FABLES UNIT

Which describes the length of a fable?

• Fables are chapter books

• Fables are short stories

• Fables have 1-2 sentences only

• Fables are pictures

What is a moral? 

• a fact

• an opinion

• a lesson

• a direction

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

Normally fables have _______ as characters?

• children

• bugs

• animals

• teachers

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.3

What kind of story is a fable?

• fiction

• non-fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

The lesson that is learned.

• Moral

• Character

• Fable

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

The Dog and His Reflection
  A Dog, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of meat in his mouth, saw his own reflection in the water. Thinking it was another dog with a bigger piece of meat, he growled and frowned at it, wishing to have that piece of meat, too.
He, then, opened his mouth to get the other piece of meat, but at that moment, his own fell into the water with a splash and the stream swept it away. In the end, he had none.
What is the lesson?

• Don't look at yourself in the mirror too long

• Have patience

• Being greedy can make you lose everything

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.2

The moral of the fable is usually found at the_________of the story.

• Beginning

• Middle

• End

What is the moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf?

• Don’t be greedy

• Work hard and plan ahead

• When you are known not to tell the truth, people won’t
  believe you anymore.

• Playing tricks on people is FUN

What is the moral of The Tortoise and The Hare?

• Don’t be greedy

• Always tell the truth

• Slow and steady wins the race

• be kind to others

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.2

Where the story takes place.

• Character

• Setting

• Fable

• Moral