Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia

1. He was lonesome He rolled everywhere He was big He took a nap 2. Head hit the trunk of the cherry tree because he- wanted to wake up Legs was angry at the tree wanted to knock some cherries off the tree could not steer away from it 3. What happened next after Arms joined Head? Hands picked cherries for Head Body landed on top of Arms and Head Head and Hands met Legs Arms gave Body a push 4. Body joined Head and Arms to help them- swim across a river crawl on a beach roll along the ground sit up to eat 5. Head wanted Legs to join the other parts to- take them for a walk reach some mangoes show them how to dance leap over a fence 6. What do all the body parts learn in this tale? Never tell someone else what to do Too many helpers make trouble. To do a job right, do it yourself Working together helps get things done 7. Read this sentence.Head took a bite of the mango and said, “Mmm, delicious.”Which word means about the same as delicious? Red Soft Dry Tasty 8. Read this sentence from the story.So Legs attachedthemselves to the hands.The word attachedmeans — drooped talked stuck left 9. Read this sentence.Arms paddled frantically against the current.The word frantically means in a — worried and excited happy and silly smooth and graceful way slow and lazy way 10. How do all the body parts work together at the end of the story? Explain your answer and support it with details from the story.