K2L4 The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal

K2L4 The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal

by WHITNEY FAIRCHILD

​Word Work: unjust

• ​Isn't it unjust to eat me when I have done you a good turn by letting you out of the cage?

• ​Unjust means not right or unfair.

• ​Ben thought it was unjust that his sister got to go to the movies and he didn't.

Multiple Choice

What does the word pious mean?

• Full of sadness

• Religious and devoted to one's religion

• to be polite

​With your picky partner, discuss who or what should the Brahman ask?

​hint: finish the sentence - The Braham should ask...

​3 minutes

Poll

The word unjust means...

• unfair

• fair

Multiple Choice

What is a jackal?

• An eagle

• A wild, dog-like animal

• A tiger

• A buffalo

Open Ended

Why do you think the jackal cannot understand?

​Do the buffalo, the tree, and the jackal think the tiger's decision to eat the Braham is just or unjust?

Open Ended

Why do the buffalo and tree think it would be just, or fair, for the tiger to eat the Brahman?

Multiple Choice

Who was the trickster in this tale?

• The buffalo was the trickster.

• The eagle was the trickster.

• The jackal was the trickster.

Multiple Choice

Who did the trickster fool?

• He fooled the priest.

• He fooled the teacher.

• He fooled the tiger.

• He fooled noone.

How does the jackal fool the tiger?

Poll

Is this trickster tale fiction or nonfiction?

• fiction

• nonfiction

How do you know it is fiction and could not happen?

​Closer:

​What kind of tale is this?

​Who are our characters in the story?

​Summarize what happened in this trickster tale with your pinky partner.