GOLIATH II

Goliath II is a miniature 9-year old; a tiny Indian elephant who tries everything to impress his father and wishes to prove that he can be as good as his father, though all his efforts and curiosities get him into trouble. Because of his size, his father doesn't care about him; only his mother does.

Goliath II tells the story of the life of a small elephant that is no bigger than his father named Goliath I. His father is the biggest ivory mammoth of them all. His father hopes that one day Goliath II will grow up to become a giant like himself and respect in the jungle. Her mother always defends Goliath II like most other mothers. His mother was very proud and did not care about Goliath's current condition. His mother was convinced that someday Goliath II would be as strong as his father, just a matter of time. Raising Goliath II in the jungle full of threats is not easy, problems and one of his mother's worries are enemies in a jungle is a nasty tiger named Raja is curious about tasting an elephant or any animal he sees in his path and tries to attack Goliath, Raja is always looking for opportunities to be able to prey on Goliath II, but always fails because his mother who managed to help him. His mother always advised him not to wander far without his knowledge because it is so dangerous for him, many wild animals that can eat it like a crocodile.

One day, while marching through the jungle, Goliath II gets lost following a snail. As Goliath II's mother looks for him, Raja does too. She finds Goliath II stuck in a small hole. As Raja is about to grab ahold of him, Goliath II's mother sucks him with her trunk and saves him. She then scolds Goliath II for wandering off like that and is then put in a nest on a tree for punishment. Goliath II doesn't like this treatment and feels tired to be treated like a little baby, so that night, he sneaks away, vowing to never return. In his journey, Goliath II feels scared because of the surrounding environment. Many wild beasts who continue to pursue and find a way to eat it, he runs scared because being hunted by wild animals as he walks on a plant, it tickles Raja awake. As Raja grabs him, Goliath II calls for his mother He shouted "Mom, help me" while running scared but his mother comes to the rescue. She grabs Raja by the tail and flings him into the crocodile never to be seen again. Due to a foul and attempted escape from a herd of elephants Goliath II was finally convicted, Goliath II was saddened for having embarrassed his great father.

Once when a herd of elephants was walking through the jungle, Goliath's father noticed a mice that frightened him and dismissed the line suddenly, because it Mother’s of Goliath II forgot his son and Goliath II left alone to face the mice, but Goliath II was not afraid of mouse and try to fight it. The courage of Goliath II was able to make the mice surrender, and in the end Goliath was rewarded for the courage he had made for the elephant herds of the highest position in a herd of elephants of honor on his father's head and to his mother's worry was over for now and felt not to lose he is in this world.

Reading Comprehension

1. How old is Goliath II?
2. What kind of elephant race from Goliath II?
3. Who cares about Goliath II?
4. Who wants to prey on Goliath II?
5. Why did Goliath II go running away?
6. How the reaction Goliath II when meeting with mice?
7. What is Goliath's hope for his son?
8. What are the Characteristics of Raja?
9. Did the Raja successfully prey on Goliath II?
10. What rewards did Goliath II get for his courage?