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A. How much did you understand?

Robele Megele was a very wise man, but for a long time nobody listened to him.

Choose the right words from the list below to show the advice he gave.

1. If you don't stop the dogs fighting, …… will start fighting too.
2. If you don’t stop the boys fighting, .……will start fighting too.
3. If you don’t stop the women fighting, ……will start fighting too.
4. If you don’t stop the men fighting, ……will start fighting too.
5. If you kill more men, you will be……
6. If you give  away your cows, you will be ……

sad, their husbands, their clans, their mothers, poor, the boys  

B. Who, what, where and how many?

1. What were the dogs fighting for? 
2. Where was the second boy when he saw the dogs?
3. What did the second woman say to the first woman?
4. What was the second man doing when he saw the women fighting?
5. Who listened to Robele Megerra?
6. How many men were killed?
7. Who was passing the elders' meeting?
8. What did the clans throw into the river?

C. Fill in the missing words 

At the end of the story, the people of the village learn to live in peace.  

Find the missing words in the story, and put them into the sentences below to show the old man's advice.

Each……must……its……necklace and …… it into the ……. 

Throw……your……with your …… and …… each other.

D. What do you think?

When countries disagree with each other, how can they avoid going to war?

Are there ever good reasons for countries to go to war?

How can wars come to an end?

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