Arbeitsblatt: Mowgli learns to swim

Mowgli, learns to swim Part one Mowgli, Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear have picnic near the river. big tiger growls. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! The tiger is behind the tree. Bagheera an Baloo jump into the river. The water is cold. „Jump in! Jump into the river Mowgli! they shout. „No! No! cant swim! says Mowgli. „Jump onto my back shouts Bagheera. Mowgli jumps onto Bagheeras back. Bagheera, Baloo and Mowgli swim across the river. Bagheera and Baloo are tired! They sit on rock to rest. „Who is he? asks Baloo. „His name is Shere Khan the tiger answers Bagheera. „Look at Shere Khan! says Bagheera. „He must not eat the picnic „Yum! Yum! Im hungry says the tiger. „Delicious ham sandwiches! Fantastic sausages rolls and orange juiceYum! Yum! Yum! says Shere Khan. Part two Mowgli, Bagheera and Baloo are very sad. The picnic is in the tigers tummy. „Whats the matter? asks Hathi, the elephant. „Look at the greedy tiger! says Mowgli. „My delicious picnic is in the tigers tummy. „Go back across the river says Hathi. „Go back to the tiger and say: Naughty, naughty tiger! You must not eat the picnics any more! „No, cant go back! cant go back! says Mowgli. „I cant swim!!! „How old are you Mowgli? asks Jo the monkey. „Im eight years old, think says Mowgli. „Yes, am. Im eight. „You are big boy, Mowgli. Boys of eight can swim says Mandy the mouse. „I cant swim! says Mowgli. „I can teach you to swim says Hathi. „I can teach you to swim says Jo the monkey. „I can teach you to swim says Bagheera. „I can teach you to swim says Baloo. „I can teach you to swim says Mandy the mouse. „Thank you! Thank you says Mowgli. Baloo, Bagheera, Jo and Mandy jump into the river. „Are you ready Mowgli? they shout. „Are you ready to jump into the river? One! Two! Three! Ready, steady, GO!!!! Splash! Mowgli jumps into the river. Part three „Good! Good boy, Mowgli! say the animals. „Move your legs up and down, up and down! says Jo. „Move your arms in and out, in and out! says Mandy. „Close your mouth and open your eyes! says Baloo. „Move your arms and legs in and out and up and down! says Bagheera. „Help! shouts Mowgli. „Help! cant swim! „Climb onto my trunk Hathi tells Mowgli. Mowgli is on Hathis trunk. „Ha, ha, ha! laughs Baloo, Bagheera, Mandy and Jo! „How are you Mowgli? they ask. „Im fine! shouts Mowgli. „ think can swim, but not very well! „Jump into the water. Jump into the water and swim! says Hathi. „Yes! Look! says Mowgli. „I can jump into the water and can swim! „Lets sing song! shout Mandy and Jo. Baloo sings with the other animals: „You can swim, you can swim! Yes you can, yes you can! Jump into the river, jump into the river! Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash! Splash! „Lets swim back to the naughty tiger shouts Mowgli. „The naughty tiger must not eat the picnics any more! „Yes! shouts Baloo. „Lets go back! says Bagheera. They swim through the river. „Hooray! Hooray! shout the monkeys, zebras, giraffes, lions and elephants. They all clap and clap. „Very good Mowgli. You can swim now! „Where is the tiger? asks Mowgli. „The naughty tiger is in the forest say the animals. „Lets have party! says the lion. „We have lovely picnic for you says giraffe. Pictionary