The Seventh Donkey

    

Read aloud together with the audio.

At sunrise, Nassim left his house with six donkeys to sell at the market. After a while, he got tired, and sat on one of them. He counted the donkeys, and there were only five. So he got off the donkey and went to look for the sixth one. He looked everywhere, but could not find it. He went back to the donkeys and counted them again. This time, there were six of them. Nassim sat on one of them again and went to the market.

After a few minutes, he counted the donkeys again. Again there were only five donkeys! While he was counting, his friend passed by and Nassim said, "I left my house with six donkeys, and after a while, I had five, then I had six again. Now I have only five donkeys." 

His friend told him,  "But Nassim, you are sitting on a donkey too! That is the sixth donkey! And you are the seventh!"

Comprehension Check:

1.  Nassim counted only five donkeys when he _____.

a.  reached the market

b.  was leaving his house

c.  sat on one of them

d.  looked everywhere for them

2. Nassim did not count the donkey which _____.

a.  he had left behind

b.  he was riding on

c.  his friend had taken

d.  ran away from the others

3. What did Nassim intend to do with the donkeys?

He intended to _________________________.

4. Whom did Nassim meet on the way to the market?

On the way to the market, he met _____.

5. Why was Nassim called the seventh donkey?

He was called the seventh donkey because _____.

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