The Crow and the Pitcher By: Aesop It was a sweltering, hot summer day. A crow, parched with thirst, came upon a pitcher of water. But the pitcher was only half full. The crow leaned and stretched and thrust out his beak as far as he could. No matter how hard he tried, he could not reach the water. All of a sudden, the crow had an idea. He picked up a pebble in his beak and dropped it into the water. The water level in the pitcher rose just a tiny bit. So he dropped in another pebble, then another, then one more. The crow continued doing this for a long time. Finally the water in the pitcher had risen high enough. The crow poked in his beak and drank to his heart's content! What is the lesson in The Crow and the Pitcher?

Working slowly pays off in the end.

The Crow and the Pitcher By: Aesop It was a sweltering, hot summer day. A crow, parched with thirst, came upon a pitcher of water. But the pitcher was only half full. The crow leaned and stretched and thrust out his beak as far as he could. No matter how hard he tried, he could not reach the water. All of a sudden, the crow had an idea. He picked up a pebble in his beak and dropped it into the water. The water level in the pitcher rose just a tiny bit. So he dropped in another pebble, then another, then one more. The crow continued doing this for a long time. Finally the water in the pitcher had risen high enough. The crow poked in his beak and drank to his heart's content! Which detail helped convey the lesson in this passage?

"The crow continued doing this for a long time."

"All of a sudden the crow had an idea."

"No matter how hard he tried, he could not reach the water."

What is the difference between a folktale and a myth?

Folktales are passed down orally, myths explain the unexplainable

Folktales are always true, myths are not

Folktales are about gods, myths are about people

Folktales are humorous, myths are serious

Folktales and Myths

Quiz

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English

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5th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.4.9, RL.1.10, RL.2.2

+3

Standards-aligned

Sarah Williams

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Folktales are important because they teach a ________.

Story

Idea

Lesson

Consequence

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is true about folktales?

Folktales are nonfiction

A folktale is always long

A folktale is always short

A folktale is a story passed on from generation to generation

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Folktales are ____________.

Fiction

Nonfiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Some folktales use magic.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a Folktale?

A story that teaches a lesson

Written stories that famous people published

Oral stories that consist of Myths, Fairy Tales, Fables, Tall Tales, and Legends

Stories that old people tell their grandchildren

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a folk tale?

A story that teaches a lesson

Oral stories consisting of myths, fairy tales, fables, tall tales, and legends

Stories that elders tell their grandchildren

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Myths are usually set in times long ago, before real people even existed.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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Folktales are important because they teach a ________.

Which of the following is true about folktales?

Folktales are ____________.

Some folktales use magic.

What is a Folktale?

What is a folk tale?

Myths are usually set in times long ago, before real people even existed.

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