The Elephant and Blind Man Comprehension

Retell the story in your own words (no more than 50 words)

What do you think is the lesson to learn from this story?

Arrange the different events in chronological order

• One of the men put his hand on the elephant's side and said it was like a wall.

• One of the men put his hand on the elephant's trunk and said it was like a snake.

• One of the men put his hand on the elephant's leg and said it was like a tree.

• The six blind men were waiting for the elephant.

• The elephant had gone and the men continued to quarrel.

What do you think the word quarrelled means?

What do you think the word 'plain' means in this sentence?

What words or phrases can you find that mean the same as touch?

Why were the men not able to look at the elephant?

What did the second man compare the tusk to?

What parts of the elephant did the men touch?

How does the writer show that the men are unkind to each other?