15. brought down one’s foot with force
means stomped
Unlocking of Difficulties
16. Have you seen a peddler?
Where do you usually see them?
Do they just stay in one place to sell?
Presentation
17. Today we are going to
read a classic story written
by Esphyr Slobodkina.
The title of the story is…
18. Once there was a
peddler who sold
caps. But he was not
like an ordinary
peddler, carrying
them on his back. He
carried them on top
of his head.
CAPS FOR SALE
19. First he had on his
own checkered cap,
then a bunch of gray
caps, then a bunch
of brown caps, then
a bunch of blue
caps, and, on the
very top, a bunch of
red caps.
He walked
up and down
the streets,
holding
himself very
straight so as
not to upset
his caps.
20. As he went along
he called, “Caps! Caps
for sale! Fifty cents a
cap!” He walked for a
long time until he came
to great big tree.
“That’s a nice place for
a rest,” thought he.
21. And he sat down
very slowly under the
tree and leaned back
little by little against
the tree trunk, so as not
to disturb the caps on
his head.
22. Then he put his hand to
feel if they were straight
– first his own checkered
cap, then the gray caps,
then the brown caps, then
the blue caps, then the
red caps on the very top.
They were all there. So
he went to sleep. He slept
for a long time.
23. When he woke up, he
was refreshed and
rested. But before
standing up he felt with
his hand to make sure
his caps were in the right
place. All he felt was his
own checkered cap!
24. He looked at the right of
him. No caps. He
looked to the left of him.
No caps. He looked at the
back of him. No caps.
He looked behind the
tree. No caps.
Then he looked up into
the tree. And what do
you think he saw?
25. On every branch sat a monkey. On
every monkey was a gray, or a brown, or
a blue, or a red cap!
26. The peddler looked
at the monkeys.
The monkeys
looked at the
peddler. He didn’t
know what to do.
27. Finally he spoke to
them. “You monkeys,
you,” he said, shaking a
finger at them, “you
give me back my caps.”
But the monkeys
only shook their fingers
back at him and said,
“Tsz, tsz, tsz.”
28. This made the
peddler angry, so he
shook both hands at them
and said, “You monkeys,
you! You give me back
my caps.”
But the monkeys
only shook their hands
back at him and said,
“Tsz, tsz, tsz.”
29. Now he felt quite
angry. He stomped
his foot, and he said,
“You monkeys, you!
You better give me
back my caps!”
30. By this time the
peddler was really very,
very angry. At last he
became so angry that he
pulled off his own cap,
threw it on the ground,
and began to walk away.
32. But then each
monkey pulled off
his cap and all the
grey caps, and all
the brown caps, and
all the blue caps,
and all the red caps,
came flying down
the tree.
33. So the peddler picked up
his caps and put them
back on his head– first his
own checkered cap, then
the gray caps, then the
brown caps, then the blue
caps, then the red caps on
the very top.
34. And slowly, slowly
he walked back to
town calling
“Caps! Caps for
sale! Fifty cents a
cap!”
35. 1. Who sold caps?
2. What colors were his caps?
3. Why do you think the man was so
careful?
4. Was he able to get the caps from the
monkeys? How?
Comprehension Check-up
36. If you are a good reader, you can be
one step ahead of what you are reading.
You will be able to guess what will happen
next.
To be able to guess what happen next,
group important ideas together and connect
them with other details. Call to mind also
your other experiences both in real life and
in your past readings.
Analysis and Discussion
37. Recall what you did when you read the
story. Were you able to guess what
happened next?
This ability to see ahead can be
learned. You may already have the skill
and all you need to do perhaps is simply
polish it well.
Analysis and Discussion
38. What how to predict
possible outcome
in a story?
Generalization
39. Read the situation and choose what would
happen next.
1. Peter was a big boy. Joey, the new
student, was a small boy. Peter made
fun of Joey. Joey did not like that.
Most probably __________ .
a. they became friends
b. they quarreled
Application
40. 2. Two moths were encircling a candle flame.
The golden tongue rolled from side to side. It
probably _____________ .
a. went off
b. caught the moths
3. Maggie asked Joey to deliver the food to her
customers. One of them complained that the
food was not enough. Maggie was very
angry. She would probably ______________ .
a. talk to Joey
b. stop sending food
41. 4. It had not rained for months. The ricelands
had dried up. The crops had started to die.
The farmers were getting worried.
a. They would plant better crops next year.
b. They knew there would be a rice shortage.
5. The town officials requested the government
to undertake cloud seeding operations. The
leaders responded immediately. Men were
fielded and started cloud seeding to induce
rain. Soon the rains started falling. Later on
a. the crops died.
b. the dying crops turned green.
42. Read each paragraph. Predict the possible
outcomes after reading each situation write your
answers on the board.
a. The town officials requested the
government to undertake cloud– seeding
operations. The leaders responded
immediately. Men were fielded out and
started cloud–seeding to induce rain. Soon
the rain started falling. Later on.
Enrichment
43. b. Yogi and Nikka started arguing over the
new toy. Yogi wanted to keep it but Nikka
disagreed since she wanted to keep the toy
for herself. Mother came to the scene and
advised he children to share with the toy.
But the siblings went with the quarrel.
Before they knew it, mother was back
holding a stick.
44. c. There was a prolong drought. The rice
fields had dried up. The crops had started to
dry. The farmers were getting worried.
d. The roosters were fighting wildly in the
yard. Mother drove them away. However, t
he roosters ran towards the vegetable garden
where they continued lunging at each other.
e. It was Luis’ birthday. He invited his friends
and classmates. All of a sudden it rained
very hard that caused flashed flood.
45. Encircle the letter of the best possible outcomes
for each situation.
1. The young man is kind-hearted. One day,
he heard a little boy crying outside his
window. The young man found out that the
child was being teased by the bigger boys.
The young man went out.
He will probably ____________.
a. join the teasing
b. stop the naughty boys
Evaluation
46. 2. Jose Rizal owned a horse when he was
studying in Madrid. When his allowance
did not come one day, he did not have
enough money for food.
It was likely that ____________.
a. he stopped studying for a while
b. he sold his horse
47. 3. Totoy needs a new school bag. He did not
have enough money to buy the bag. Then
he heard that their neighbor was looking for
a baby-sitter for her little child. She was
willing to pay a few pesos to the baby-sitter.
It is safe to guess that ____________.
a. Totoy applied for the job
b. Totoy spent the whole year without a
bag
48. 4. Jun and Jerry started arguing over a new
toy. Jun wanted to keep it but Jerry
disagreed since he wanted to keep the toy
for himself. Mother came and told the boys
to share the toy train. But the boys went
with the quarrel. Before they knew it,
Mother was back holding a slipper.
Probably ____________.
a. Mother gave the boys the slipper
b. the boys stopped shouting at each other
49. 5. The dogs were playing wildly in the yard.
Father drove them away. However, the
dogs ran towards the patch of vegetables
where they continued lunging each other. It
could be that ____________.
a. Father went on with his work
b. they hit and damaged the crops
50. Answer the questions that follow the selection.
Totoy’s team is on the offensive. He is
dribbling the ball weaving his way closer the
shaded lane. Tito of the opposing team suddenly
appears on Totoy’s blind side.
1. What do you think will Tito do with the ball?
2. If he succeeds, what does he do next with the
ball?
Assignment