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…