Gul, Jojo and Hop are very excited.

They come rushing up to Kro wanting to tell him something

But they are so excited that they all speak at the same time trying to describe what

they had just seen by the pond.

Gul says, 'We just saw a strange colourful...'. Jojo interrupts saying

'He had such bright...', Hop joins in saying, Í have

never ever

Kro tells them to calm down.

Kro tells them to complete their sentences so he can understand what they

mean.

They begin speaking again.

Gul says

'We just saw a strange, colourful creature.'

Jojo adds 'He had such bright colours on his body.'

and Hop says

'I have never ever seen anything like it before.'

Kro now understands

what they are saying.

He tells them he will go with them to try and solve this mystery.

But he has one condition.

He will be the one to speak to this creature

And he will ask questions to find out what it is.

They find the strange, colorful thing near..

the pond.

Kro says,

" O colorful creature! We have never seen anything like you."

" Can you run faster than Gul?"

The creature nods.

Then Kro asks,

"Can you jump higher than Jojo?"

The creature nods again.

Finally Kro asks, " Can you swim faster than Hop?"

The creature nods and jumps into...

the pond

and starts swimming away. But look at this...

as it swims, its pretty colors wash off and everyone sees that the creature is..

Popo!

They call him back. Popo explains that he stumbled into a puddle of paint

and became all colorful, so, he thought he would fool his friends.

"You are a naughty boy", says Hop

" I knew it was you."

says Gul.

"What a waste of time!"

says Kro.

" You could never fool me." says Jojo

"C'mon!"

"Pull me out of the water now!" , says Pop

This story has given us examples of three different types of sentences.

A simple sentence is a statement or an idea.

It begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.

We just saw a strange

colorful creature.

A question sentence is a question and asks for information.

It begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.

Are you stronger than Gul?

An exclamatory sentence

conveys a strong feeling or emotion.

It starts with a capital letter and ends with an exclamation mark.

You are a naughty boy.

is an example of an exclamatory sentence.

We will learn more about the sentences..

in the next unit.