Reading

1. In communities, read the following text:

The Kindness Princess

Once upon a time, there was a princess in a castle in which everything was harmony and happiness; however, the situation would soon change. In the Kingdom of Kourdom, a great party would be held in honor of Princess Axanxy, who was living with her parents, King Misaelix and Queen Reitza. Both of them loved the beautiful princess with all their heart, so on her birthday they planned giving her a special gift: the scepter of kindness, with which she could fulfill many wishes for her subjects. On her birthday, just when they were starting to sing a serenade for her, the door opened and suddenly with a very strong wind, the sorcerer Waka entered saying that he had barely arrived at the party because his invitation did not arrive on time. Nevertheless, he brought the princess a gift that consisted of a curse: If the four kingdoms were not united by the end of the full moon, in three days, it would make the princess remain in a deep sleep for the rest of her life. However, since good always wins, and because the princess had always been really kind to them, the three guardians of the jungle gathered their powers and undid the terrible curse. Princess Axanxy received the gift from her parents and continued to spread her goodness and wisdom throughout the kingdom, and in this way, she was able to unite the kingdoms of Water, Fire, Earth, and Air again.

2. See the example and write four questions in simple present tense using wh-words and based on the short story above. Then write their answers too.

a) What is the conflict in the story?

b) Who ______________________________________________

c) Where ____________________________________________

d) What _____________________________________________

e) How ______________________________________________