Vocabulary
What is a fiction story?
Fiction stories are make-believe and not real
What animal wears a disguise to trick the farmer?
a wolf
Is a fable fiction or nonfiction?
fiction
What is a folktale?
a made up story from a long long time ago
Who lost his blue coat in a folktale?
Peter Rabbit
What does the word disguise mean?
To wear something so that others will not know who you are
I played tricks on the python, the leopard and the hornet. Who am I?
Anansi
The end of a fable always has a.....
moral or lesson
What are some examples of folktales?
Answers may vary
YES or NO:
Are characters, plot and setting all important parts of the story?
Yes
What does the word shepherd mean?
Some one who watches sheep
In the Boy Who Cried Wolf, the boy's job was?
a shephard
Name at least one of the lessons from the fables we read.
answers may vary
Folktales do not start out as books. How are they passed down?
orally (word of mouth from person to person)
YES or NO:
In "The Crowded Noisy House" is the rabbi's advice to the poor unfortunate man to move to a larger house?
No
What does moral mean?
The lesson
This character got into mischief by going into Mr. McGregor's garden. Who is it?
Peter Rabbit
Name the three things that make up a fable.
Short story, has a lesson, sometimes has personification
Is a folktale fiction or nonfiction?
fiction
What is personification?
When an animal acts like a human
What does the word quarrel mean?
to fight or argue
I was an animal who tried to eat grapes, but couldn't reach them. What animal was I?
fox
Who wrote the most famous fables a long long time ago?
Aesop
Is a folktale long or short?
longer
YES or NO:
At the end of "The Little Half-Chick", does Medio Pollito become a weather vane?
Yes