Reading My Favorite Fable

Preparation:

Match the two sentence halves and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.

1……. Fable a. A small rodent that typically has a

pointed snout, relatively large ears and
eyes, and a long tail.
2……. Lion b. A word or phrase naming an
attribute, added to or grammatically
related to a noun to modify or describe
it.
3……. Mouse c. The action of understanding, being
aware of, being sensitive to, and
vicariously experiencing the feelings,
thoughts, and experience of another
4……. Adjective d. Is a story that features animals,
plants or forces of nature which are
anthropomorphized.
5……. Empathic e. A person or animal that hunts.
6……. Hunter f. Is a large cat of the genus
Panthera native to Africa and India.

THE LION AND THE MOUSE

Read this little fable and then answer

The Lion and the Mouse from Aesop’s Fables: A Lion lay asleep in the forest, his great head resting
on his paws. A timid little Mouse came upon him unexpectedly, and in her fright and haste to get
away, ran across the Lion's nose. Roused from his nap, the Lion laid his huge paw angrily on the
tiny creature to kill her. "Spare me!" begged the poor Mouse. "Please let me go and someday I will
surely repay you." The Lion was much amused to think that a Mouse could ever help him. But he
was generous and finally let the Mouse go. Some days later, while stalking his prey in the forest,
the Lion was caught in the tangles of a hunter's net. Unable to free himself, he filled the forest with
his angry roaring. The Mouse knew the voice and quickly found the Lion struggling in the net.
Running to one of the great ropes that bound him, she gnawed it until it split apart, and soon the
Lion was free. "You laughed when I said I would repay you," said the Mouse. "Now you see that
even a Mouse can help a Lion
 Reading My fable

Task 1 Check your understanding: true or false

1. The hunter wanted to capture the mouse True False

2. The hunter is empathic True False

3. The mouse did not want to help the lion True False
4. The lion is empathic True False
5. The lion ate the mouse True False

Task 2

In the previous fable write the adjectives and verbs in the correct box.

Verbs Adjective

What did you learn from this fable?