How Cattle Know Where to Go?

10/10/2020 5:07:00 PM
DINKA CATTLE CAMP, SOUTH SUDAN

Do you know?

  • Dinka, also called Jieng, live in South Sudan.
  • The Dinka tribes are over 5000 years old.
  • They have so many cattle.

How do they make the cattle know where to go?

FACT: Cattle are of highest importance to the Dinka; these animals form the foundation of Dinka livelihood, religion, and social structure.

DINKA CATTLE CAMP, SOUTH SUDAN

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • Where do the Dinka camp in the dry seasons?
  • How can the Dinka control their cows?

Where do the Dinka camp in the dry seasons?

  • on a field
  • by a river
  • on a mountain

How can the Dinka control their cows?

  • They sing a special song.
  • They build a road for them.
  • They use an instrument.

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

How Cattle Know Where to Go

Sudan is a big country in East Africa. The Dinka people live in the southern part of Sudan. The Dinka raise . In the dry season, the Dinka move to camps by a river.

During the day, the cows are out. At night, they are called in. Each family has a special place to keep their cattle in the camp at night. There are so many cows! They so many people! How do the cows know where to go?

Children will a drum. Each child beats the in a different way. Each child beats the drum with a different . The cows have been trained. They have learned what drumbeat they should follow. The cows only go where they hear the rhythm used by their .

Read and answer the following questions.

Dinka Cattle Camp of Kei, Southern Sudan, 2006. Image: artnet.com

Sudan is a big country in East Africa. The Dinka people live in the southern part of Sudan. The Dinka raise cattle. In the dry season, the Dinka move to camps by a river.

During the day, the cows are out. At night, they are called in. Each family has a special place to keep their cattle in the camp at night. There are so many cows! They belong to so many people! How do the cows know where to go?

Children will beat a drum. Each child beats the drum in a different way. Each child beats the drum with a different rhythm. The cows have been trained. They have learned what drumbeat they should follow. The cows only go where they hear the rhythm used by their owner.

Source: Daily Warm-ups Grade 2

What part of Sudan do the Dinka people live in?
  • eastern
  • western
  • southern
  • northern

From the story, you can tell that ____

  • cattle can be trained.
  • Sudan is the biggest country.
  • there are many rivers in Africa.
  • the Dinka people stay in one place.

For drumbeats to be in a rhythm, they must be played ____

  • loudly.
  • softly.
  • very fast.
  • in a pattern.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. Each family has a special place to keep their in the camp at night.
  2. Children will a drum.
  3. There are so many cows! They so many people! 
  4. Each child beats the in a different way.
  5. The cows only go where they hear the used by their .

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. I used to play in a band.
  2. The islands Spain.
  3. They take care of on the farm.
  4. Somebody was at the door.
  5. He is the of the painting.
  6. He beat out a jazz on the drums.