Buffaloes Save Owner from Tiger Attack
Listen to the story
A tiger attacked a man in India. The man was near a forest with his buffaloes. The tiger was a female tiger. It jumped at the man and hurt him.
The man's buffaloes saw the attack. They ran to help him. The buffaloes pushed the tiger away. They were very brave.
The buffaloes chased the tiger into the forest. The tiger ran away from them. The man said his buffaloes saved his life.
The man said that without his buffaloes, he might have died. People think the buffaloes are very brave animals. This story happened near a forest in India.
Vocabulary15 words
- tiger
- a big wild cat with orange and black stripes
- buffaloes
- big farm animals, like large cows
- attack
- to suddenly hurt someone
- forest
- a big area full of trees
- chase
- to run after someone or something
- brave
- not afraid; strong in danger
- hurt
- to give pain to someone
- save
- to stop someone from dying
- wild
- living free in nature, not at home
- female
- a girl or woman animal
- ran away
- left quickly because of fear
- near
- close to a place
- pushed
- used force to move something
- died
- stopped living
- life
- being alive
Quiz
Answer key
1. A tiger 2. His buffaloes 3. Into the forest
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A _____ attacked a man in India. The man was near a forest with his _____. The tiger was a female tiger. It jumped at the man and _____ him.
The man's buffaloes saw the attack. They ran to help him. The buffaloes pushed the tiger away. They were very _____.
The buffaloes _____ the tiger into the forest. The tiger ran away from them. The man said his buffaloes _____ his life.
The man said that without his buffaloes, he might have _____. People think the buffaloes are very brave animals. This story happened near a forest in India.