There was a time, long ago, when all the animals in the forest (1)____________long, thick tails. Some of them were (2)____________to keep their tails, but some were not wise. How (3) ____________this happen?
Once there was a fisherman (4) ____________ earned a living selling fish from a cart. One cold winter day, while the fisherman (5) ___________ the woods, a wily fox (6) ___________the fish and followed the cart at a close distance. The fisherman kept his fish in long baskets, and the sight of the fish made the fox’s mouth water.
So, the fox leaped on the cart and dropped a basket onto the snow. The fisherman did not notice (7) ___________and continued his journey. The fox opened the basket and got ready to enjoy her meal when a huge bear (8) ___________ .
“Where did you get all that tasty fish?” the big bear asked, looking terribly hungry.
“I (9) ____________,” the fox lied.
“Fishing? How? The lake is frozen over,” the bear said, suspiciously. “How did you manage (10)_____________?”
“I fished with my tail,” was the fox’s reply.


A
B
C

1
had
have
having

2
enough wise
too wise
wise enough

3
will
did
was

4
who
which
what

5
is crossing
was crossing
crossed

6
smelled
smells
was smelling

7
something
nothing
anything

8
was appearing
appears
appeared

9
were fishing
have been fishing
have fishing

10
to fish
fishing
fished