The Giant - School Journal Junior 2, 2008-V1.1 - English story

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A jungle tale about Tutupioko, a terrifying giant who frightens villagers, hunts men, and kidnaps a young girl. When famine strikes, two village boys search for food, follow the scent of the giant’s breadfruit tree, and witness his enormous power. The giant’s wife advises a plan that forces Tutupioko to the river, where he drinks himself helplessly full. The boys then defeat him and the village is freed from fear.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages22

Reading Time34 min

The Giant

Check Your Understanding

Question 1: Famine cause

Question 2: Meaning of Tutupioko

Question 3: Where the boys searched for food

The Giant School Journal Junior 2, 2008-V1 .1 English Once upon a time there lived a tutupioko — a huge giant — in the jungle beside a river. He terrified the villagers, he chased the men when they were hunting, and he stole a young village girl to be his wife. Everyone in the village was very scared of him. Now this tutupioko owned a 1 One day, two of the village boys decided to look for food. First they searched in the jungle, but they found nothing. Then they thought of tutupioko's breadfruit tree. "I'm so hungry," said one. "I think the tutupioko is away hunting. Let's go and get some breadfruit." When they got to the tutupioko's place, they looked up at the breadfruit tree. It 2 From their hideout, the boys felt the earth shake. They saw the big trees moving. Then they saw the tutupioko! He was even taller than the trees. He was carrying a big dead pig on his back, and every step he took felt like an earthquake."Mmmmm!" they heard him say to his wife. "I can smell good 3 At last his wife said, "If you really want to find what you are looking for, then goto the river and drink all the water. Maybe whoever it was is hiding in there.""Ah!" said the tutupioko angrily. "I'll find them. And when I do..." 4 He walked his long legs to the river. He started drinking all the water up but more and more kept coming. At last he could drink no more. He was so full he couldn't even move an inch. He lay flat in the river, helpless. 5 The boys jumped out of their hiding place, leapt onto tutupioko's back, and speared him to death. They went to the tutupioko's wife and thanked her. "I'm glad to be free from him,"she told them. "I can comeback to the village at last."And that was the end of the 6 Check Your Understanding 1) What caused the famine in the village? a) The giant b) A drought c) Heavy rain d) Insects Check Your Understanding 2) What does Tutupioko mean? Check Your Understanding 3) Where did the boys from the village go to search for food?

FAQs

What caused the famine in the village?

The famine was caused by the giant.

What does Tutupioko mean?

The document includes a dedicated comprehension question for this term, but it does not provide the answer text in the excerpt.

Where did the boys go to search for food?

They first searched in the jungle, then they went to the tutupioko’s breadfruit tree.

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