Chapter FiveA village life
Mowgli left the jungle and found a village.
There were many boys there watching cows and buffaloes.1
When they saw Mowgli, they were frightened.
They ran back to the village.
The boys brought back many of the village people.2
The people looked at Mowgli.
There were many marks on his body.
“They are wolf bites,” said one person.
“‘Messua! Remember, Messua!
Your child was taken by a tiger3,” said another person.
“Yes. He really looks like my son.
I will take him to my house,” said Messua.
Key Words
cow (n): con bò
buffalo (n): con trâu
frightened (adj): hoảng sợ
run back to: chạy về
bring back: đưa trở lại
mark (n): vết sẹo
bite (n): vết cắn
person (n): người
look like: trông giống như
Key Sentences
1 There were many boys there watching cows and buffaloes.
2 The boys brought back many of the village people.
3 Your child was taken by a tiger.
Mowgli went to live with the woman in her house.1
He didn’t like it at all, but he tried his best.
He also did his best to learn the people’s language.2
“I am a man,” he thought.
“I must live like a man.”
Mowgli became used to his new life.
He learned many new things.
He learned how to talk and how to eat like people.
He wore clothes and joined the village people for festivals.3
He worked to take care of the cows and buffaloes.
Key Words
not… at all: không… gì hết
try/do one’s best: cố gắng hết sức
become used to: trở nên quen thuộc với…
(become - became - become)
wear (v): mặc (quần áo)
(wear - wore - worn)
join (v): tham dự
festival (n): lễ hội
take care of: chăm sóc
Key Sentences
1 Mowgli went to live with the woman in her house.
2 He also did his best to learn the people’s language.
3 He wore clothes and joined the village people for festivals.
One night, he climbed through a window.
He wanted to sleep under the stars.
He lay down on a field, and he soon felt a cool wet nose on his face.1
It was Gray Brother, the oldest of Mother Wolf’s cubs.
“Gray Brother! I’m so happy to see you.”
“I have news for you.
You burned Shere Khan’s fur with the fire.2
He is very angry, and he has gone away.
However, he made a promise.
When he returns, he will kill you,3” said Gray Brother.
“I made a promise, too,” said Mowgli.
“Please always bring me news, Gray Brother.
We will need to meet again,” said Mowgli.
“I will go to the huge tree by the river every day and wait for you.4”
Key Words
window (n): cửa sổ
lie down (v): nằm xuống
field (n): cánh đồng
cool (adj): mát, hơi lạnh
wet (adj): ẩm ướt
burn (v): đốt cháy
fur (n): bộ lông mao
go away (v): đi khỏi, đi nơi khác
(go - went - gone)
make a promise (v): hứa, thề
by the river: gần, kế bên con sông
wait for (v): chờ
Key Sentences
1 He lay down on a field, and he soon felt a cool wet nose on his face.
2 You burned Shere Khan’s fur with the fire.
3 When he returns, he will kill you.
4 I will go to the huge tree by the river every day and wait for you.
Every day, Mowgli went to the tree.
For a very long time, Gray Brother did not come.
But one day, he was there waiting for Mowgli.1
“Shere Khan plans to attack you at the village gate this evening.2
He is resting in the Waingunga Valley.
He ate and drank this morning.”
Gray Brother told Mowgli.
“He is such a stupid tiger,” laughed Mowlgi.
“His stomach is full and heavy now.3
He will not be able to run fast.
I can surprise Shere Khan in the Valley.”
Key Words
plan to (v): lập kế hoạch, dự tính
gate (n): cái cổng
rest (v): nghỉ ngơi
valley (n): thung lũng
drink (v): uống
(drink - drank - drunk)
stupid (adj): ngu ngốc
stomach (n): dạ dày
full (adj): đầy
heavy (adj): nặng nề
surprise (v): đánh úp, đột kích
Key Sentences
1 But one day, he was there waiting for Mowgli.
2 Shere Khan plans to attack you at the village gate this evening.
3 His stomach is full and heavy now.
“I have an idea,” said Mowgli.
“I will take this herd of cows to the end of the valley.1
They will block Shere Khan.
Then, I will take the buffaloes and send them running down the valley.2
They will chase Shere Khan and the cows will stop him from escaping.3
I can catch him between the cows and the buffaloes.
But I cannot do this alone.”
“I want to help,” said Gray Brother.
“There is someone else who can help, too.4
It is Akela!” said Gray Brother.
At that moment, Akela appeared.
Mowgli was very happy.
