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What is THEME?

• What happens in a story

• The lesson learned from a story

• Where a story takes place

• The different characters in a story

What is the THEME of this story: Long ago a beautiful princess had all beautiful expensive dresses. She bragged about them all the time. The other maidens got so tired of hearing about it that they stopped being friends with her.

• Eat all your vegetables.

• Necessity is the mother of invention.

• Don't brag; be modest.

• Don't talk to strangers.

What is the THEME of this story: Once there was a young boy and an old man. The young boy laughed at the tired, slow old man. Then the young boy needed to interview a veteran for a school project. The old man was very helpful and the boy got an A+ on his paper. The boy felt bad about laughing earlier.

• Necessity is the mother of invention.

• Don't steal.

• Respect your elders.

• Slowly but surely wins the race.

What is the THEME of this story:

There were once some hardworking ants and a grasshopper who hated to work. The ants gathered food a,I spring while the grasshopper played. When winter came, the ants had enough food, but grasshopper had nothing to eat. Since the ants had no extra food to give, the grasshopper starved.

• Don't be lazy.

• Slowly but surely wins the race.

• Don't steal.

• Look before you leap.

What is the THEME of this story:

A lion was about to eat a mouse, when the mouse pleaded, "Let me go, and someday I may help you." Laughing, the lion let the mouse go. Later, hunters caught the lion in a trap. The mouse, seeing what happened, came to chew the ropes that bound the lion. The lion escaped.

• Respect your elders.

• Don't be lazy.

• Help others because what goes around comes around.

• Don't be boastful.

What is the THEME of this story:

A Hare once bragged to all the animals that he could beat anyone in a race. A tortoise said, "I challenge you." So they raced. The hare ran fast and the tortoise plodded along. The hare was so confident that he took a nap. The tortoise kept up his steady pace and won the race '

• Slowly but surely wins the race.

• Don't be lazy.

• We are all capable of improvement.

• United we stand, divided we fall.