Cornelia wants to marry Frederick, and Frederick wants to marry Cornelia.. “You cannot marry a panda, Cornelia.“ he says.. You must marry the sun.“ the king says to Cornelia.. “Because t
Trang 1Princess Cornelia, the panda, has a friend His
name is Frederick Frederick is a panda too
Cornelia loves Frederick, and Frederick loves
Cornelia Cornelia wants to marry Frederick,
and Frederick wants to marry Cornelia But the panda
king doesn´t like this
“You cannot marry a panda, Cornelia.“ he says
“Why not, dad? I love Frederick I want to marry him
and he wants to marry me.“
“No, no, no, no You´re a panda princess and a panda
princess cannot marry a panda You must marry the
sun.“ the king says to Cornelia
“The sun? Why the sun?“ asks Cornelia
“Because the sun is the strongest.“ answers her
father So Cornelia goes to the sun But the sun
says to her “I´m not the strongest Go to the cloud.“
And Cornelia asks the sun “ The cloud? Why?“
“Because the cloud can hide me The cloud is the
strongest.“
So Cornelia goes to the cloud and the cloud says, “I´m
not the strongest Go to the wind.“
“The wind? Why?“ Cornelia asks again “Because the
wind can blow me away The wind is the strongest.“
So Cornelia goes to the wind The wind says, “I
´m
not the strongest Go to the bamboo.“ “ The
bamboo? Why?“ The wind answers, “Because I cannot
break the bamboo The bamboo is the strongest.“
Then Cornelia goes to the bamboo and asks him, “Are
you the strongest?“
“Oh, no, I´m not the strongest Go to Frederick, the
panda He is the strongest.“
“Frederick? Why Frederick?“
“Because he can eat me.“ says the bamboo
Cornelia goes back to her father, the panda king, and
tells him the story
And a few days later there is a big party Cornelia
marries Frederick They are very happy And the king is
happy too
Cornelia, the Panda Princess
1 Write down the opposites!
father ………
love ………
happy ………
strong ………
ask ………
2 Answer the questions! 1 Who is the king´s daughter? ………
2 What´s the name of Cornelia´s friend? ………
3 What do they want to do? ……… …
4 Where does Cornelia go first? ……….……
5 Why isn´t the cloud the strongest? ………
6 What does the wind say to Cornelia? ……… …
7 Who can eat the bamboo? ……… …
8 Why is there a big party? ……… …….…
……… …………
From: The New You&Me, 1, 1994 adapted version 3 Fill in the missing words! She wants to …… Frederick The sun is the ……
The wind can …… the cloud
away
The wind cannot …… the
bamboo
The panda can …… the bamboo Cornelia …… him the story Some …… later there is a big
party
Trang 21 Write down the opposites!
father mother
love hate
happy sad
strong weak
ask answer
2 Answer the questions
1 Who is the king´s daughter?
Cornelia
2 What´s the name of Cornelia´s friend?
Frederick
3 What do they want to do?
They want to marry.
4 Where does Cornelia go first?
She goes tot he sun.
5 Why isn´t the cloud the strongest?
Because the wind can blow it away.
6 What does the wind say to Cornelia?
Go to the bamboo.
7 Who can eat the bamboo?
Frederick can eat the bamboo.
8 Why is there a big party?
Because Cornelia marries Frederick.
3 Fill in the missing words!
She wants to marry Frederick
The sun is the strongest.
The wind can blow the cloud away.
The wind cannot break the bamboo
The panda can eat the bamboo.
Cornelia tells him the story
Some days later there is a big party