Susan Gilbert

Social Studies

1 May, 05:00

Excerpt from The Woodpecker and the Lion

Ellen C. Babbitt

One day while a Lion was eating his dinner a bone stuck in his throat. It hurt so that he could not finish his dinner. He walked up and down, up and down, roaring with pain.

A Woodpecker lit on a branch of a tree near-by, and hearing the Lion, she said, "Friend, what ails you?" The Lion told the Woodpecker what the matter was, and the Woodpecker said: "I would take the bone out of your throat, friend, but I do not dare to put my head into your mouth, for fear I might never get it out again. I am afraid you might eat me" "O Woodpecker, do not be afraid," the Lion said. "I will not eat you. Save my life if you can!"

Which choice best gives the meaning of the word lit in this sentence from the story?

A) fired

B) flew

C) landed

D) lifted