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The Golden Egg Hunt

The Golden Egg Hunt in Fantasia turns into a heartwarming display of unity and selflessness.

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In a magic place, there was a big hunt to find golden eggs every spring. A fairy hid the eggs in a forest, and the finder could make a wish.

This time, the fairy hid a very special golden egg that had an even bigger surprise. All the people were very excited and couldn’t wait to find it.

On the hunt day, everyone came to look for the eggs. They searched everywhere. It was hard to find any eggs, but then a small gnome named Giggles found the special egg. Inside, it had magic to help others.

Instead of keeping the magic, the people used it to find all the eggs together. They had fun and made wishes for their friends and family to be happy. The fairy saw this and made their good wishes even bigger. The egg hunt showed everyone that being kind and working together is the best.

🎧 Listen:

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📖 Vocabulary:

1magicSpecial tricks that can’t really happen, like in a storybook
2huntLooking for something really hard, like in a game
3fairyA tiny person with wings from a story, who can do special tricks
4forestA place with lots of trees and animals, where you might play hide and seek
5finderThe person who looks really hard and finds something
6gnomeA little make-believe person who is funny and small
7surpriseSomething you didn’t know was going to happen
8excitedFeeling really happy and like you can’t wait for something
9wishesHopes for something good to happen, like blowing out birthday candles
10kindBeing nice to others

🤔 Comprehension Questions:

1. What did the fairy hide in the forest?
2. Who found the special golden egg?
3. What was inside the special golden egg?
4. Did the people keep the magic to themselves?
5. What did the people use the magic for?
6. What did the egg hunt show everyone?
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🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

In a magic place, there was a big hunt to find golden eggs every (1)______. A fairy hid the eggs in a forest, and the finder could make a wish.

This (2)______, the fairy hid a very special golden egg that had an even (3)______ surprise. All the (4)______ were very excited and couldn’t wait to find it.

On the hunt day, everyone came to look for the eggs. They searched everywhere. It was hard to find any eggs, but then a small gnome named Giggles found the special egg. Inside, it had magic to (5)______ others.

Instead of keeping the magic, the people (6)______ it to find all the eggs together. They had fun and made wishes for their friends and family to be happy. The (7)______ saw this and made their good wishes even bigger. The egg (8)______ showed everyone that being kind and working together is the best.
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💬 Discussion Questions:

Students can ask a partner these questions, or discuss them as a group.

1. What is a golden egg?
2. How would you feel if you found a golden egg?
3. Do you like going on hunts? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it’s important to help others? Why or why not?
5. What do you think the magic inside the special egg could do?
6. How do you think the people felt when they found all the eggs together?
7. Have you ever made a wish? What did you wish for?
8. Why do you think the egg hunt showed everyone that being kind and working together is the best?

📖💭 Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. magic
2. hunt
3. fairy
4. forest
5. finder
6. gnome
7. surprise
8. excited
9. wishes
10. kind

Meanings:
(A) A little make-believe person who is funny and small
(B) Looking for something really hard, like in a game
(C) A tiny person with wings from a story, who can do special tricks
(D) Feeling really happy and like you can’t wait for something
(E) Something you didn’t know was going to happen
(F) Being nice to others
(G) A place with lots of trees and animals, where you might play hide and seek
(H) The person who looks really hard and finds something
(I) Hopes for something good to happen, like blowing out birthday candles
(J) Special tricks that can’t really happen, like in a storybook
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🔡 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Who hid the golden eggs in the forest?
(a) Gnome
(b) Wizard
(c) Fairy
(d) Troll

2. What did the finder of the special egg get to do?
(a) Make a wish
(b) Keep the egg
(c) Hide more eggs
(d) Eat chocolate

3. What did the people do with the magic from the special egg?
(a) Helped others
(b) Kept it for themselves
(c) Played a game
(d) Threw it away

4. What did the fairy do when she saw the people’s good wishes?
(a) Took the magic away
(b) Made them even bigger
(c) Hid more eggs
(d) Got angry

