Order the sentences to form a paragraph.

The sentences are arranged to tell a story about the praying mantis as a creator god.

• He praying mantis is the San god who created and named all things. Mantis was present at the very beginning of the world. A bee carried him over the dark stormy waters that covered the new earth. At last, floating on the water was a big white flower that was half opened. He put Mantis in the heart of the flower and planted in him the seed of the first human being. Mantis awoke in the morning sun and the first San person was born. Then the bee died. Mantis sends rain and brings good hunting.

The table requires the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives.

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
long	longer	longest
tall	taller	tallest
big	bigger	biggest
happy	happier	happiest

Each sentence is rephrased as a question using the given question word.

• a bee carried him over the sea. (Who)
  • Who carried him over the sea?
• bee felt cold and tired. (How)
  • How did the bee feel?
• looked for some solid ground. (What)
  • What did the bee look for?
• bee died after he had found a safe place for Mantis. (When)
  • When did the bee die?

The paragraph uses the provided words and descriptive phrases to describe the praying mantis.

• The praying mantis has a thin, green body. His head can turn 180 degrees, while his eyes scan the surroundings for prey. He often sits and waits patiently for prey, or he stalks it slowly. His long arms can fold in front of his body, and they have rows of sharp spikes on the front legs, which he uses to strike quickly.