The Lost twins [short story]

Title

Language

English

Year

1941

Subject

Short stories, Philippine (English)

Philippine fiction (English)

Rights

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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92 THE YOUNG CITIZEN MARCH, 1941 QUESTIONS 1. What is the name of the little girl in the .story on page 91? 2. What did Conchita have? 3. What did she not have? 4. How do you think she felt? 5. Do you like to play alone? 6. What did Conchita start out to find? 7. Tell whom she saw first. 8. What makes you think that the boys were kind children? 9. What were they playing? l 0. What happened to . Conchita when she played with them? 11. Was Conchita a polite or a rude child? How do you know? 12. After Conchita left the little boys, whom did she see and what were they playing? 13. Were these big girls kind or rude children? How do you know? 14. Did Conchita enjoy playing with the big girls? Why not? 15. After a while whom did she see? 16. What was the little girl doing? 17. What did Conchita say to her? 18. What did the little girl say she wanted? 19. So the two lonely little girls found each other. What did they do af.ter that? 20. Were they happy? 21. Did you like this story? Why? 22. Can you fini~h this story by telling what the two little girls did until it was time for Conchita to go home? 23. Do you think she invited the little girl to visit her next day? 24. What do you think was _the name of Conchita's playmate? 25. Do you think Conchita and the little girl became good friends.? Why? THE LOST TWINS One day Mother called, "Come, Maria. Come, Jose.·" But Maria did not come. Jose did not come. Mother looked and looked for them. Big Gir 1 Next Door came. She looked and looked for them. Felipe came. He looked for- them up the street. Luisa came. She looked for them down the street. They all called, "Maria! Maria! . Jose! Jose!" . But Maria and Jose did not come. "What shall we do?" said Mother. ·"The twins are lost." Then Mother saw Andoy, the puppy dog. Andoy was in the aufo. He sat on the front seat. Mother went to. Andoy. There was Maria. There was Jose. They were fast asleep. !N THE AUTOMOBILE! QUESTIONS I. Who were Maria and Jose? 2. What · happened one .day when Mother looked for them? 3. Who came over to help Mother? 4. Tell the names of other helpers who came. 5. Where did they look for th~ twins? 6. Whom did Mother see? 7. Did ~ndoy know where Maria and Jose were? · 8. Where were they? 9. What were they doing?

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