Exercise 2. Answer the following questions within fifteen words

1. What was the first catch of the seagull’s older brother?
2. Why did the seagull feel the heat?
3. Why did the seagull dive at the fish?
4. What happened when the seagull soared upwards?

Answer

1. The seagull’s older brother caught his “first herring”.
2. The seagull had not eaten since nightfall, so he felt the “heat”.
3. The seagull dived at the fish because he was “maddened by hunger”.
4. The seagull soared upwards and felt joyous. His family praised him for his first flight.