Fables Morals

Animals in fables often have __________________ qualities.

• smelly

• annoying

• wild animal

• human

How do fables end?

• With the moral of the story

• With unusual creatures

• With magic

• With a person's accomplishments

What is another name for the lesson of a story?

• Opinion

• Moral

• Joke

• Feedback

Click all that apply.....Traditional literature began as oral story telling that taught ___________ and __________ to children.

• lessons

• games

• values

• reading

Fables often include

• morals, talking animals, and few characters

• enchanted creatures

• heroes and superhuman strength

• castles, forests, and frogs

There was once a king who was very greedy and wanted all of the gold in the world. He asked the Gods to give him the "golden touch" so everything he touched turned to gold. The Gods gave him this power and the King soon realized that it was not a good idea! For everything he touched including food, water, and even people, turned to gold. He asked the Gods to forgive him for being so greedy and to take this power away! 
What was the conflict of this story?

• The Gods gave the king the golden touch

• The king's new power was not what he expected

• The king was happy to have the golden touch

• The king got rich!

In the story, "The Golden Egg", a man has a hen that laid one golden egg a day. The man wanted more gold so he could be richer and came up with a plan to cut the hen open and get all of the eggs at one time. When the man cut the hen open, there were no golden eggs. The man then realized that he had killed the hen and will now not receive anymore golden eggs. 
Based on the passage above, what type of traditional literature do you think this is?

• Fable

• Fairy tale 

• Myth

• Legend

Moral: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

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The conflict in the story involves trickery indicates what type of literature?

• Fairytale

• Fable

• Myths

• Legends

• Tall Tales

What is a common characteristic of animals in fables?

• They are always wild

• They have human-like qualities

• They are always friendly

• They are always predators