Once upon a time, all the animals were called to an early meeting. As they gathered in the public square, one of them, the chicken, was seen by her neighbours going in the opposite direction. " Hey, Chicken! " they asked. " Didn' t you receive the invitation? "
" Yes, I did, " replied the chicken. " The thing is, I have some very important personal business that I must deal with. Now, please excuse me. Please tell everyone at the meeting how sorry I am. Tell them that although I won' t be there in body, I will certainly be there in spirit! Whatever you decide, you can count on my complete support. Bye! "
The topic the animals would discuss was what to do with the order of the lion. The lion ordered them to give him something to eat. Then they decided that they would offer the lion just one animal. All they asked in exchange was that the lion left the other animals in peace. They chose the chicken.
A. I really must go home.
B. Why are you going away from the square?
C. And I would of course come to the meeting.
D. They had a lively but surprisingly short discussion.
E. The decision about which animal to offer was reached without any disagreement.
