Vocabulary
Boy Who Cried Wolf
Fables and Morals
Story Characters
Folktales and Story Words
100

When actors act like they are someone else, they do this.

Pretend

100

This is the animal the boy said was coming to get the sheep.

Wolf

100

These are stories that often teach us a lesson or moral.

Fables

100

In “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” this character tricks the farmers by pretending a wolf is coming.

The Boy

100

A story made up long ago and told again and again is called this.

Folktale

200

If something is steady and does not tip over, it is this.

Balanced

200

The boy spent his time watching these animals.

Sheep

200

In a story, the lesson the author wants us to learn is called this.

Moral

200

This mischievous character is one of the main characters in “The Tale of Peter Rabbit.”

Peter Rabbit

200

A story's setting tells us these two things.

Where and when a story takes place

300

This word means happiness or joy. Fresh-baked cookies might bring you this feeling!

Delight

300

The boy cried “Wolf! Wolf!” to trick these people into coming to help him.

Farmers

300

“Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched” means you should not count on something before you know it will happen. True or false?

True

300

Peter Rabbit's mother warns him to stay away from this place.

Mr. McGregor's Garden

300

If someone pretends to be nice so they can trick you or take something from you, they might be described as this phrase.

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

400

If two people are arguing with each other, they are doing this.

Quarreling

400

At the beginning of the story, the boy was watching the sheep and feeling this because he was bored.

Lonely

400

This fable teaches us not to plan on something happening exactly the way we expect.

The Maid and the Milk Pail

400

This character chases Peter Rabbit around the garden.

Mr. McGregor

400

When animals or objects talk and act like people, this is called this.

Anthropomorphism

500

A family or group of baby chicks can be called this.

Brood

500

Put these events in order: the wolf comes, the boy watches the sheep, the farmers come to help.

1. The boy watches the sheep

2. Farmers come to help

3. Wolf Comes

500

Aesop's fables are stories that teach us this.

Lesson or Moral

500

In a story, the people or animals the story is mostly about are called these.

Main Characters

500

In one story, Anansi talks to this character even though he is an animal.

Nyame

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