The Lion and the Mouse (Fable)

Standard:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2 – Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Objective

Students will recount the events of a fable and identify its moral.

Story:

A lion once caught a little mouse. The mouse begged for his life, promising to help the lion one day. The lion laughed but let him go. Later, the lion was caught in a hunter’s net. The mouse heard him roar, ran to him, and chewed through the ropes, setting the lion free.

Questions:

1. Who were the characters in the story?

2. What happened first, next, and last?

3. What is the moral (lesson) of this story?

Extension Activity:

Draw a picture of your favorite part of the story and write one sentence about it.