Text 34 - The Tailor

The Tailor

Once upon a time, there lived a tailor. One day, as he was sewing

a robe, some flies started troubling him. He shooed them away, but

they continued to bother him. The tailor then took a fly swatter and

killed seven flies with one swat. “I have killed seven in a single blow!”

shouted the tailor with great pride. At that moment, two ladies were

outside his shop, talking about a fearsome giant. This giant was killing

many people in the kingdom. When they overheard the tailor, the ladies

thought, “What a brave man. He has killed seven giants in one blow.”

They ran to the king and told him about the brave tailor. “Bring him

to me!” ordered the king. The tailor tried to explain that he had only

killed seven flies, but his cries were in vain. “Go, kill the giant!” the king

ordered the tailor. The poor man had no choice but to obey.

The tailor reached the giant’s cave. “Oh, what a mighty giant he is!

I can’t kill him,” he thought. Then the tailor had a brilliant idea. That

night, while the giant was sleeping, he sewed the giant’s lips together!

Now the giant could not eat anything.

When the giant woke up, he begged the tailor to undo the stitches

on his mouth. The tailor said, “I will undo the stitches only if you promise

to stop killing anymore people and leave our kingdom immediately!” The

giant agreed and the tailor unpicked the stitches. The giant immediately

left the kingdom and the tailor received a handsome reward from the

king. Everyone lived happily ever after.

(Adapted from English Year 6 Textbook KSSR Malaysia)

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Listening Activity - True or False Statements

Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………. Date: ………………………………….

Instruction: Listen to the story and write True or False.

1. As the tailor was sewing a robe, some mosquitoes started

troubling him.

2. The tailor took a fly swatter and killed seven flies.

3. The giant was killing many animals in the kingdom.

4. The ladies thought that the brave tailor had killed seven

kings in one blow.

5. The ladies told the king about the brave tailor.

6. The king ordered the tailor to kill the giant.

7. While the giant was playing football, the tailor sewed

his lips.

8. The tailor begged the giant to undo the stitches on his

mouth.

9. The giant promised to stop killing people and to leave

the kingdom immediately.

10. The tailor received a small reward from the king.

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Listening Activity - True or False Statements

Answer Key

Instruction: Listen to the story and write True or False.

1. As the tailor was sewing a robe, some mosquitoes started

False
troubling him.

2. The tailor took a fly swatter and killed seven flies. True

3. The giant was killing many animals in the kingdom. False

4. The ladies thought that the brave tailor had killed seven
False
kings in one blow.

5. The ladies told the king about the brave tailor. True

6. The king ordered the tailor to kill the giant. True

7. While the giant was playing football, the tailor sewed

False
his lips.

8. The tailor begged the giant to undo the stitches on his

False
mouth.

9. The giant promised to stop killing people and to leave

True
the kingdom immediately.

10. The tailor received a small reward from the king. False

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Speaking Activity - Edit the Story

Material : Paper strips

Instruction:

1) Each student gets an empty paper strip.

2) After reading the story, each student chooses one scene or part

of the story that they would like to change.

3) Students write their own version on the paper strip and put them

in a box.

4) The teacher picks a paper strip and reads the sentence aloud. The

student who wrote it will give a simple reason for editing the

story that way.

5) The other students decide if the edited version is acceptable. If

it is not, they should give a reason too.

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Reading Activity - Answer Comprehension Questions

Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………. Date: ………………………………….

Instruction: Tick (√) the correct answer.

1) “I have killed seven in a single blow!” This shows that the tailor…

is very proud of himself.

is very angry with himself.

2) Tick the False sentence.

The king ordered the tailor to kill the giant.

The tailor sewed the giant’s eyes.

The giant left the kingdom and promised not to kill people.

Instruction: Match the phrases from List A to List B correctly.

List A List B

The two ladies were killed by the giant.

Many people in the kingdom was rewarded by the king.

The tailor told the king about the brave tailor.

Instruction: Answer the questions in a full sentence.

1) Why do you think the tailor was afraid of killing the giant?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2) The giant killed many people in the kingdom.

Was the giant’s action good? Why?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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Reading Activity - Answer Comprehension Questions

Answer Key

Instruction: Tick (√) the correct answer.

1) “I have killed seven in a single blow!” This shows that the tailor…

is very proud of himself. √

is very angry with himself.

2) Tick the False sentence.

The king ordered the tailor to kill the giant.

The tailor sewed the giant’s eyes. √

The giant left the kingdom and promised not to kill people.

Instruction: Match the phrases from List A to List B correctly.

List A List B

The two ladies were killed by the giant.

Many people in the kingdom was rewarded by the king.

The tailor told the king about the brave tailor.

Instruction: Answer the questions in a full sentence.

1) Why do you think the tailor was afraid of killing the giant?

I think the tailor was afraid of killing the giant because the giant

is stronger and bigger than him.

2) The giant killed many people in the kingdom.

Was the giant’s action good? Why?

No, because it is not good to kill people.

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