Anansi and the Talking Melon

Anansi the spider, too lazy to grow his own melons, sneaks into Elephant's melon patch and eats until he's stuck inside a melon. When Elephant returns, Anansi tricks him into believing the melon can talk. Elephant, amazed, decides to show the talking melon to the king. Along the way, other animals join, intrigued by the talking melon. At the king's court, the melon remains silent until it insults the king, who angrily throws it. The melon bursts, freeing Anansi, who escapes to eat bananas, leaving Elephant to deal with the aftermath.

What does Anansi do while Elephant is working in the garden?

• He helps Elephant with the work.

• He goes to take a nap.

• He watches from a tree and waits.

• He plants his own melons.

Why does Anansi get stuck inside the melon?

• He eats too much and becomes too big.

• Elephant seals the melon.

• The hole closes up.

• He falls asleep inside.

What is Anansi's plan when Elephant returns to the garden?

• To ask Elephant for help.

• To pretend the melon is talking.

• To escape through another hole.

• To scare Elephant away.

Why does Elephant decide to take the melon to the king?

• He wants to plant it in the king's garden.

• He wants to show the king a talking melon.

• He wants to eat it with the king.

• He wants to sell it to the king.

Which animal first joins Elephant on the way to the king?

• Hippo

• Warthog

• Ostrich

• Rhino

What is the king's reaction when the melon doesn't talk?

• He ignores the melon.

• He becomes angry and frustrated.

• He decides to eat the melon.

• He laughs it off.

What does the melon say that insults the king?

• It calls the king foolish.

• It says the king is talking to a melon.

• It laughs at the king's crown.

• It mocks the king's garden.

What happens to the melon after the king throws it?

• It is caught by another animal.

• It rolls back to the garden.

• It lands in the river.

• It bursts open.

What does Anansi do after escaping the melon?

• He talks to Elephant.

• He starts eating bananas.

• He goes to sleep.

• He runs away from the garden.

What lesson does Elephant learn at the end of the story?

• To always listen to melons.

• To never trust talking melons.

• To plant more melons.

• To share melons with friends.