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THE MICE THAT SET THE ELEPHANTS FREE
Translated from Sanskrit by
ARTHUR W RYDER
THEME
• A fable about mutual understanding and friendship
VOCABULARY ITEMS
RUINED-DESTROYED
OCCUPY-LIVE IN
CHINK-CRACK/GAP
FESTIVITY-CELEBRATION
RETINUE-ESCORT
HERD-GROUP
CRUSHED-squeeze
Lumbering-moving in a slow and awkward way
Crisis – problem
Questions
• What remedy would the mice think of?
• What would be the feelings of the mice when the elephants came near the chinks?
Discourse
• Prepare a complaint letter to the king of the forest about the destruction made by the elephants.