Fables

The characters in a fable are usually

• real

• animals

• magical

• funny

Fables are

• poems

• chapter books

• short stories

• biographies

Aesop wrote many children's fables.

• True

• False

Fables have characters.

• many

• one

• 10

• 2 or 3

A fable teaches us

• a dance

• a lesson or moral

• new vocabulary

• nothing

Read the fable:

The Ant and the Dove

An Ant went to the river to quench his thirst, but the rush of the water carried him away and the Ant was now struggling to save his life. A Dove sitting on a tree overhanging the water, seeing him, immediately took a tree branch, and let it fall close to the Ant, so that he could climb on it. The Ant was thus saved from drowning.

A few days later, a hunter came and pointed the gun at the Dove who was sitting in the same tree. The Ant happened to be nearby and, perceiving the hunter’s intentions, stung him in the foot. The pain made the hunter miss his aim, while the shot startled the Dove and made her fly away.

What is the moral or lesson?

• Always speak the truth

• Always love yourself first

• If you help others, they may help you in return

Read the fable:

The Boys and the Frogs

Some Boys were playing one day at the edge of a pond in which lived a family of Frogs. The Boys amused themselves by throwing stones into the pond so as to make them skip on top of the water. The stones were flying thick and fast and the Boys were enjoying themselves very much; but the poor Frogs in the pond were trembling with fear.

At last one of the Frogs, the oldest and bravest, put his head out of the water, and said, "Oh, please, dear children, stop your cruel play! Though it may be fun for you, it means death to us!"

What is the moral of the story?

• Have patience

• Always stop to think whether your fun may not be the reason of another's unhappiness.

• Have patience

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