Write one word in each gap.

Early humans and the weather

(1) you think you understand the weather? For early humans, the weather was a constant source of questions. (2) is it raining? What (3) this storm mean? Where (4) the wind go when it blows? People came up with many explanations for the weather, usually involving gods or ancestors. (5) you explain what a rainbow is? The Cherokee people of America believed that it was the hem of the sun god's coat.

The weather has also been used to explain other things. What would you say if someone asked you (6) kangaroos come from? You'd probably say Australia, but (7) did the Aborigines explain these strange animals? They told a story about a great storm. A group of Aboriginal hunters watched in amazement as the wind blew large creatures over their heads. (8) could they be? Finally, the wind died down and the kangaroos landed on the ground.The storm had brought them a new animal to hunt.