Margaret Mahy's

Margaret Mahy’s

Sione's Talo

By Lino Nelisi

WALT:I am learning to retell a story from reading a text.

Success Criteria:I can retell the story.
I can discuss the main characters in s story.
I can show my comprehension and understanding of a story in my follow up questions.

Answer the following questions in red:

What did Sione find growing in his plantation? Sione found a huge talo

What do you think a plantation is? (Look at the picture) Talos ,Flowers , Mud ,Trees ,Coconut tree and the sea

Who did Sione ask to help him pull out the  talo? E Moka ,

Do you think she will be able to help him pull it out? Yea

Who else did Sione ask to help him pull out the plantation? E pita and E Tose

Why do you think the talo wouldn’t come out of the ground? Because it was big and heavy

What did the little ant do? The little ant bit Tose’s big toe

What do you think will happen now? The talo came out and Sione family had a dinner of coconut cream and talo

What did they mix the talo with at the end of the story?  Coconut Cream

Who else was there enough talo for besides the family? The ants