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Daily 
Warm-Up
11
Fiction: Fairy Tales/Folklore
Samar and the Tigers
One day, Samar’s mama and papa presented him with a 
fine suit of clothes. Meandering through the jungle, 
Samar encountered a tiger, who declared its intention 
to eat him. “No, accept my scarlet coat instead.”
The tiger was quite taken with such a splendid coat 
and agreed.
A second tiger approached, licking its chops.
“Breakfast time!”
“I don’t think so,” Samar said. “How about these 
exquisite shoes instead?”
“Of what use are they?” the tiger scoffed. “You have 
two feet, I have four.”
“But these are ear-shoes. You’ll be the finest tiger 
around.” The tiger put them on and strutted off.
The next tiger announced that Samar would make a 
tasty morning meal. “Not so fast. Here, take my 
umbrella instead.”
The tiger protested, saying he had no way to hold it.
“Grasp it with your tail. You’ll be the envy of the 
jungle.” Samar held out the emerald umbrella.
Another tiger confronted him, and Samar sighed. “I 
suppose you’re as hungry as your comrades.” He 
pondered what he could offer as all he wore were his 
plum-colored pants. Finally, he held out the trousers to 
the tiger. “You’ll be oh-so elegant,” he said. The tiger 
looked at him suspiciously, then reluctantly agreed.
Samar sauntered along, uninterrupted, when suddenly 
he heard ferocious growling. Creeping through the 
undergrowth, he peered out to see the tigers chasing 
one another around a date palm with a vengeance.
They had quarreled over whose garments were the 
finest and left all of Samar’s clothing piled in a heap.
The tigers chased each other, jaws snapping at tails, 
until they became a blur and melted into a pool of 
golden tiger butter. Samar put his clothes on and 
scooped up the tiger butter to carry home to his mama.
She made pancakes piled high with melted butter and 
warm syrup, which Samar devoured.
Text Questions
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 1 . What does the word vengeance mean as it is used in the text?
a. with great force or fury
b. in retribution for an injury
c. in punishment
d. excessively
 2 . What happened to the tigers?
a. They attacked Samar and devoured him.
b. They quarreled and then resolved their differences.
c. They chased each other and became a pool of melted butter.
d. They were turned into tiger butter by Samar’s mama.