Discover the Story!
Instructions:
1. Read the sentences and decide the correct order of the events.
2. Use the arrows to move the sentences up or down. 3. When you finish, click Check!
- The Blind Men and an Elephant
- A group of blind men heard that a strange animal, called an elephant, had been brought to the town, but none of them were aware of its shape and form.
- Out of curiosity, they said: “We must inspect and know it by touch, of which we are capable”. So, they sought it out, and when they found it they groped about it.
- The first person, whose hand landed on the trunk, said, “This being is like a thick snake”. For another one whose hand reached its ear, it seemed like a kind of fan. As for another person, whose hand was upon its leg, said, the elephant is a pillar like a tree-trunk. The blind man who placed his hand upon its side said the elephant, “is a wall”. Another who felt its tail, described it as a rope. The last felt its tusk, stating the elephant is that which is hard, smooth and like a spear.
- Each of our perspectives can be true yet incomplete. More things can be true at once.
Just in case! A story starts with a title. Then a topic sentence that states the plot of the story must be included. The next sentences are called supporting sentences which give more details of the events. Finally, you can include a concluding sentence that summarizes the main idea. It can also be a moral or a lesson learned. |