In a faraway land, there was a nice princess named Penelope who loved potatoes more than anything. Her dad, the king, wanted her to get married. Many princes wanted to marry her, but she didn’t like any of them.

One day, a potato farmer named Pippin gave Penelope a perfect potato. She was so happy and said she would marry anyone who could bring her another great potato.

Everyone tried to find the best potato to win Penelope’s love. But none of the potatoes were as good as Pippin’s.

Then a simple man named Peter took a normal potato from his garden to the princess. The guards laughed at him, but Penelope decided to try his potato.

When she tasted Peter’s potato, she loved it. She said it was the best because it was given with love. Peter and the princess got married. The story shows that what’s inside a person is more important than things or looks. Being kind and true is what really counts.

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📖 Vocabulary:

🤔 Comprehension Questions:

1. Who was the princess in the story?
2. What did the king want the princess to do?
3. What did Penelope love more than anything?
4. Who gave Penelope a perfect potato?
5. Why did Penelope decide to try Peter’s potato?
6. What does the story teach us about what’s important in a person?
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🎧✍️ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:

In a faraway land, there was a nice (1)______s named Penelope who loved (2)______ more than anything. Her dad, the king, wanted her to get married. Many princes wanted to marry her, but she didn’t (3)______ any of them.

One day, a potato farmer (4)______ Pippin gave (5)______ a perfect potato. She was so happy and said she would marry anyone who could (6)______ her another great potato.

Everyone tried to find the best potato to win Penelope’s love. But none of the potatoes were as (7)______ as Pippin’s.

Then a (8)______ man named Peter took a normal potato from his garden to the princess. The (9)______ laughed at him, but Penelope decided to try his potato.

When she tasted Peter’s potato, she loved it. She (10)______ it was the best because it was given with love. (11)______ and the princess got married. The (12)______ shows that what’s inside a person is more important than things or looks. Being kind and true is what really counts.
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💬 Discussion Questions:

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

1. What is a princess?
2. How would you feel if someone gave you a perfect potato?
3. Do you like potatoes? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it’s important to marry someone who gives you nice things? Why or why not?
5. What does the story show is more important than things or looks?
6. How would you feel if people laughed at you for giving someone a potato?
7. Do you think it’s important to be kind and true? Why or why not?
8. Have you ever received a gift that made you feel special? What was it and why did it make you feel special?

📖💭 Vocabulary Meanings:

Match each word to its meaning.

Words:
1. faraway
2. princess
3. marry
4. princes
5. potato
6. farmer
7. perfect
8. guards
9. tasted
10. simple
11. garden
12. kind

Meanings:
(A) Not fancy or complicated
(B) To become husband and wife
(C) To use your mouth to know the flavor of food
(D) A place that is very, very long distance away
(E) A girl or woman who is part of a royal family
(F) A person who grows food
(G) A place outside where you can plant flowers and vegetables
(H) Nice to others
(I) Boys or men who might become kings
(J) The best or without any mistakes
(K) People who protect an important person or place
(L) A vegetable that grows underground and is often eaten mashed, fried, or baked
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🔡 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. What is the name of the princess in the story?
(a) Pippin
(b) Peter
(c) Penelope
(d) Patricia

2. What did the king want his daughter to do?
(a) Get married
(b) Become a queen
(c) Travel the world
(d) Rule the kingdom

3. What did Penelope love more than anything?
(a) Apples
(b) Carrots
(c) Bananas
(d) Potatoes

4. Who gave Penelope a perfect potato?
(a) Pippin
(b) Peter
(c) The king
(d) The guards

5. What did Penelope say she would do if someone brought her another great potato?
(a) Give them a reward
(b) Become their friend
(c) Marry them
(d) Cook them a meal

6. Why did the guards laugh at Peter?
(a) Because he was wearing funny clothes
(b) Because he brought a normal potato
(c) Because he tripped and fell
(d) Because he couldn’t speak properly

