CHARLIE IN THE LION'S CAGE
Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889. He died in 1977. He was in films. He was a very funny
man. Many people liked to see Charlie in movies. CHARLIE IN THE LION CAGE is a very short film.
I hope you like this short film.
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CHARLIE IN THE LION CAGE
Charlie is at a circus. A donkey is standing by some bales of hay. The
donkey sees Charlie. The donkey is angry. The donkey chases Charlie.
Charlie is afraid. He runs.
Charlie runs up some steps. He opens a door. He goes inside.
Charlie is inside a cage. A lion is in the cage. Charlie is surprised.
The lion is sleeping.
Charlie wants to leave the cage. He tries to open the cage door. The
bar falls. The door is locked. Charlie cannot open it.
Charlie waves a handkerchief. He wants someone to help him.
Charlie see a small door. He raises the small door. He
wants to leave the cage, because he is afraid of the lion.
Charlie looks inside another cage. A tiger is inside. Charlie quickly
shuts the door.
Charlie sees a tray. Water is in the tray.
A small dog comes. It barks and barks.
Charlie is afraid the lion will wake up. He begs the dog to stop
barking.
A woman comes to help Charlie.
Charlie asks her to open the cage door. She is very afraid. She faints.
The woman lies on the ground.
The lion yawns.
Charlie splashes water on the woman. He wants the woman to wake
up.
The lion gets up. It smells Charlie. The lion is not interested in
Charlie. It does not bite him.
Charlie feels his body. He thinks, "Did the lion bite me? Am I OK?"
The lion lies down and rolls over.
The woman wakes up. The sign says KEEP AWAY
DANGEROUS.
The woman unlocks the door.
The woman looks at Charlie and says, "Come
out!"
Charlie feels brave. He thinks the lion will
not hurt him. He wants to show the woman
The lion suddenly roars at Charlie! Charlie is very afraid.
Charlie runs out of the cage.
The woman locks the cage door.
Charlie is afraid the lion will chase him. He runs to a pole.
Charlie is at the top of the pole.
Charlie has fun.
The woman says, "Come down!"
Charlie slides down the pole.
Charlie is now safe. He and the woman are both happy.
THE TEXT
Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889. He died in 1977. He was in films. He was a very
funny man. Many people liked to see Charlie in movies. CHARLIE IN THE LION CAGE is a
very short film. I hope you like this short film.
Charlie is at a circus. A donkey is standing by some bales of hay. The donkey sees
Charlie. The donkey is angry. The donkey chases Charlie. Charlie is afraid. He runs.
Charlie runs up some steps. He opens a door. He goes inside.
Charlie is inside a cage. A lion is in the cage. Charlie is surprised. The lion is sleeping.
Charlie wants to leave the cage. He tries to open the cage door. The bar falls. The door is
locked. Charlie cannot open it.
Charlie waves a handkerchief. He wants someone to help him.
Charlie see a small door. He raises the small door. He wants to leave the cage, because
he is afraid of the lion.
Charlie looks inside another cage. A tiger is inside. Charlie quickly shuts the door.
Charlie sees a tray. Water is in the tray.
A small dog comes. It barks and barks.
Charlie is afraid the lion will wake up. He begs the dog to stop barking.
A woman comes to help Charlie.
Charlie asks her to open the cage door. She is very afraid. She faints.
The woman lies on the ground.
The lion yawns.
Charlie splashes water on the woman. He wants the woman to wake up.
The lion gets up. It smells Charlie. The lion is not interested in Charlie. It does not bite
him.
Charlie feels his body. He thinks, "Did the lion bite me? Am I OK?"
The lion lies down and rolls over.
The woman wakes up. The sign says KEEP AWAY DANGEROUS.
The woman unlocks the door.
The woman looks at Charlie and says, "Come out!"
Charlie feels brave. He thinks the lion will not hurt him. He wants to show the woman he
is not afraid. He wants the woman to think he is a very brave man.
The lion suddenly roars at Charlie! Charlie is very afraid.
Charlie runs out of the cage.
The woman locks the cage door.
Charlie is afraid the lion will chase him. He runs to a pole.
Charlie is at the top of the pole.
Charlie has fun.
The woman says, "Come down!"
Charlie slides down the pole.
Charlie is now safe. He and the woman are both happy.
EXERCISES
Ask and answer these questions with your partner.
1 Who was Charlie?
33 When do you faint?
2 When was Charlie born?
34 Who did Charlie ask to open the cage door?
3 When did Charlie die?
Why?
4 When were you born?
35 Who was very afraid?
5 Where was Charlie born?
36 Who did Charlie ask to open the cage door.
6 Where were you born?
37 Where did the woman lie?
7 What was Charlie's job?
38 When do you yawn?
8 What is your job?
39 Who splashed water? Why?
9 What did many people like?
40 Charlie splashed water on the woman. Why?
10 Who was very funny?
41 Did the lion bite Charlie?
11 What is a circus?
42 Why did Charlie feel his body?
12 What is a lion?
43 Did the woman wake up?
13 What animals are you afraid of?
44 What did the sign say?
14 The donkey chased Charlie. What did
45 Who unlocked the door. Why?
Charlie do?
15 Why did Charlie run up some step?
46 Who looked at Charlie and said, "Come
out!"?
16 Why was Charlie surprised?
47 Who felt brave?
17 When are you surprised?
48 Why did Charlie feel brave?
18 Charlie cannot open the cage door. Why?
49 What did Charlie want the woman to think?
19 Why did Charlie wave a handkerchief?
50 Do you want people to think you are brave?
20 Why did Charlie want someone to help him?
Why?
21 When do you want someone to help you?
51 When are you brave?
22 Why did Charlie raise a small door?
52 The lion suddenly roared at Charlie! How
23 Where was the small door?
did Charlie feel? What did he do?
24 What is a tiger?
53 You are very afraid. What do you do?
25 Which is bigger? A lion or a tiger?
54 Why did Charlie run out of the cage?
26 Why did Charlie quickly shut the small
55 Who locked the cage door. Why?
door?
56 Who ran to a pole?
27 What was in the tray?
57 Why did Charlie climb the pole?
28 What did the small dog do?
58 Who said "Come down!" Why?
29 Why did the small dog bark?
59 Who slid down the pole.
30 Why did Charlie beg the dog to stop
60 Who were both happy? Why?
barking?
61 Did you like this story? Why or why not?
31 Who came to help Charlie?
62 How many animals are there in this story?
32 Why did the woman faint?
Name them.
Are these sentences true of false? If a sentence is false, make it true.
1 The lion eats the small dog. _______________________________________________
2 Charlie begs the small dog to not bark. _______________________________________________
3 Charlie kills the small dog. _______________________________________________
4 Charlie is frightened of the tiger. _______________________________________________
5 The dog barks at Charlie. _______________________________________________
6 The woman faints. _______________________________________________
7 The woman helps Charlie. _______________________________________________
8 The woman climbs the pole. _______________________________________________
Choose the correct underlined word in the sentences below.
1 A donkey/lion chases Charlie. _______________________________________________
2 The tiger/dog roars at Charlie. _______________________________________________
3 Charlie begs the tiger/donkey. _______________________________________________
4 The dog/woman helps Charlie. _______________________________________________
5 Donkeys/Dogs eat hay. _______________________________________________
6 The tiger/dog bites Charlie's shoe. _______________________________________________
7 At the end of the story, Charlie and the lion/woman are happy. ________________________
8 Charlie splashes water on the dog/woman. _______________________________________________
9 The dog/Charlie faints. _______________________________________________
10 The donkey/Charlie slide down the pole. _______________________________________________