The elephant shepherd

1. What did Ousmane and his father set out to find?

• They found good grass for cattle.

• They found fresh water for drinking.

• They found a hidden treasure.

• They found a new village to live in.

2. What happened to the elephant?

• It found a new herd to join.

• It got stuck in a river.

• Its tusks had been sawed off.

• It wandered into a nearby village.

3. Who sawed off the elephant's tusks?

4. Why did the poachers illegally take the tusks of elephants?

• Because they needed tusks for medicine.

• Because they wanted to sell tusks for money.

• Because they wanted to protect the elephants.

• Because they were hired to study elephant behavior.

5. What were the elephants eating?

• grass

• leaves off some tree

• fruits

• vegetables

6. How were the elephants?

• beautiful

• pretty

• nice

• strong

7. Who did Ousmane ask to protect elephants ?

• They are villagers.

• They are neighboring farmers.

• They are forest rangers.

• They are government officials.