The Lion and The Mouse

Why is it important to the story that the lion let the mouse go?

• The lion thought the mouse was funny

• The lion is much more powerful than the mouse

• The mouse saves the life of the lion at a later time

• The mouse did not mean to bother the lion

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Read this sentence

• He wants the mouse to collect seeds for him to eat

• He thought it was ridiculous that a tiny mouse could one day help him

• He felt guilty for endangering the mouse

• He is afraid of the hunters

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

• The mouse is persistent

• The mouse is surprised

• The mouse is frustrated

• The mouse is friendly

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What is the best summary of the story?

• A mouse accidentally wakes up a lion. The lion catches him and considers eating him. The lion decides to let the mouse go free.

• A mouse finds a lion in a hunter's trap. He works hard to chew the ropes and free the lion.

• A lion catches a mouse, but decides to free him. Later the mouse is able to help the lion escape from a hunter's trap.

• A lion falls asleep while he's stuck in a hunter's trap. A mouse comes along and convinces the hunters to let him go.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5