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AESOP’S FABLES
Who is Aesop?
What is a fable?
Aesop was believed to be a slave and story teller who lived in Ancient Greece over 2500 years ago.
A fable is a story that uses animals or supernatural beings to teach us a lesson or moral.
A lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the lion's nose. Woken from his nap, the lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her. "Spare me!" begged the poor mouse. "Please let me go and some day I will surely repay you." The lion was so amused at the idea of the little mouse being able to help the King of Beasts, that he lifted up his paw and let her go. Some weeks later, the lion was caught in a net. The hunters, who desired to carry the lion alive to their King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him.Just then the little mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the lion's sad plight, went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes of the net, freeing the lion. "You have helped me and now I have returned the favor. Was I not right - even a mouse can help a lion!" said the little mouse.
THE LION AND
THE MOUSE
moral of the story:
Even little friends may prove to be great friends.
THE LION AND
THE MOUSE
A lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting on his paws. A timid little mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get away, ran across the lion's nose. Woken from his nap, the lion laid his huge paw angrily on the tiny creature to kill her.
"Spare me!" begged the poor mouse. "Please let me go and some day I will surely repay you."
The lion was so amused at the idea of the little mouse being able to help the King of Beasts, that he lifted up his paw and let her go.
Some weeks later, the lion was caught in a net. The hunters, who desired to carry the lion alive to their King, tied him to a tree while they went in search of a wagon to carry him.
Just then the little mouse happened to pass by, and seeing the lion's sad plight, went up to him and soon gnawed away the ropes of the net, freeing the lion.
"You have helped me and now I have returned the favor. Was I not right - even a mouse can help a lion!" said the little mouse.
VOCABULARY
1)timid 4) plight2)haste 5) gnawed3)wagon 6) to return the favor
VOCABULARY
timid (adjective)
To be shy, fearful, not confident
VOCABULARY
haste (noun)
- the act of moving in a hurry - moving in a fast speed
VOCABULARY
wagon (noun)
A four-wheeled cart that was originally drawn by animals to transport heavy loads.
VOCABULARY
plight (noun)
A situation that is especially sad, unfortunate, or difficult
VOCABULARY
to gnaw (verb)
To bite, chew at, or wear away with teeth
VOCABULARY
to return the favor (idiom)
To do something similar to someone who has done something to/for you
to = usually bad for = usually good
1) How did the mouse wake up the lion?2) What do the other animals call the
lion?3) Is the mouse male or female?4) Why did the hunters tie the lion to the
tree?5) How did the mouse free the lion?6) Why was the lion amused?7) What does the moral of the story
mean?REMEMBER UNDERSTAND
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Short clip retelling the story.
Group Activity
Little friends may prove to be great friends.
Directions: Get into groups of three. Complete the worksheet together and be ready to share your stories in class tomorrow.
ANALYZE, APPLY, CREATE
Sample answers:
LION - MOUSE big - smallmighty - weak
ANALYZE differences between 2 characters
Sample answers:
Maybe the mouse would have been too scared to help the lion if the lion did not save the mouse first.
EVALUATE Students discuss what would happen if the roles are reversed.
Sample answers:
New moral: Be kind to anyone.
One day, there was a lion who was caged in a zoo…
CREATE(after using all BT points)
Final assessment comes the following day when they share their stories