A Crow, a Lion, and a Mouse! Oh My!

Both of these stories are fables. Fables were written to:

• make the reader laugh

• scare the reader

• teach how to do something

• teach a lesson

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What is the setting for "The Lion and the Mouse"

• a zoo

• the jungle

• a sunny plain in Kenya

• a dry desert

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The mouse tells the lion not to eat him because:

• he's more useful outside his belly

• he won't taste good

• he's on an important mission

• his friends will seek revenge

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How does the mouse end up helping the lion?

• he chews the ropes and sets him free

• he gets his friends to help

• he uses a knife to set him free

• he unites the ropes and sets him free

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What is the setting of "The Crow and the Pitcher?"

• a warm spring afternoon

• a hot summer day

• a cool fall morning

• an unusually hot day in winter

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What is the problem that the crows are facing?

• there's not enough water for each crow

• there's too much water

• the water is too dirty

• they can't reach the water in the pitcher

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How does the crow solve the problem?

• he tips the pitcher over

• he drops pebbles in the pitcher until he can reach the water

• he finds a straw to drink the water

• he works together with the other crow

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What can you learn from how the crow solved the problem?

• kindness always wins

• always tells the truth

• teamwork works best

• little steps can make a big change

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What lesson can you learn from the lion and the mouse?

• Always choose kindness

• Size does not matter.

• You don't have to be nice.

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Why do you think that the mouse decided to help the lion?

• He wanted something in return.

• He was sleepy.

• He wanted to be friends with the lion and be kind.

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