Atalanta Reading comprehension 1.4

Long ago and far away, there lived a princess named Atalanta. She was very beautiful. She was very strong, too. Atalanta loved to run. She could run fast. She could run faster than the men! When men asked Atalanta to marry them, she said no. She liked to be free. She liked to hunt and spend time in the woods. One day, Atalanta said that she would marry any man who could run faster than her. When the big race began, Atalanta took off. She f!ew like an arrow. She was winning the race. One of the men in the race had a plan. He carried three apples made of gold. During the race, he threw the apples in Atalanta’s path. Three times during the race, Atalanta stopped. She stopped to pick up a golden apple. The clever man ran past her. He won the race and became Atalanta’s husband. Who is this passage about? a husband a strong man a fast runner a man who hunts Atalanta's husband is very _. angry clever funny sad When does the passage take place? long ago last week yesterday one year ago Atalanta loses the race because _. she has to run into the woods the men shoot fast arrows she wants the golden apples strong hunters chase her