Check up
Who is the one who does not take part in Mowgli’s plan?
a. Gray Brother
b. Bagheera
c. Akela
Key Words
herd (n): đàn, bầy
end (n): cuối, sự kết thúc
block (v): gây trở ngại
run down (v): chạy xuống
send (v): làm tỏa ra
chase (v): rượt đuổi
stop A from: ngăn không cho A làm gì đó
catch (v): bắt
between A and B: giữa A và B
alone (adv): một mình
Key Sentences
1 I will take this herd of cows to the end of the valley.
2 Then, I will take the buffaloes and send them running down the valley.
3 They will chase Shere Khan and the cows will stop him from escaping.
4 There is someone else who can help too.
“We must do it quietly.
We cannot wake Shere Khan,” said Mowgli.
So Akela and Mowgli quietly took the buffaloes to the top of the valley.
Now, Mowgli was riding Rama, the biggest buffalo.
He shouted out, “Shere Khan! It is time for us to fight.”
Akela then forced the buffaloes to run down the valley.1
Shere Khan heard the sound of running buffaloes.
He had to run to escape, but he couldn’t run very fast.
The food in his stomach made it difficult.2
He ran to the bottom of the valley, and then saw the cows. He could not escape.
Very quickly, they were upon him.3
There, Mowgli got off Rama.
He looked back and saw Shere Khan
lying dead on the ground.4
“We did it!” shouted Mowgli.
“We killed Shere Khan!”
Key Words
quietly (adv): yên lặng
wake (v): đánh thức
(wake - woke - woken)
top (n): đỉnh
ride (v): cưỡi
(ride - rode - ridden)
force A to (v): bắt A làm gì
sound (n): âm thanh
bottom (n): đáy
get off (v): nhảy ra khỏi
look back (v): quay nhìn lại
lie (v): nằm
Key Sentences
1 Akela then forced the buffaloes to run down the valley.
2 The food in his stomach made it difficult.
3 Very quickly, they were upon him.
4 He looked back and saw Shere Khan lying dead on the ground.
Mowlgi took the coat from the tiger with his knife.1
“Let’s go to my home in the jungle,” he said to Gray Brother and Akela.
They went to Mother Wolf’s cave.
“Mother,” Mowgli called out.
“I have returned. I killed Shere Khan.”
His mother and his wolf family came to greet him.
“We are so happy that you are home,2” they said.
At that moment, Bagheera appeared.
“Little Brother! You have returned,” he said.
Mowgli showed them Shere Khan’s coat.
“I am not a member of the Wolf Pack,” said Mowgli.
“And I will not go back to the village.
I will hunt in the jungle alone.3”
Mowgli’s wolf family then said,
“We will hunt together. We are one family.4”
So Mowgli and his wolf family left the Meeting Rock.
They lived happily together in the jungle.
Key Words
take A from B: lấy A từ B
knife (n): con dao
cave (n): cái hang
return (v): quay trở lại
greet (v): chào đón
appear (v): xuất hiện
show A B: khoe với A về B
Key Sentences
1 Mowlgi took the coat from the tiger with his knife.
2 We are so happy that you are home.
3 I will hunt in the jungle alone.
4 We will hunt together. We are one family.
Comprehension Quiz
A. Write down the name of the character next to each line.
Gray Brother
Mowgli
Bagheera
Messua
1. I will take him to my house. _________
2. You burned Shere Khan’s fur with the fire._________
3. I will go to the huge tree every day and wait for you. _________
4. Little Brother, you have returned! _________
B. Complete the following sentences with the phrases below.
where to buy - how to cook
how to talk - what to wear
1. He learned _______________________ like people.
2. She taught me _______________________ spaghetti.
3. I don’t know _______________________ a ticket.
4. Have you decided _______________________ to the party?
C. Choose the correct answers to the questions.
1. One night, who did Mowgli meet on a field?
(a) Shere Khan
(b) Kaa
(c) Gray Brother
2. There was someone else who came to Mowgli. Who was he?
(a) Gray Brother
(b) Akela
(c) Father Wolf
3. Why couldn’t Shere Khan run very fast?
(a) Because he was afraid of the buffaloes.
(b) Because his stomach was full.
(c) Because he was so hungry and tired.
D. Correct the underlined parts of the following sentences.
1. Mowgli wanted to sleep in the house.
⇒________________
2. Mowgli planned to kill Shere Khan with villagers.
⇒________________
3. Mowgli will hunt alone in the jungle.
⇒________________