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Zak's grandfather, Stan, was very famous. Why? Because he had a very, very, very long white beard.

One day Zak asked his grandfather, "When you sleep, do you put your beard over or under the covers?"

"I'm not sure," said his grandfather. "I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. I never pay attention to my beard. I'll look tonight."

Stan got into bed that night and pulled up the blanket. Then he remembered his grandson's question. Aha! His beard was definitely under the covers. But wait. Did that feel right?

He lifted his beard from under the blanket and placed it above it. This also didn't feel quite right. So he tucked the beard under the blanket again. But he soon felt it would be better if it were out. In and out went the beard; first under the blanket, then over it, under, over, all night long.

Stan didn't sleep all night. In the morning, he was so tired and fed up that he cut his long beard right off! Not completely off, just to the chin.

Stan's friends were so happy. They had been trying to get Stan to cut that beard for years. Zak never did find out the answer to his question.

Who is Stan?
Zak's brother
Zak's grandfather
Zak's friend
Zak's grandfather Why was Zak's grandfather famous?
He was mayor of the town.
He was an Olympic athlete.
He had a very long beard.
He had a very long beard. Why did Stan cut off his beard?
Moving around the beard kept him up all night.
It was itchy.
Stan's friends told him to.
Moving around the beard kept him up all night. When Stan first got into bed, where was the beard?
over the covers
under the covers
The story doesn't say.
under the covers Why didn't Stan sleep?
He was moving around his beard all night.
He didn't feel tired.
He was worried about Zak.
He was moving around his beard all night. Stan shaved off his entire beard.
True
False
The story doesn't say.
False Stan's friends were upset that he cut his beard.
True
False
The story doesn't say.
False

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