrible, you poor thing.
pour - to make a liquid flow from or into a container:
I poured the milk into a jug.
powder - a dry substance made of many small, loose grains:
This is curry powder.
present - something that you give to someone, usually for a particular occasion:
This is a birthday present.
promise - to say that you will certainly do something or that something will certainly happen:
She promised to write to me every week.
quickly - fast or in a short time:
I quickly shut the door.
recognize - to know someone or something because you have seen or experienced them before:
I recognized her from her picture.
reply - to answer:
"I don't understand," she replied.
rock - a large piece of rock or stone:
Huge waves were crashing against the rocks.
rough - A rough surface is not smooth:
The wooden floor was rough against his feet.
rough voice - a rough voice is not soft and is unpleasant to listen to
sad - unhappy or making you feel unhappy:
I was very sad when our cat died.
sad to say - something you say when you are telling someone about something bad that happened
Sad to say, the ring was never found.
save - to stop someone or something from being killed or destroyed:
He was badly injured, but the doctors saved his life.
save your life - prevent your own death
scared - frightened or worried:
Robert's scared of heights.
scissors - a tool for cutting paper, hair, cloth, etc that you hold in your hand and that has two blades that move against each other:
This is a pair of scissors.
seventh - 7th written as a word
Jackson finished seventh in the race.
sew - to join things together with a needle and thread:
I need to sew a button on my shirt.
shake - to make quick, short movements from side to side or up and down, or to make something or someone do this:
We heard a loud bang, and then the house began to shake.
sharp - having a very thin or pointed edge that can cut things:
This is a sharp knife.
shocked - to be surprised and upset:
We were shocked to find rat poison in our hotel room.
sink - to go down or make something go down below the surface of water and not come back up:
The Titanic began to sink after hitting an iceberg.
sixth - 6th written as a word
sleep deeply - to be in a deep sleep, from which it is hard to wake up:
She felt numb and tired and surprised herself by managing to sleep deeply and well.
snore - to breathe in a very noisy way while you are sleeping:
I couldn't sleep because my brother was snoring.
soft - not hard, and easy to press:
This is a soft cushion
soft voice - A soft voice is a very quiet voice:
He spoke in a soft voice.
still - used to say that something is continuing to happen now or that someone is continuing to do something now:
He's still here if you want to speak to him.
stomach - the organ inside your body where food goes after it has been eaten and where it starts to be digested:
The smell of cooking made his stomach rumble.
stone - a small rock or piece of rock
stove - a piece of equipment that you cook on:
I've left some soup on the stove for you.
swallow - to move your throat in order to make food or drink go down:
These tablets are too big to swallow.
teeth - plural of tooth
themselves - the reflexive form of the pronoun 'they':
They're both 16 - they're old enough to look after themselves.
thirsty - wanting or needing a drink:
I felt really hot and thirsty after my run.
thread - a long, thin piece of cotton, wool, etc that is used for sewing:
Bring me a needle and thread.
throat - the back part of your mouth and the passages inside your neck:
I have a sore throat.
throw - to make something move through the air by pushing it out of your hand:
Amy will throw the ball to the dog.
throw down - to cause to fall
tree - a tall plant with a thick stem that has branches coming from it and leaves
They went under a tree to shelter from the rain.
trick - to deceive someone:
They tricked him into signing the papers.
wake up - to stop sleeping or to make someone else stop sleeping:
Could you wake me up before you go?
wash - to make something clean using water, or water and soap:
Dad was washing the dishes.
washing bowl - a bowl, usually plastic, in which dishes are washed.
watch out - used to tell someone to be careful because they are in danger:
Drivers were told to watch out for black ice on the road.
well - a deep hole in the ground from which you can get water, oil, or gas
wide - measuring a long distance or longer than usual from one side to the other:
I have very wide feet.
wide open - as far open as possible:
The window was wide open.
wolf - a wild animal like a large dog
worry - to think about problems or unpleasant things that might happen in a way that makes you feel anxious:
Don't worry- she'll be all right.
yell - to shout something very loudly:
The policeman yelled at them to stop.
young - having lived or existed for only a short time and not old:
We were very young when we met.
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