7. What did Penelope think of Peter’s potato?
(a) She hated it
(b) She loved it
(c) She thought it was okay
(d) She didn’t taste it

8. What does the story teach us?
(a) Potatoes are the best food in the world
(b) Princes make the best husbands
(c) The king always gets what he wants
(d) What’s inside a person is more important than things or looks

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🕵️ True or False Questions:

1. Penelope said she would marry anyone who could bring her another average potato.
2. Everyone tried to find the best potato, but none were as good as Pippin’s.
3. There was a princess named Penelope who really loved potatoes.
4. Many princesses wanted to marry Penelope, but she liked all of them.
5. A potato farmer named Pippin gave Penelope a perfect potato.
6. Penelope’s dad, the queen, wanted her to get married.
7. Penelope loved Peter’s potato because it was given with love, and they got married.
8. A complicated man named Peter brought an extraordinary potato from his garden to the princess.
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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?

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🤔✅ Comprehension Question Answers:

1. Who was the princess in the story?
The princess in the story was Penelope.

2. What did the king want the princess to do?
The king wanted the princess to get married.

3. What did Penelope love more than anything?
Penelope loved potatoes more than anything.

4. Who gave Penelope a perfect potato?
Pippin, the potato farmer, gave Penelope a perfect potato.

5. Why did Penelope decide to try Peter’s potato?
Penelope decided to try Peter’s potato because she believed it was given with love.

6. What does the story teach us about what’s important in a person?
The story teaches us that what’s inside a person, like being kind and true, is more important than things or looks.
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🎧✍️✅ Listen and Fill in the Gaps Answers:

(1) princes
(2) potatoes
(3) like
(4) named
(5) Penelope
(6) bring
(7) good
(8) simple
(9) guards
(10) said
(11) Peter
(12) story
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📖💭✅ Vocabulary Meanings Answers:

1. faraway
Answer: (D) A place that is very, very long distance away

2. princess
Answer: (E) A girl or woman who is part of a royal family

3. marry
Answer: (B) To become husband and wife

4. princes
Answer: (I) Boys or men who might become kings

5. potato
Answer: (L) A vegetable that grows underground and is often eaten mashed, fried, or baked

6. farmer
Answer: (F) A person who grows food

7. perfect
Answer: (J) The best or without any mistakes

8. guards
Answer: (K) People who protect an important person or place

9. tasted
Answer: (C) To use your mouth to know the flavor of food

10. simple
Answer: (A) Not fancy or complicated

11. garden
Answer: (G) A place outside where you can plant flowers and vegetables

12. kind
Answer: (H) Nice to others
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🔡✅ Multiple Choice Answers:

1. What is the name of the princess in the story?
Answer: (c) Penelope

2. What did the king want his daughter to do?
Answer: (a) Get married

3. What did Penelope love more than anything?
Answer: (d) Potatoes

4. Who gave Penelope a perfect potato?
Answer: (a) Pippin

5. What did Penelope say she would do if someone brought her another great potato?
Answer: (c) Marry them

6. Why did the guards laugh at Peter?
Answer: (b) Because he brought a normal potato

7. What did Penelope think of Peter’s potato?
Answer: (b) She loved it

8. What does the story teach us?
Answer: (d) What’s inside a person is more important than things or looks
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🕵️✅ True or False Answers:

1. Penelope said she would marry anyone who could bring her another average potato. (Answer: False)
2. Everyone tried to find the best potato, but none were as good as Pippin’s. (Answer: True)
3. There was a princess named Penelope who really loved potatoes. (Answer: True)
4. Many princesses wanted to marry Penelope, but she liked all of them. (Answer: False)
5. A potato farmer named Pippin gave Penelope a perfect potato. (Answer: True)
6. Penelope’s dad, the queen, wanted her to get married. (Answer: False)
7. Penelope loved Peter’s potato because it was given with love, and they got married. (Answer: True)
8. A complicated man named Peter brought an extraordinary potato from his garden to the princess. (Answer: False)
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