Fable
Vocabulary
Story Elements/Characteristics of Fables
Characters
Moral/Lessons
100

A shepherd boy gets bored tending sheep and decides to cry wolf.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf
100

A trick or joke

Prank
100

A short fiction story that teaches a lesson.

a fable

100

Who was the character that pranked the farmers?

The Shepherd boy

100

If you don't often tell the truth, people won't believe you.

What is the Boy Who Cried Wolf

200

A farmer learns a lesson about not being greedy.

What is The Goose and the Golden Eggs

200

Wanting what another person has

Jealous

200

The lesson learned in a story.

The moral

200

Who was the character that balanced milk on their head?

The milk maid, Peggy

200

You shouldn't speak badly about something you once wanted.

What is the Fox and the Grapes

300

An animal character gets sold at the market because of his disguise.

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

300

Great pleasure or happiness

Delight

300

The people or animals in a story.

Character

300

What character tried to eat some grapes?

The fox

300

You should be nice especially when someone else needs something more than you do.

What is the Dog is the Manger

400

An animal character who wants some fruit but gives up.

The Fox and the Grapes

400

Clothes or other things worn so people will not recognize you

Disguise

400

When and where a story takes place.

Setting

400

Which character wouldn't budge when the oxen asked him nicely to move?

The dog

400

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched

What is The Maid and the Milk Pail

500

A girl doesn't get what she wants (a blue dress and ribbon) because she spills something

The Maid and the Milk Pail

500

Ready to be used or eaten

Ripe

500

The events in a story.

Plot

500

Which character disguised himself as a sheep?

The wolf

500

 He who wants more often loses all.

What is the Goose and the Golden Eggs