Cornelia, the Panda Princess Write down the opposites! Princess Cornelia, the panda, has a friend His name is Frederick Frederick is a panda too Cornelia loves Frederick, and Frederick loves Cornelia Cornelia wants to marry Frederick, and Frederick wants to marry Cornelia But the panda king doesn´t like this “You cannot marry a panda, Cornelia.“ he says “Why not, dad? I love Frederick I want to marry him and he wants to marry me.“ “No, no, no, no You´re a panda princess and a panda princess cannot marry a panda You must marry the sun.“ the king says to Cornelia “The sun? Why the sun?“ asks Cornelia “Because the sun is the strongest.“ answers her father So Cornelia goes to the sun But the sun says to her “I´m not the strongest Go to the cloud.“ And Cornelia asks the sun “ The cloud? Why?“ “Because the cloud can hide me The cloud is the strongest.“ So Cornelia goes to the cloud and the cloud says, “I´m not the strongest Go to the wind.“ “The wind? Why?“ Cornelia asks again “Because the wind can blow me away The wind is the strongest.“ So Cornelia goes to the wind The wind says, “I ´m not the strongest Go to the bamboo.“ “ The bamboo? Why?“ The wind answers, “Because I cannot break the bamboo The bamboo is the strongest.“ Then Cornelia goes to the bamboo and asks him, “Are you the strongest?“ “Oh, no, I´m not the strongest Go to Frederick, the panda He is the strongest.“ “Frederick? Why Frederick?“ “Because he can eat me.“ says the bamboo Cornelia goes back to her father, the panda king, and tells him the story And a few days later there is a big party Cornelia marries Frederick They are very happy And the king is happy too father ……………………… love ……………………… happy ……………………… strong ……………………… ask ……………………… Answer the questions! Who is the king´s daughter? …………………………………………………… What´s the name of Cornelia´s friend? ………………………………………………… What they want to do? ……………………………………………… … Where does Cornelia go first? …………………………………………….…… Why isn´t the cloud the strongest? ……………………………………………… What does the wind say to Cornelia? ……………………………………………… … Who can eat the bamboo? ……………………………………………… … Why is there a big party? ………………………………………… …….… ……………………………………… ………… Fill in the missing words! She wants to …… Frederick The sun is the …… The wind can …… the cloud away The wind cannot …… the bamboo The panda can …… the bamboo Cornelia …… him the story Some …… later there is a big From: The New You&Me, 1, 1994 adapted version party Key: Write down the opposites! father mother love hate happy sad strong weak ask answer Answer the questions Who is the king´s daughter? Cornelia What´s the name of Cornelia´s friend? Frederick What they want to do? They want to marry Where does Cornelia go first? Fill in the missing words! She wants to marry Frederick The sun is the strongest The wind can blow the cloud away The wind cannot break the bamboo The panda can eat the bamboo Cornelia tells him the story Some days later there is a big party She goes tot he sun Why isn´t the cloud the strongest? Because the wind can blow it away What does the wind say to Cornelia? Go to the bamboo Who can eat the bamboo? Frederick can eat the bamboo Why is there a big party? Because Cornelia marries Frederick