Martha the Mole has everything—tunnels overflowing with radishes, carrots, potatoes, and ginger, plus a stash of shiny pebbles she never lets anyone touch. While the other animals on Jolly Rooster Farm share their food, toys, and laughter, Martha chooses to stay underground, afraid that giving even a little means having less for herself. When she’s invited to Donkey Dave’s birthday party and asked to bring a small present, Martha has a big decision to make: hold on tightly to her things, or join in the fun she secretly longs for.
Questions and activities
We learn through play. Any answer is okay.
Answer the questions:
- Can you remember one dish from the breakfast table?
- Can you remember which game each animal played?
- What do you think Martha should do in the next part of the story? Why?
Correct me if I’m wrong:
- A mole lives in a barn.
- A bunny loves to eat carrots.
- A horse is smaller than a chick.
- A pig doesn’t like to roll in the mud.
- A horse likes to eat apples.
- A rooster is the daddy of a duckling.
- A mare is the mommy of a foal.
- Cows, goats, and sheep give milk.
- A hedgehog has spines to protect itself when it is in danger.
- A dog meows, and a cat barks.
- A horse neighs, and a cow moos.
Act out how these animals sound:
- Donkey
- Hen
- Rooster
- Cow
- Horse
How many animals are in these groups?
- Rooster, mole, cow
- Horse, calf, duck, hedgehog
- Cat, kitten, dog, goat, kid, hen, chick, rooster
- Mole, kid, lamb, calf, chick, kitten, duckling
- Horse, cow
Sort these animals into small, medium, and large:
- Horse, cow, sheep, goat, hen, goose, duck, chick, bunny, hedgehog, mole, kid, lamb, duckling
What is the baby of these animals called?
- Sheep, ram – lamb
- Goat, billy – kid
- Rooster, hen – chick
- Drake, duck – duckling
- Stallion, mare – foal
- Hedgehog (male & female) – hoglet
- Gander, goose – gosling
- Tomcat, cat – kitten