Fables

Select one of the following and write a paragraph about it.

• Can you think of a situation when people act jealously and meanly when something good happens to someone else? Explain.

• Can you think of a situation when people are never satisfied with the simple joys of life? Explain.

• Can you think of a situation when people always claim to know what should be done but never risk anything to do it? Explain.

Terms to Know

• FABLE: a brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral or gives a practical lesson about how to get along in life

• MORAL: the lesson about what to do, or not to do, to succeed in life

• AESOP: famous Greek fable writer who lived more than 2,500 years ago

Characteristics of Fables

• Characters are usually animals who are personified (act like humans)

• 3 purposes of fables– To entertain (by having animals talk)– To inform (by teaching lessons)– To influence/persuade people to change their

behavior

Reading Fables

• Green book: page 567-572• Read each fable and

complete the chart on the next slide.

Chart on Fables“The Frogs…”

“The Fox…”

“The Town Mouse..”

“Belling the Cat”

Animal characters

Their problem

What happens (solution/resolution)

The Moral (in your own words)