Te your answers in your notebook. 1. The Forgiving Crocodile
The Forgiving Crocodile talks about a family of crocodile and an old
woman. The old woman asked favor from the mother crocodile, Buwahaya, to
spare her life and in retum, she would take care of her two little babies. However,
Aling Sita did not value their agreement. She sat all day ignoring the two little
crocodiles. Buhawaya discovered what Aling Sita has been doing, so she
gathered poisonous snakes for Aling Sita instead of delicious food and gave
them to her. Aling Sita was frightened and asked for forgiveness from what she's
done. From then on, Aling Sita took good care of Buhuwaya's babies.
Which is the best way to write the theme?
A. Forgiveness
B. Forgiveness is great.
C. Fulfil the agreement made with someone.
D. Forgive someone who did something bad to you.
(Story by: Deshery F. Gabalino (2019)-Printed by: LRMDC. Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya Quezon St., Don
Domingo Moddelo gorombong, Nueva Vizcaya from DepEd Portal)
2. The Crab and the Spider
One day a crab wanted to look for a spider for its food. After sometime,
the crab rolled over a sugarcane mill and peeped inside but there was no
spider. He went to the mountain and found a tree. He climbed the tree to look
for a spider but there was none. He went to the other side of the mountain and
saw a hole. He was very happy to see two spiders. The two spiders ran away
and pretended to jump into a cooking pan with boiling water. Without a second
thought, the crab also jumped into the pan. So, the crab was boiled and the
two spiders went back home.
What theme can we get from the story?
A. Trust no one.
B. Don't be in a hurry.
C. Think twice before finding food.
D. Recklessness leads to destruction.​