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Which Is Stronger?

October 12, 2025

Kartojimas. Garsiai ištarkite

/iː/ /ks/ /æ/ /θ/
clean a box a flag both
a degree next narrow the fifth
to feel a text Spanish a thing

WHICH IS STRONGER?

The Wind said to the Sun one day:
“You are more beautiful than I am, but I am more important than you. I am stronger than you.”

“Oh, no!” said the Sun. “You are not stronger than I am.”

They both looked down and saw a man walking along the road.

“Do you see that man on the road?” asked the Wind. “He has a coat on. Can you take it off him? I can do so, but I am sure that you can’t. You are not strong enough.”

“Well,” said the Wind. “If you can do so and I cannot, you are stronger than I am and more important. If I can do so and you cannot, then I am stronger and more important than you are. Am I right?”

“Yes,” answered the Sun. “You are right. If you make the man take his coat off, you are stronger than I am. If I make him take it off, I am stronger than you. You try first.”

“All right,” said the Wind. “I shall show you.”

The Wind began to blow. The weather became colder.
The man held his coat with both his hands.
“I am glad that I have my coat on,” thought the man.

The Wind blew, but the man didn’t take his coat off.
At last he said to the Sun:
“It’s your turn now. I am very tired.”

It was evening already, but the Sun began to shine.
The sky became brighter. The evening was warm.

The man smiled. “There is no wind at all,” he thought.
“I am very warm. I have to take my coat off and sit on the grass.
It is a very wonderful evening. There are no clouds in the sky.
The evening is the most beautiful part of the day.”

The man took his coat off.

“You see now,” said the Sun to the Wind.
“You were wrong. I made the man take off his coat.
I am stronger than you. So, I am more important and more beautiful than you.
I can say that I am the most important thing in the world.
People love me very much.”

Vocabulary

English IPA Lietuviškai
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ nuostabus
important /ɪmˈpɔːtnt/ svarbus
to take off – nusivilkti
to be sure /ʃʊə/ būti tikram
if – jeigu
to be right /raɪt/ būti teisam
to make /meɪk/ priversti
at last /lɑːst/ pagaliau
to be tired /ˈtaɪəd/ pavargti
a turn /tɜːn/ eilė, posūkis
already /ɔːlˈredi/ jau
to smile /smaɪl/ šypsotis

Exercises

Exercise 1True or False

Decide if the following statements are True or False according to the text.

  1. The Wind said that he was more beautiful than the Sun.
  2. The Sun agreed that the Wind was stronger.
  3. The man was wearing a hat.
  4. The Wind made the man take off his coat.
  5. The Sun made the man take off his coat.
  6. The man felt cold when the Sun began to shine.
  7. The Wind and the Sun were friends.
  8. The Sun was shining in the morning.
  9. The Wind was tired after blowing.
  10. The story shows that kindness is stronger than force.

Exercise 2Fill in the Blanks

Complete the sentences with the missing words.

  1. The Wind said to the __ one day.
  2. “You are more __ than I am.”
  3. The man had a __ on.
  4. The Wind began to __.
  5. The weather became __.
  6. The man didn’t take his coat __.
  7. The Sun began to __.
  8. The sky became __.
  9. The man smiled and sat on the __.
  10. “I am __ than you,” said the Sun.

Exercise 3Questions

Answer the questions in full sentences.

  1. Who said that he was stronger, the Wind or the Sun?
  2. What did the man wear?
  3. What did the Wind try to do?
  4. Did the Wind succeed?
  5. What did the Sun do then?
  6. How did the man feel when the Sun shone?
  7. What did the man do with his coat?
  8. What lesson can we learn from the story?
  9. Who was right in the end?
  10. What is the moral of the story?

Exercise 4Comparatives and Superlatives

Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form.

  1. The Sun is __ (strong) than the Wind.
  2. The Wind is __ (cold) than the Sun.
  3. The evening was the __ (beautiful) part of the day.
  4. The Sun is __ (important) than the Wind.
  5. The man was __ (happy) after the Sun came out.
  6. The Wind became __ (angry) as he failed.
  7. The day became __ (bright) when the Sun shone.
  8. The Sun is the __ (warm) part of nature.
  9. The Wind is __ (noisy) than the Sun.
  10. The Sun is __ (powerful) than the Wind.

Exercise 5Match the Words

Match the English words with their meanings.

English Meaning
coat a piece of clothing for keeping warm
strong having great power
wind moving air
shine to give light
tired needing rest
smile to make a happy face
road a way for traveling
sky the space above the earth
cold low temperature
important having great meaning

Exercise 6Order the Sentences

Put the sentences in the correct order according to the story.

  1. The Sun began to shine.
  2. The Wind started to blow.
  3. The man took off his coat.
  4. The Wind said he was stronger.
  5. The Sun and the Wind saw a man.
  6. The Wind gave up.
  7. The man smiled.
  8. The Sun proved he was stronger.
  9. The man sat on the grass.
  10. The Wind and Sun made a bet.

Exercise 7Write Sentences

Use the following words to write your own sentences.

  1. beautiful
  2. important
  3. strong
  4. tired
  5. smile
  6. warm
  7. cold
  8. right
  9. already
  10. grass

Exercise 8Choose the Correct Answer

Choose the correct answer.

  1. Who said “You are not stronger than I am”?

    • a) The Sun
    • b) The Wind
    • c) The Man

  2. What did the man have on?

    • a) a hat
    • b) a coat
    • c) a scarf

  3. What happened when the Wind blew?

    • a) The man ran away
    • b) The man held his coat tighter
    • c) The man took off his coat

  4. What did the Sun do?

    • a) hide
    • b) shine
    • c) rain

  5. What did the man do in the end?

    • a) took off his coat
    • b) fell asleep
    • c) walked faster

Exercise 9Fill in Comparatives

Complete the sentences with more or -er adjectives.

  1. The Wind is __ cold than the Sun.
  2. The Sun is __ warm than the Wind.
  3. The evening is __ beautiful than the morning.
  4. The man was __ happy after the Wind stopped.
  5. The Sun is __ important than the Wind.
  6. The Wind is __ strong but not the strongest.
  7. The man was __ tired than before.
  8. The day became __ bright when the Sun shone.
  9. The Sun was __ gentle than the Wind.
  10. The moral is that kindness is __ powerful than force.

Exercise 10Moral of the Story

Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) answering the question:

What lesson does the story "Which Is Stronger?" teach us?

Use these words in your paragraph:

  • strong
  • kind
  • important
  • beautiful
  • people
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