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Answer the following questions:, 1. Why had the water in the pond decreased?, Ans: Because the water in the pond had dried up in summer., 2. Who wanted to eat the fish?, Ans: The crane wanted to eat the fish., 3. What did he tell the fish about their pond?, Ans: The crane told the fish that the pond will dry up in a few days and there will be no food left for them., 4. What promise did the crane make to the fish?, Ans: The crane promised to take the fishes to another pond that had adequate food and beautiful lotuses., 5. Did the fish believe the crane at first? How do we know this?, Ans: No, the fish did not believe the crane at first. We know this from the fact when they declared to the crane, they knew it’s real intention was to eat them., 6. Which fish did they send with the crane? Why did they do this?, Ans: They sent an old fish blind in one eye, but who was really clever. They did this in order to find out if they could trust the crane., 7. How did the crane make the fish believe in him?, Ans: The crane took the blind old fish to a lotus pond and convinces him that this was the new home he was talking about., 8. What did he do with all the fish?, Ans: The crane ate up all the fish., 9. Who was finally left behind in the pond? What was his plan? Do you think he was smarter than the other fish?, Ans: The crab was the only one left behind in the pond. The crab’s plan was to keep himself safe by holding onto the neck of the crane instead of sitting on his beak. Yes, he was definitely smarter than the crane., 10. How was the crane finally outwitted?, And: The crab knew that the crane could not be trusted, so he didn’t agree to ride on the crane’s beak. When the crab found out the truth he killed the crane by cutting its neck.