Sheet # 13/Yertle the Turtle
Name: _____________________ Date_____________
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1. Yertle's pond was not big; it was really quite small,
with thirty plus twelve fish. How many in all?
2. Yertle could see fourteen feet in the night
or three times that much when the sun was just right.
How far could he see from his stone in the day
if he could see 3 times 14 feet away?
3. Yertle ordered 9 turtles to make a tall stack
by standing, each one, on another one's back.
The king weighed 3 pounds as did each of the turtles.
How much did they weigh including King Yertle?
4. A cow and a horse, two cats and a mule,
How many legs for our Yertle to rule?
5. With 209 turtles stacked so very high
Yertle's throne was up to the clouds in the sky.
If each little turtle was 6 inches tall,
How many inches high was the stack of them all?
6.He was king of 9 butterflies, 12 birds and a bee
How many creatures in all did he see?
7. Turtles have four legs, although they are slow,
But how many on 50? Let's see if you know.
8. To 209 he added ten more than fifteen.
How many turtles were then to be seen?
9. When Yertle the Turtle fell down with a thud,
He fell 20 yards or ____ feet in the mud.
10. The turtles are free now, no longer his throne.
He's back in the pond but he isn't alone.
With 50 green frogs and 42 turtles,
How many neighbors has his majesty, Yertle?
Answers for Sheet # 13
1) 42 fish
2) 3 x 14 feet = 42 feet
3) 10 x 3 pounds = 30 pounds
4) 4 legs x 5 animals = 20 legs
5) 209 x 6 inches = 1254 inches
6) 22 creatures
7) 50 x 4 legs = 200 legs
8) 209 + 25 = 234
9) 60 feet
10) 50 + 42 = 92