Meet the Characters
In The Boy Who Cried Wolf, what job did the boy have?
A shepherd / watching sheep
What is the moral of The Boy Who Cried Wolf?
(If you don't tell the truth, people won't believe you even when you are telling the truth)
What is the setting of a story?
Where and when the story takes place
What does the vocabulary word greedy mean?
Wanting more than you need
What do we call a person in a story, like Peter Rabbit or Anansi?
A character
What kind of creature is Anansi in the West African folktale?
What is the moral of The Goose and the Golden Eggs?
(Those who want more often lose everything / don't be greedy)
In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, where does Peter's mother tell him not to go?
Mr. McGregor's garden
What is a prank?
A trick or a joke played on someone)
What does the CKLA saying "Don't count your chickens before they hatch" mean?
Don't plan on something succeeding before it actually happens
The Dog in the Manger, what animal wanted to eat the hay but was stopped by the dog?
An ox
What is the moral of The Dog in the Manger?
Don't be mean and stop others from having something you don't even want)
Why did the boy cry "Wolf!" the first time when he was on the hillside?
He was lonely/bored and wanted to play a prank on the neighbors
What does it mean to balance something?
To keep it steady so it doesn't fall over
True or False: Fables are completely true stories about things that happened in real life.
False / They are fiction/make-believe)
In The Goose and the Golden Eggs, what special item did the goose lay every morning?
A golden egg
What lesson do we learn from The Maid and the Milk Pail?
Don't count your chickens before they hatch)
What happens to the milk in The Maid and the Milk Pail when Peggy tosses her head?
It spills all over the ground
What does it mean if a character is startled?
Suddenly surprised or frightened
What does the saying "Crying wolf" mean someone is doing?
Giving a false alarm or lying so much that people stop believing them
In The Tale of Peter Rabbit, what is the name of the farmer who chases Peter out of the garden?
Mr. McGregor
What is a moral?
A lesson that a story teaches us a lesson
Name the strategy we use to retell a story using Somebody, Wanted, But, So, and Then.
Story Mapping)
What is a fable?
A short story that teaches a lesson, often featuring talking animals
In the story Anansi and the Make-Believe Kitchen, who helps the reader by telling the story
The narrator