The Man Behind the Stories Fables The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse The Dog and His Reflection The Hare and the Tortoise Extras Home Page The Man Behind the Stories Who was Aesop How were Aesops Fables passed down ID: 347286
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Aesop’s FablesSlide2
The Man Behind the Stories
FablesThe Town Mouse and the Country MouseThe Dog and His ReflectionThe Hare and the TortoiseExtras!
Home PageSlide3
The Man Behind the Stories
Who was Aesop?How were Aesop’s Fables passed down?Slide4
Who was Aesop?
Write 3 facts about Aesop in your book (1 fact for each flap). Aesop was an ancient Greek storyteller. He lived 2500 years ago, around 550 BCE. Some say he was a slave who so delighted his master with his stories that Aesop was given his freedom. The Greeks were like that. They rewarded talent. That old legend could be true. There are no records to prove that Aesop ever wrote anything down. Fortunately, many years after his death, people started to write down the fables Aesop collected, so they could be more easily shared. Over the centuries, Aesop's fables have been rewritten and published and illustrated and translated into almost every language in the world. Slide5
How were Aesop’s Fables passed down?
In Aesop’s time, not everybody was lucky enough to learn how to read. Many stories were passed down by word of mouth, or telling them to other people.Slide6
Fables
Characteristics of Fables Fables are very short stories. The characters are usually animals who talk and act like people.
Fables
teach a lesson, also called a
moral
.Slide7
The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Watch the Video!Compare the CharactersThe Moral of the StoryWhat do wild mice really eat?Slide8
Click on the picture to go to the video.
When you are finished watching the video, close that window and come back to this page. Click the star to go back to where you were.Slide9
Compare the Characters
What was the town mouse like? Write some describing words in your book under the flap.Slide10
Compare the Characters
What was the town mouse like? Write some describing words and phrases in your book under the flap.Likes to talkEnjoys fancy things
Lives in a mansionSlide11
Compare the Characters
What was the country mouse like? Write some describing words and phrases in your book under the flap.Slide12
Compare the Characters
What was the country mouse like? Write some describing words and phrases in your book under the flap.Eats simple foodsA good listenerLives in a bushLikes peace and quietSlide13
The Moral of the Story
Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.Slide14
What do wild mice really eat?
Mice in the wild will typically eat whatever vegetation is available. They will eat whatever fruits and seeds are in season and grows in the area. If they are not available or out of season, they will eat tree bark, roots, oats, corn, or even potatoes. Mice that live near farms in the countryside will not only eat food scraps from the garbage, but they will also eat corn, wheat or whatever types of crops are being grown. Slide15
The Dog and His Reflection
Watch the Video!What is Greed?The Moral of the StorySlide16
Watch the video!
Click on the picture to watch the video. Then close the window and come back here.Slide17
What is Greed?
Greed is always wanting more than what you have. Greedy people are never happy with what they already have.Slide18
The Moral of the Story
In your book, put the bones in order to find out the moral of the story!Slide19
The Hare and the Tortoise
Watch the Video!The Moral of the StoryVocabulary WordsDesign an award!Slide20
Watch the video!
Click on the picture to watch the video. Then close the window and come back here.Slide21
The Moral of the Story
Slow and steady wins the race.Slide22
Vocabulary Words
Click on the book to go to an online dictionary.Once you get to the dictionary, type in your words and then write the definition under the flap.Slide23
Design an award!
In your book, design an award ribbon for the winner of the race. Make it awesome!Slide24
Extras!
All finished? Go back and do these!On the cover, draw a picture of your favorite fable.Write your own fable and put it in the pocket on the “Fables” page.Write your own ending to “The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse”; put it in the pocket on that page.