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9 9 The Greedy Mouse
The Greedy Mouse

Theme: Animals

Time to start

Which of the following defines ‘greed’ best? Why? life skill critical thinking

a. Greed is a feeling of wanting everything for yourself.

b. Greed is a feeling of taking care of others in the best way.

Now, let’s read the story of a greedy mouse.

One day, Mouse found a very big bun.
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‘I will take this bun into my house,’ he said.

He pushed the bun from the back.

It did not move.

He pushed it from the front.

The bun did not move.

He pushed it from the right,
the bun did not move.

He ran around the bun and pushed it from the left,

but it still did not move.

Hmm... I will tie a string around the bun

and pull it into my house.

Mouse ran to the house and got
a string, but it was too short.

1 In most fables, the central characters are animals,
so they are addressed in capital letters.
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