Advanced Fluency 2 Fiction Set A

Have you sometimes noticed strange things on roadways, such as items that have dropped from vehicles — boxes, ropes, clothing, or strips of rubber? Perhaps you have seen fallen branches, pools of oil, dead birds, or straying animals. What else have you noticed? This is a true story about a driver's experience on a country road, when he stopped to check something unexpected that puzzled him.

Have you sometimes noticed strange things on roadways, such as items that have dropped from vehicles — boxes, ropes, clothing, or strips of rubber? Perhaps you have seen fallen branches, pools of oil, dead birds, or straying animals. What else have you noticed? This is a true story about a driver's experience on a country road, when he stopped to check something unexpected that puzzled him.

Hundreds of fables were first told by a man named Aesop, who lived in Greece thousands of years ago. They all have a moral (or lesson) to teach us. This story tells what happens to someone who is always playing tricks and jokes on others. Sometimes a clever friend decides to play a much smarter trick!