The Fox and the Grapes

True or False: The fox was out walking on a cold day.

• True

• False

"The grapes looked ________________ and ________________."

• juicy and ripe

• small and green

• red and tasty

• dry and chewy

Why couldn't the fox reach the grapes?

• They were behind a fence

• A farmer was guarding them

• They were too high

• They were on the other side of a river

What did the fox do to try and reach the grapes?

• He found a stick and tried to knock them down.

• He ran fast and leaped with all his might

• He found a large rock to step on

• He used the fence like a ladder

True or False: At the end of the story the fox finally gets the delicious grapes.

• True

• False

The fox says he doesn't want the grapes anyway because...

• He doesn't even like grapes

• He is going to leave them for someone else

• The grapes were probably sour

• Grapes make his stomach hurt

What is a word for a short, funny story that has animals that act like humans and teaches a lesson?

• Biography

• Fable

• Novel

• Reader's Theater

What is the moral of "The Fox and the Grapes?"

• Never eat soggy waffles

• Keep trying and don't give up

• Even grapes are sometimes bad for you

• When people don't get what they want, they tell themselves that what they wanted was no good anyway

How long ago did Aesop live?

• More than 2500 years ago

• About 500 years ago

• About 200 years ago

• About 1000 years ago

Aesop probably lived in or near the country of _______________

• England

• Greece

• The United States of America

• Italy