5. What did the people learn from the egg hunt?
(a) Being mean is better
(b) Hiding eggs is fun
(c) Eating chocolate is the best
(d) Being kind and working together is the best

6. Who found the special egg?
(a) Fairy
(b) Wizard
(c) Troll
(d) Giggles

7. Where did the people search for the eggs?
(a) Beach
(b) Forest
(c) City
(d) Mountain

8. What did the people make wishes for?
(a) More eggs to find
(b) To be rich
(c) Friends and family to be happy
(d) To be famous

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🕵️ True or False Questions:

1. In an ordinary place, people went on a small hunt to find dull golden eggs every spring.
2. A fairy hid the eggs in a forest and if someone found one, they could make a wish.
3. Everyone was not excited and couldn’t wait to find the special egg.
4. Inside the special egg, there was magic that could help others.
5. The egg hunt showed everyone that being kind and working together is the best way to have fun and make good wishes come true.
6. Instead of keeping the magic for themselves, the people used it to hide all the eggs separately.
7. A small gnome named Giggles was the one who found the special egg.
8. This time, the fairy hid a very ordinary golden egg that had the same surprise inside.
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📝 Write a Summary:

Write a summary of this story in two sentences. Here are some hints:
Who are the main characters?
What happens in the story?

Answers

🤔✅ Comprehension Question Answers:

1. What did the fairy hide in the forest?
The fairy hid golden eggs in the forest.

2. Who found the special golden egg?
A small gnome named Giggles found the special golden egg.

3. What was inside the special golden egg?
Inside the special golden egg, there was magic to help others.

4. Did the people keep the magic to themselves?
No, the people didn’t keep the magic to themselves.

5. What did the people use the magic for?
The people used the magic to find all the eggs together.

6. What did the egg hunt show everyone?
The egg hunt showed everyone that being kind and working together is the best.
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🎧✍️✅ Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) spring
(2) time
(3) bigger
(4) people
(5) help
(6) used
(7) fairy
(8) hunt
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📖💭✅ Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. magic
Answer: (J) Special tricks that can’t really happen, like in a storybook

2. hunt
Answer: (B) Looking for something really hard, like in a game

3. fairy
Answer: (C) A tiny person with wings from a story, who can do special tricks

4. forest
Answer: (G) A place with lots of trees and animals, where you might play hide and seek

5. finder
Answer: (H) The person who looks really hard and finds something

6. gnome
Answer: (A) A little make-believe person who is funny and small

7. surprise
Answer: (E) Something you didn’t know was going to happen

8. excited
Answer: (D) Feeling really happy and like you can’t wait for something

9. wishes
Answer: (I) Hopes for something good to happen, like blowing out birthday candles

10. kind
Answer: (F) Being nice to others
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🔡✅ Multiple Choice Answers:

1. Who hid the golden eggs in the forest?
Answer: (c) Fairy

2. What did the finder of the special egg get to do?
Answer: (a) Make a wish

3. What did the people do with the magic from the special egg?
Answer: (a) Helped others

4. What did the fairy do when she saw the people’s good wishes?
Answer: (b) Made them even bigger

5. What did the people learn from the egg hunt?
Answer: (d) Being kind and working together is the best

6. Who found the special egg?
Answer: (d) Giggles

7. Where did the people search for the eggs?
Answer: (b) Forest

8. What did the people make wishes for?
Answer: (c) Friends and family to be happy
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🕵️✅ True or False Answers:

1. In an ordinary place, people went on a small hunt to find dull golden eggs every spring. (Answer: False)
2. A fairy hid the eggs in a forest and if someone found one, they could make a wish. (Answer: True)
3. Everyone was not excited and couldn’t wait to find the special egg. (Answer: False)
4. Inside the special egg, there was magic that could help others. (Answer: True)
5. The egg hunt showed everyone that being kind and working together is the best way to have fun and make good wishes come true. (Answer: True)
6. Instead of keeping the magic for themselves, the people used it to hide all the eggs separately. (Answer: False)
7. A small gnome named Giggles was the one who found the special egg. (Answer: True)
8. This time, the fairy hid a very ordinary golden egg that had the same surprise inside. (Answer: False)
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