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100

This little duck didn’t want to be last getting back on the boat.

Ping

100

The Story About Ping takes place on this river in China.

Yangtze

100

Ping’s story teaches this value, where you accept the results of your choices.

Responsibility

100

When Ping was left behind, he slept in the _________.

Grass
100

A word for a group of ducks swimming together.

Flock

200

He loved to play the harmonica everywhere he went.

Lentil

200

Lentil is set in this U.S. state.

Ohio

200

Lentil’s story shows us what value that means never giving up even when it's hard?

Perseverance

200

Lentil couldn’t do this very well, so he learned to play the harmonica instead.

Sing

200

The instrument Lentil played.

Harmonica


300

This brave girl lived in Paris with eleven other girls.

Madeline

300

Madeline is set in this European city.

Paris

300

Madeline shows this trait when she stands up to the tiger.

Bravery

300

Madeline was the only girl in the group who was not afraid of these animals at the zoo.

Tigers

300

The country where Madeline’s story takes place.

France

400

This girl cracked her shoes while playing a game with her friends.

Mako

400

A Pair of Red Clogs takes place in this country.

Japan

400

A Pair of Red Clogs teaches this value, shown when the girl finally tells the truth.

Honesty

400

The red clogs in the story broke when the girl did this.

Threw her clogs off on the road.

400

A traditional Japanese shoe made from wood or straw, similar to the red shoes in the story.

Clogs

500

Who rescued Ping from being eaten?

The little boy

500

The house where Madeline lived had “twelve little girls in two straight lines.” What kind of school was it? 

A boarding school

500

When Madeline went to the hospital and the other girls missed her, the story highlighted this important value of ______________. 

Friendship

500

Ping had to face this punishment if he was the last duck back.

A spank

500

A word that means “telling the truth.”

Honesty