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Imagine you stole something from
the store and your mom saw it. She
asked you where you got it.
You could lie…
Would you feel bad?
Imagine you were playing
ball and the ball broke the
neighbor’s window.
What would you choose to do?
But what if they got caught?
Unit 1: Storytelling
To understand “fable” and “moral/lesson”
What was the story about?
Where does the story take place?
Who are the characters?
Who is your character and why?
Which character don’t you like and why?
What are the problems the characters face?
How do they solve these problems?
How does the story end?
What lesson does this story teach you?
Statement or caption
The Boy and the Wolf
Discussion…
What was the shepherd’s job?
What did he do to make the other townspeople upset?
Why were they upset?
Why do you think he decided to cry “wolf” when there was no wolf?
How do you think the little shepherd boy felt when no one
came to help after the wolf attacked his folk?
Do you think the shepherd boy learned his lesson? What
do you think he can do now to show people he won’t lie
anymore?
FABLE…
a traditional story,
usually about an
imals, that teaches
a moral lesson
Match the morals to the
fables
The Frog and the OxA young frog, amazed at
the huge size of an ox,
rushed to tell her father
about the monster. The
father frog, trying to
impress his child, puffed
himself up to look like the
ox. The young frog said it
was much bigger. Again
the father puffed himself
up. The young frog insisted
the monster was even
bigger. The father puffed –
and burst!
The Monkey and
the Dolphin
A monkey fell from a ship
and was rescued by a
dolphin. The dolphin
asked if he lived nearby.
The monkey lied and said
that he did. “Do you
know Seriphos?” asked
the dolphin. The monkey,
thinking Seirphos was a
person’s name, boasted
that it was his best friend.
As Seriphos was a town,
the dolphin knew the
monkey was lying, so he
dived, leaving him to
swim to shore.
The Fox and the Old
Lion
An old lion sent out word
that he was ill and said
that he would like the
animals and birds to visit
him. Most went but fox
did not. Finally the lion
sent for him, asking why
he had not come to see
him. The clever fox
replied, “I planned to, but
I noticed that although
many tracks led into your
cave, none led out.”
The END…