A Picnic Spot. The Least Successful Explorer

A Picnic Spot

‘It’s a perfect day for a picnic’, said Mr. Wolf. ‘Do you think you could pack us a lunch?’

‘I certainly could’, said Mrs. Wolf. So the decision ______ (MAKE).

But once she and Mr. Wolf and their son and daughter were out in the summer woods, they ______ (CAN NOT) find the right spot.

One picnic spot was too shady, another was too sunny and hot. The ______ (THREE) had no wild flowers around it.

And when at last they found one with all those things, Mrs. Wolf cried, ‘Oh, but here there’s no water. Surely we can find a ______ (GOOD) spot than this one.’

When it was lunchtime, everyone was very hungry. At last the ______ (CHILD) cried:

‘Please hurry up and choose a picnic place.’

‘Yes, please, do.’ Mr. Wolf said. ‘This basket is so heavy.’

‘All right,’ agreed Mrs. Wolf. ‘Let_______ (WE) just go round the next turn in the path — and there we will eat.’

So they went around the turn and soon came into their own back yard! Mr. Wolf quickly put down his basket. ‘It’s a perfect spot for a picnic,’ he said ______ (LOOK) around with a smile.

‘Chairs, and a table, and a pool — and a beautiful flower garden!’ And they decided to have picnics there all summer long.

The Least Successful Explorer

Thomas Nuttall spent many years studying the plants and trees in north-west America. He was different from most other explorers because he was almost always lost.

One night he did not come back and a group went out to search for him. When Nuttall heard them in the ______ (DARK), he was frightened.

You may think it was ______ (POSSIBLE) , but he believed that they were Indians and tried to escape.

Getting more and more angry, Nuttall’s ______ (SERVE) chased him for three days through the forest and across rivers until he accidentally arrived back at their tents.

Another day the ______ (SCIENCE) was lost again. He was walking for many hours, he felt very tired, so he lay down to rest.

An Indian found him lying there.

Nuttall did not look dangerous. In fact, he looked quite helpless. The Indian felt sorry for him and decided not to kill him. Instead, the strong-built, ______ (POWER) man picked the explorer up and carried him three miles to the river.

The least successful explorer was ______ (SAFE) brought back to his camp in a boat.

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