Fables Introduction

Once a fox was roaming around in the dark. Unfortunately, he fell into a well. He tried his level best to come out but could not escape. So, he had no other alternative but to remain there until the next morning. The next day, a goat came that way. She peeped into the well and saw the fox there. The goat asked, “what are you doing there, Mr. Fox?”The sly fox replied, “I came here to drink water. It is the best I have ever tasted. Come and see for yourself.” Without thinking even for a while, the goat jumped into the well, quenched her thirst and looked for a way to get out. But just like the fox, she also found herself helpless to come out.Then the fox said, “I have an idea. You stand on your hind legs. I’ll climb on your head and get out. Then I shall help you come out too.” The goat did as the fox said and helped him get out of the well.While walking away without helping the goat, the fox said, “Had you been intelligent enough, you would never have got in without seeing how to get out.”
What is the moral of this story?

• The grass is greener on the other side. Choose wisely.

• Look before you leap.  Do not just blindly walk in to anything without thinking.

• Slow and steady wins the race. Never give up.

• Finish your work before you play. Otherwise, you may not survive. 

What is a moral? 

• fact

• an opinion

• a lesson

• a direction

What does the boy in "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" decide to do because he is bored and lonely?

• Pretends that he sees a wolf

• Buys everyone candy

• Play games with the sheep

• Talks to the people in the town

Fables ____________.

• teach us a lesson

• are non-fiction stories

• tell us how to be good students

• show us how to draw

What is the name of the man most famous for creating fables?

• Allen

• Aesop

• Atwood

• Cynthia Rylant

What is personification?

• Giving food to an animal 

• An animal or non-human character acting like a person

• Helping a friend

• Going on vacation with your favorite person

A short story, typically with talking animals as characters that has a moral.

• Folktale

• Setting

• Fable

• Moral

Which describes the length of a fable?

• Fables are chapter books

• Fables are short stories

• Fables have 1-2 sentences only

• Fables are pictures

What is the primary purpose of a fable?

• To entertain with humor

• To teach a moral lesson

• To provide historical facts

• To describe scientific phenomena

Which of the following is a common characteristic of fables?

• They always have human characters

• They are set in the future

• They often feature talking animals

• They are written in poetic form