The Windmill Storehouse Comprehension
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The Windmill Storehouse Comprehension
The Windmill Storehouse
Rain rattled on the roof of the old mill. Beneath it, in a narrow tunnel, Pip the fox listened. Beyond the tunnel wall stood a storehouse belonging to three farmers: Bram, who grew apples; Hemi, who kept chickens; and Tui, who made honey. They had built a tall fence around it after discovering pawprints near the door. Pip’s family had little food left. He could have tried to leap the fence, but it was slick with rain and topped with wire. Instead, he studied the ground. A stream ran past the mill, and its water disappeared beneath the fence through a stone drain. Pip squeezed inside the drain and followed it until he reached the storehouse yard. The yard was dark, but a lantern glowed in the storehouse window. Pip waited. When the farmers’ voices faded, he found a loose board at the bottom of the door. He eased it aside without a sound. Inside, he took only one apple, two eggs and a small jar of honey—enough to share, but not enough to empty the shelves. On the way back, Pip noticed a sack of flour leaning against the wall. It had split, leaving a pale trail across the floor. He brushed his tail over his own pawprints, then paused. The flour trail still led straight to the loose board. Pip could not erase it all, so he scattered a few crumbs near a mouse hole. In the morning, the farmers might blame a mouse—or they might realise someone had been there. At home, Pip’s family welcomed the food. “Will they come after us?” asked his youngest kit. “Perhaps,” said Pip. “That is why we will choose a safer tunnel tomorrow.” He was pleased to have found a way in, but he knew that cleverness did not make danger disappear.
Check your understanding
Use details from the passage to support your answers. For questions asking for evidence, quote a few words or describe the clue.
- The fence is slick with rain and topped with wire.
- The drain is shorter than the tunnel.
- Pip cannot see the fence in the dark.
- The farmers have left the gate open.
- Moved it gently and carefully
- Threw it across the room
- Painted it a different colour
- Pulled it quickly with a loud noise
- slick
- faded
- scattered
- gradually became quieter or disappeared
- slippery
- spread small things over an area
- He notices that the stream runs beneath the fence and spots the flour trail.
- His family welcomes the food.
- The farmers grow apples, keep chickens and make honey.
- Rain rattles on the mill roof.
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