Two Piles of Acorns
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All autumn, Pip the squirrel worked to have the biggest store in the wood. She buried acorns everywhere: under roots, near the stream. She did not mark the spots. "More," she said. "More is what matters."
Her neighbor Hazel buried only forty acorns and pressed a small white stone over each one. Pip laughed at the little pile.
Then winter came. Pip dug here and there and found almost nothing. She had buried so many that she could not remember the places. Hazel followed her stones and found every one. She shared some with Pip.
A small store you can find beats a big store you lose.
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Question 1 of 4
What lesson does this fable teach?
The answer is A: A small pile you can find is better than a large pile you cannot.
Hazel can find her smaller supply because she marked the places. Pip's larger supply is less useful when she cannot locate it.
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Question 2 of 4
Why does Pip find almost nothing when winter comes?
The answer is D: She did not mark her spots, so she cannot remember where her acorns are.
She left no marks and cannot remember the many places where she buried acorns.
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Question 3 of 4
What does “store” mean in this fable?
The answer is B: a supply saved up for later
Pip is saving food for later, so store means a supply rather than a shop.
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Question 4 of 4
How many acorns did Hazel bury?
The answer is C: Forty
Hazel buries forty acorns, marking each location.
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