Objective Summary The Dog and the Reflection and The Fox and the Grapes

The Dog and the Reflection

A Dog was crossing a plank bridge over a stream with a piece of meat in his mouth when he happened to see his own reflection in the water. He thought it was another dog with a piece of meat twice as big, so he let go of his own piece of meant and flew at the other dog to get the larger piece. But, of course, all that happened was that he got neither, for one was only a reflection, and the other was carried away by a strong, fast current. -By Aesop

Which of the following is the BEST objective summary of the fable?

• “The Dog and the Reflection” by Aesop teaches the lesson to be thankful for what you have instead of always wanting more. A dog had a piece of meat but wanted another piece that he thought was better. He dropped the piece of meat into a stream and lost it only to find out he was looking at his reflection. In the end, he was left with nothing.

• “The Dog and the Reflection” by Aesop teaches the lesson to be thankful for what you have instead of always wanting more. The grass is not always greener on the other side, and people should not want what does not belong to them. The dog made a stupid mistake which cost him everything. He dropped the piece of meat into a stream, and in the end, he was left with nothing.

• “The Dog and the Reflection” by Aesop teaches the lesson to be thankful for what you have instead of always wanting more. A dog had a nice, large piece of meat. He walked over to a bridge across a stream. He was looking at his reflection, but he did not realize this. He wanted the piece of meat that his reflection had, so he dropped his own piece to try and get the other piece of meat. The current, however carried his piece of meat away. In the end, the dog had nothing at all. He should have kept the one he had.

• a. “The Dog and the Reflection” by Aesop teaches the lesson to be thankful for what you have instead of always wanting more. According to the story, the dog “let go of his own, and flew at the other dog to get the larger piece.” This was wrong, and it teaches the reader the lesson that you should be satisfied with what you have. The grass is not always greener on the other side.

Explain how the setting affects the plot.

• The dog was on a plank bridge which caused the conflict.

• The stream allowed the dog to see his reflection which led to the conflict.

• The stream had a current in it which caused the climax.

• The bridge was over a stream which caused the theme.

The Fox and the Grapes

A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along the branches of a tree. The fox did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air. But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach. So, he gave up trying and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, "I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.” – By Aesop

Which of the following is the BEST objective summary of the fable?

• “The Fox and the Grapes” by Aesop teaches the lesson that a person should not make excuses and give up on what is hard to do. The fox was very hungry. He saw grapes hanging and tried as hard as he could to reach them by jumping up very high. But even though he tried very hard, the grapes were too high, and he could not reach them. So, he gave up and walked away. However, instead of admitting that he couldn’t reach them, he made up a lie and said that the reason he could not reach them was because they were sour.

• “The Fox and the Grapes” by Aesop teaches the lesson that a person should not make excuses and give up on what is hard to do. The fox wanted some grapes, but he could not jump up high enough to reach them. After giving up, the fox made up the excuse that the grapes were sour. Therefore, the fox tried to act like something was wrong with the grapes instead of saying they were hard to reach.

• “The Fox and the Grapes” by Aesop teaches the lesson that a person should not make excuses and give up on what is hard to do. First of all, the fox was very hungry. He should have tried to find something else to eat instead of the grapes that were too high. He couldn’t reach them, so instead of admitting that they were too high, the fox tried to say that he did not get them because they were sour. A ton of people do this in life. They make excuses instead of owning up to what they cannot do.

• “The Fox and the Grapes” by Aesop teaches the lesson that a person should not make excuses and give up on what is hard to do. The fox wanted some grapes, and he “did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air. “ When he couldn’t reach them, he made up an excuse by saying the grapes were sour, and he didn’t want them anyway.

The Fox and the Grapes

A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along the branches of a tree. The fox did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air. But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach. So, he gave up trying and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, "I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.” – By Aesop

Which word means the same thing as the underlined word dignity?

• shame

• intelligence

• pride

• rudeness

The Fox and the Grapes

A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from a vine that was trained along the branches of a tree. The fox did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he could into the air. But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach. So, he gave up trying and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, "I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.” – By Aesop

What does the underlined part in vain mean?

• useless

• beneficial

• helpful

• wrong

Which of the following best helps to develop the theme of this fable?

• The grapes were high on a vine.

• The fox could not jump.

• The fox walked away unconcerned.

• The grapes were ripe.