The story of a little girl who on how she became the friend of a bear.

1. CILT – Centro Interescolar de Línguas de Taguatinga
Carla Rebeca
The
Unexpected
Friendship of a
Girl and a Bear
CILT’s Writing Club
Café Literário do CILT

2. Once upon a
time there was a
little girl who
lived in a forest...

3. One day, it so
happened that
she was walking
through the
woods when
suddenly...

4. ...she found some
animals that
weren’t afraid of
her and
approached her
and she just
enjoyed them so
much that she
played with them
for a long time...

5. ...When she was
ready to go back
home, she
suddenly saw a
sad bear which
was imprisioned
in a hunter’s
trap...

6. ...She felt so sad to see that
poor animal suffering
that...

7. ...she decided to
help it before she
went back home...

8. ...and after the girl
released the bear
from the trap, it
recovered quick
and then it stood
up...

9. ...took the girl’s
little hand and
looked at the girl
straight into her
eyes, as if
thankful for being
helped by her...

10. ...After this the
bear went away
and the little girl
went back home...

11. ...As soon as she
arrived home in
her cosy little
cottage house...

12. ...she looked in a mirror
and wondered about the
moment the bear held her
hand...

13. ...She didn’t
understand at
first, but then she
understood that
the bear had
become her
friend.

14. ...And from that day on she
would visit the bear every
day... So, they followed their
lives with an ever lasting
friendship...

15. ...Thus, don’t
forget to cherish
the friends you
have, for they’re
the most importat
thing you will
ever have...

16. T H A N K S F O R R E A D I N G “ T H E U N E X P E C T E D F R I E N D S H I P
O F A B E A R A N D A G I R L ” B Y C A R L A R E B E C A
THE END

17. How about you? Have you ever had na unexpected
friendship?
Yes, I have/(No, I have never) had na
unexpected friendship...
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18. Comprehension Questions:
1. Is the author’s title interesting? __________________________.
2. How can the autor improve the story in your opinion? ___________.
3. Are there any new words you learned with this book? ___________.
4. What new words have you learned with this book? _____________.
5. If you could change any part of the book, what part would you like to change?
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6. What part of the book did you like most? _________________________
7. What part of the book did you like least? _________________________
8. Did you learn any lesson with this book? __________________________
9. How can we improve relationships? _____________________________
10. Who is responsible for making relationships last longer? _______________

19. Cilt’s Students’ Literary Production
Author: Carla Rebeca
Editorial Supervisor: Teacher: Gerson A. Moura
Illustrator/Artist: HiddenHeloise
Publisher: www.storybird.com
Date: I Semester - Fall 2015
A project from ‘Cilt’s Writing Club’: “Café Literário”
CILT: Centro Interescolar de Línguas de Taguatinga