Flocabulary Aesop's Fable

What does setting mean?

• a person in a novel

• an animal in a film

• the place and time in a play, novel or film.

• a lesson that can be derived from a story.

Which one is not the characteristic of a fable?

• fables always teach a moral or lesson.

• fables have animal characters that act like humans.

• The setting of fables is almost always outside.

• Fables are only good characters.

What does moral mean?

• a lesson that can be derived from a story or experience.

• a disadvantage or fault.

• the action of solving a problem or contentious matter.

• the action or process of persuading someone.

What are the elements of a fable?

• character, force, moral

• character, setting, moral, resolution

• character, setting, trap, route

• character, weakness, moral

Fables

• were told long long ago.

• are usually short and to the point.

• have a good character and a bad character.

• have a lot of characters.

Rememer The Hare and the Tortoise. Which adjectives can we use for Tortoise?

• strong, quick

• rude, young

• boastful, young

• wise , old

Rememer The Hare and the Tortoise. Which adjectives can we use for Hare?

• patient, old

• arrogant, quick

• patient, determined

• slow, wise

Which one is the ending of The Hare and The Tortoise ?

• Hare stopped running, went to sleep.

• The Tortoise challenges The Hare to a race.

• Hare dashed away. Tortoise set off slowly.

• Tortoise won the race, just ahead of Hare. Also Hare complained.

Plot means;

• the main events of a play, novel, film.

• the fact or process of doing something, typically to achieve an aim.

• a set of instructions or rules.

• producing powerful feelings or strong, clear images in the mind.

It is thought that Aesop was a ...........

• traveller

• teacher

• slave

• Greek knight