Aesop's Fables

What was the moral of the Ant and the grasshopper?

• Slow and steady wins the race.

• There is a time to work and a time to play.

• If you try to make everyone happy, no one will be happy.

• A kindness is never wasted.

What is the lesson in The Crow and the Pitcher?

• Little by little does the trick.

• Don't brag.

• Be kind to others.

• Persuasion is better than force.

Why did Aesop use a cane?

• He wanted everyone to sit down.

• He was in a bad mood.

• He did not see very well.

• He had a hard time walking.

Who said, "There is no one who is faster than me!"

• The lion

• the donkey

• the crow

• the hare

• the mouse

What is a characteristic of a Fable?

• a short tale used to teach a moral, often with animals as characters.

• Passed down from ancient times, but change with each retelling

• Includes superstitious beliefs

• Explains how the main character copes with everyday life

What is the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" telling us?

• We shouldn't lie because people won't trust us anymore.

• We should learn to raise sheep.

• We should learn to like wolves.

• We shouldn't lie because people will wear party hats.

The fable "The Hare and the Tortoise" by Aesop is a story about

• how the tortoise fooled the hare to win the race.

• the tortoise and the hare playing hide and seek.

• how a slow but consistent tortoise won the race against the fast but overconfident hare.

The Fox and the Crow
One warm day, a crow was sitting in a tree, holding a bit of cheese in his beak. A fox walked by just then. The smell of the cheese made his mouth water. 
"Why, Master Crow, how pretty you look!" said the sly fox. "If your voice is as fine as your feathers, you must be the grandest bird in all these woods!" 
Now the crow was an ugly bird, with messy feathers and a harsh voice. The fox's praise thrilled him. He was proud of his feathers and voice. He opened his beak to sing, and the cheese fell out. 
"Ha, ha!" laughed the fox, snapping up the cheese. "That will teach you not to believe everything you hear!"
What is the moral of this story?

• Share your cheese or may lose it. 

• Do not believe everything that you hear. 

• Say nice things, even if they are not true

In the Ant and the Grasshopper, what lesson did the grasshopper learn?

• Having fun is more important that work

• Sometimes you have to plan ahead

• Never listen to ants

• Winter can be very cold

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