这套Basic Readers，我看得很认真，每篇文章后的习题也会去做，但是英文阅读水平有限，会碰到对答案不确定的时候，于是想这里把自己的答案记录下来，希望能够遇到同样认真读这套书的亲们，一起核对讨论更好的答案、交流看这套书的心得。

1. What happening does Mrs. Bradley tell about to show that Kubwa at first never learned by what was told him?

My answer: Kubwa never saw any sense in waiting for something he wantted, so one day he ran away from the herd to the river and stretch his trunk in the river, a bad example is as contagious as the measles, anther little elephant follow him did the same thing yet got bitten by a crocodile. Kubwa must be scared from this experience and learned a lesson. 

2. What kept Kubwa from being such a good fighter as he grew older?

My answer: It was not only Kubwa's strength that made him win, for he often tackled elephants stronger than him, but he was quick to think and could get into action before the other fellow take their attack. As Kubwa got bigger and bigger, he got deadlier and deadlier in action. 

3. When he could not fight so well, how did he get rid of his rivals. 

My answer: He made up his mind that he would never be driven away until he die. He began to watch out for rivals, whenever he met any elephant that he thought might prove of danger to him, he began to plot against that elephant. And always the elephant came to an unlucky end. 

4. Tell three things Kubwa did for the herd that made him a good leader. 

May anser: 1) When they go into the swamp or forest, he led the way to the grazing grounds and sampled all the best place for miles around, and he would bully any strangers or any small groups that wandered into the grazing grounds when he was there. 2) Some fathers would slip off into the forest when the youngsters are trotting around and let the mothers have all the bother of bringing up the children, Kubwa was too much of an overload for that, he never left his herd. He bossed the mothers, and he saw to it that the mothers bossed the children. None of the tricks that he used to play on his mother for him. 3) Under his protection and leadership, one can have a quiet life and good food, so many mild-mannered elephants began to came and join his herd. 第三条是凑数的，我在书上其实只找到前2条。欢迎补充。

5. From what this story tells, which word do you think best describes elephant? Wicked savage wise. 

My answer: Wise. 

6. Name three kinds of traps the natives used to catch elephants. 

My answer: 1) Files, 2) Spears, 3) sharp sticks stuck in the ground. 

7. Write or tell of ways in which elephants are useful to men. 

My answer: The young elephants smash over the young tress not bearing fruit, so the natives could plant others.  

8. Name two other kinds of animals that run in herds and have a leader. Perhaps you can name more than two. 

My answer: 1) Dogs, from the 2nd article of this book the Balto is the leader of the god to carry the Serum from Bluff to Nome. 2) Lions, we can learn this in the 6th article of this book. 

9. Write or tell of a wise thing some other animals has done. 

My answer: In the former basic readers, a rabbit play a trick on a line of alligators and successfully get throught the swamp.