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One day, after a very long walk, the turtle smelled some delicious food. He knocked at the door of the spider's house and said, "I am very hungry after walking such a long way. Something smells wonderful. Can I join you for lunch?"

The spider was quite greedy and selfish. He did not want to share his lunch, but also didn't want to appear rude.

"Please join me," said the spider, "but first you must wash your hands."

The turtle looked at his hands and saw they were full of dirt. "I'll go to the river and wash," said the turtle.

The spider began to eat. When the turtle returned and came to the table, the spider said, "Your hands are still dirty! Go back and clean them again."

This time the turtle tiptoed back to the spider's house. He was very careful to keep his hands clean. But by the time he reached the table, the spider had finished all the food except for a few small crumbs.

The turtle was angry and hurt, but he said, "Thank you for the lovely meal. Please come to my place soon. In return, I will make you something special."

The spider knew that the turtle was a great cook, so a few weeks later he went to the bank of the river near the turtle's underwater home.

"Hello," said the turtle, poking his head out of the water. "Please have dinner with me. I have everything ready in my house down below."

The spider could smell the delicious food and jumped into the water. But the spider was much too light. He kept popping back up to the surface.

The spider tried everything to stay underwater. Finally he had an idea. He filled his pockets with stones. It worked! Now he was heavy enough to sink down to the turtle's home.

The spider saw all the great food and was ready to dig in when the turtle said, "We do not eat with our jackets on. Kindly remove yours."

The spider took off his jacket and immediately popped up and out of the water. As he looked down, he could see the turtle eating up all the delicious food. Hungry, wet and disappointed, he headed home.

From which country is this legend?
Botswana
Ghana
Nigeria
Ghana Which best describes the spider's character?
generous
helpful
selfish
selfish Where does the spider live?
in a house near the river
underwater
under a rock by the riverbank
in a house near the river Where does the turtle live?
under a rock by the riverbank
in a house near the river
underwater
underwater Why did the spider invite the turtle to join him for lunch?
to be kind and helpful
to appear polite
He wanted company.
to appear polite Why did the spider make the turtle wash his hands two times?
to have more time to eat up the food
so the spider could prepare more food
so the turtle would have a better appetite and eat more
to have more time to eat up the food Why did the spider keep popping out of the water?
The turtle pushed him up.
He was too light to sink.
His legs were like springs.
He was too light to sink. How did the spider finally get down to the turtle's home?
He took off his jacket.
He jumped in the water from a big rock.
He put stones in his pockets to weigh himself down.
He put stones in his pockets to weigh himself down. Why did the spider float back up to the surface when he took off his jacket?
He was too light without the stones in his pockets.
The jacket pulled him up.
He didn't want to eat anymore.
He was too light without the stones in his pockets. Which of these sayings could apply to this story?
Better safe than sorry.
Don't get mad, get even.
Food tastes better when shared with friends.
Don't get mad, get even.

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