Fables of Aesop: Lessons in Wisdom and Morality
In these classic fables by Aesop, animals recount tales with moral lessons. The stories of "The Flies and the Honeypot," "The Goose with the Golden Eggs," and "The Lion and the Boar" teach important messages about greed, foolishness, and friendship. Through these timeless narratives, readers are reminded of the consequences of our actions and the value of making wise decisions.
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Name: _____________________ The Flies and the Honeypot A number of flies were attracted to a jar of honey which had been overturned in a housekeeper s room, and placing their feet in it, ate greedily. Their feet, however, became so smeared with the honey that they could not use their wings, nor release themselves, and were suffocated. Just as they were expiring, they exclaimed, O foolish creatures that we are, for the sake of a little pleasure we have destroyed ourselves. Ask and answer a question found in the text My question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ The answer to that question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Ask and answer a question NOT found in the text My question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ The answer to that question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
Name: _____________________ The Goose with the Golden Eggs One day a countryman going to the nest of his goose found there an egg all yellow and glittering. When he took it up it was as heavy as lead and he was going to throw it away, because he thought a trick had been played upon him. But he took it home on second thoughts, and soon found to his delight that it was an egg of pure gold. Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs. As he grew rich he grew greedy; and thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give, he killed it and opened it only to find nothing. Ask and answer a question found in the text My question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ The answer to that question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Ask and answer a question NOT found in the text My question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ The answer to that question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
Name: _____________________ The Lion and the Boar among the beasts, a lion and a boar came at the same moment to a small well to drink. They fiercely disputed which of them should drink first, and were soon engaged in the agonies of a mortal combat. When they stopped suddenly to catch their breath for a fiercer renewal of the fight, they saw some vultures waiting in the distance to feast on the one that should fall first. They at once made up their quarrel, saying, It is better for us to make friends, than to become the food of crows or vultures. On a summer day, when the great heat induced a general thirst Ask and answer a question found in the text My question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ The answer to that question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Ask and answer a question NOT found in the text My question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ The answer to that question is: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________
Asking Questions Who? Who are the main characters? Who is the villain in the story? Who does _____ in the story? Who says _____ in the story? Where? Where does character ______ live? Where is character _____ going? Where does the villain of the story live? Where does the story mostly take place? When? When does the story take place? When will character _____ do _____? When was the problem resolved? When does character _____ go to _____? What? What is the problem in the book? What was the problem character ____ faced? What does the main character want? What causes the conflict in the story? Why? Why do you think character _____ did _____? Why is character _____ feeling ______? Why did the villain _____ do ______? Why did character _____ go to ______?
