The Lost Laugh — Important Questions

He flapped his big ears and listened carefully.

Step 1: The story tells us each animal used its special feature to help. Step 2: For Elephant, the story says 'Elephant flapped his big ears and listened carefully.' Step 3: Swinging from a branch was Monkey's action. Step 4: Tickling with a feather was also Monkey's action. Step 5: Elephant used his large ears to try to hear the laugh – but he could not find it anywhere.

When he laughed, his big teeth scared everyone away, and this made him sad.

Step 1: Monkey asked Hyena how he lost his laugh. Step 2: Hyena explained: 'When I laughed, everyone saw my big teeth.' Step 3: Seeing his teeth, the other animals got scared and ran away. Step 4: This made Hyena sad, and because he was sad, his laugh disappeared. Step 5: So the real reason is that his big teeth scared others, which led to sadness, which caused his laugh to go away.

Monkey

Step 1: Hyena visited Giraffe, Hippo, and Elephant, but none of them could find his laugh. Step 2: Finally, Hyena went to Monkey. Step 3: Monkey asked the right question: 'How did you lose it?' Step 4: After hearing the reason, Monkey picked up a feather and tickled Hyena. Step 5: This made Hyena laugh again. So Monkey was the one who truly helped.

A feather

Step 1: After understanding why Hyena lost his laugh, Monkey decided to help. Step 2: The story says 'he jumped down from the tree and picked up a feather.' Step 3: Then Monkey 'began to tickle Hyena all over' with the feather. Step 4: Tickling with a feather made Hyena start to smile and then laugh out loud. Step 5: A stick or leaf would not be used to tickle – only a soft feather works for tickling.