How Loney the Honey Badger Got Its Name

How Loney the Honey Badger Got Its Name shows how a ferocious badger Loney intimidates the animals of two forests; this causes Loney to be led to a beehive where he plunders the honeycombs devours the royal jelly and endangers the life of the queen along with the entire forests. The badger's behavior is repudiated by all the animals and the environment; this causes the badger to ultimately retreat to its sett in shame. The account contains excellent story elements-a great setting and an exciting plot combined with examples of affixes figures of speech homographs homophones and homonyms. The story provides an avenue for a compare/contrast activity of the badger with other animals. This is a compelling story for young readers!