Read the passage from 'The King's Magic Drum." When his father had finished and went home the boy also returned, and having had a
good meal, said nothing to his parents, but went to bed. The next morning he got
some of his brothers, and after his father had finished getting the daily supply, they
went to the tree and collected much foo-foo and soup, and so broke the Ju Ju.
At daylight the tortoise went to the tree as usual, but he could
not find it, as during the
night the whole bush had grown up, and the foo-foo tree was hidden from sight.
Which theme is shaped by these details?
The King's Magic
Drum

(A) wisdom comes with age
(B) it is better to listen than to speak
(C) maximum effort will lead to maximum gains
(D) greed destroys good

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?