Name that Fable
Aesop
What is A Fable?
Make up a FAKE MORAL
Random!
100
A race between two animals ends with the underdog claiming the prize.
What is The Tortoise and the Hare
100
When he was born, Aesop was a __________.
What is a slave.
100
The main characters are usually
What are animals
100
The Fox and the Grapes
What is since I can't have them, they must not be good.
100
A lion spares a mouse's life and is one day able to repay the favor by saving the Lion's life
What is The Lion and the Mouse
200
Two friends try living together and realize that they each are suited to their own home.
What is The City Mouse and the Country Mouse.
200
He is credited with writing these
What is "Aesop's Fables."
200
The length of most fables is
What is short
200
The Crow and the Pitcher
What is necessity is the mother of invention.
200
Famous "reporter" who accidentally won the race between the Tortoise and the Hare in the video we watched
What is Kermit the Frog
300
The main character disguises himself to try and catch a tasty meal, but instead gets mistaken by the shepherd and becomes dinner himself.
What is The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
300
He originally told his stories in this way.
What is by telling the people that he met while traveling.
300
They are designed to teach a lesson or
What is moral
300
The Hare and The Tortoise
What is slow and steady wins the race.
300
The modern reference in "The Fox and the Grapes"
What is sour grapes
400
The one who played all summer did did not have food for the winter, and so they others who did work over the summer, to make sure they were prepared for winter would not share.
What is The Ants and the Grasshopper.
400
One people heard Aesop's fables, they shared them in this manner.
What is by word of mouth
400
This group is able to relate to and learn from fables because of their animal characters and short length
Who are children
400
The Lion and the Eagle
What is try before you trust
400
Aesop is believed to have been born around this year
What is 600 BC
500
If you hide what you have, and don't use it, then you don't really have it anyway.
What is The Miser
500
Some scholars believe this about Aesop
What is that he never really existed.
500
What is the difference between the THEME of a story and a MORAL?
500
The Man and the Flea
What is even the smallest evil deed should be punished.
500
The moral of "The Dogs and the Fox"
What is It is easy to kick a man when he is down.