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Week 11 · Fable Fireside

Thursday

The North Wind and the Sun
// Fables, morals and the details that show them
⏱ about 15 min

Thursday: The North Wind and the Sun

A cool breeze blows across the Story Stump.

Lucy the Ladybug holds tight to her daisy.

Chris the Coyote smiles. "This breeze reminds me of a fable," he says.

"It is about the wind and the sun. They both want to win."

"Who wins?" asks Lucy. "Listen and see," says Chris.

Learn it: compare what the characters do

In some fables, two characters try to do the same thing.

They try in different ways.

Ask: What did each one do? Which way worked?

The way that worked shows the lesson.

A cloak is a big, warm coat with no sleeves.

Read it
The North Wind and the Sun (a fable by Aesop)
The North Wind and the Sun had an argument.
Each one said, "I am the strongest!"
Then they saw a traveler on the road in a cloak.
"Whoever gets his cloak off wins," they agreed.
The Wind went first. He blew and blew.
But the harder he blew, the tighter the man held his cloak.
At last the Wind gave up.
Then the Sun came out and shone warm and bright.
The man felt the warm rays.
He took off his cloak, and then his coat.
Soon he was so warm, he swam in a stream.
Moral: Gentle ways work better than force.
CHECK IT: THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What did the Wind and the Sun argue about?
How could one of them win?
What did the man do when the Wind blew?
Who won the contest?
COMPARE THE TWO WAYS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How did the Wind try?
How did the Sun try?
What is the moral?
PUT THE FABLE IN ORDER
  • What happened first?
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
The Wind went first.?
The Wind got the cloak off.?
The man felt the warm rays.?
The Sun was rough with the man.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe Wind could not get the cloak off. The gentle Sun did.
Try it
Tell a grown-up how the Sun was gentle.
Then think of one gentle way to help a friend.

Word Spot: mountains, cut, young

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Mountains: M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N-S.

Cut: C-U-T.

Young: Y-O-U-N-G.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Snow covers the tall ___.
We ___ the shapes out.
A ___ frog is called a tadpole.

Warm work! Tomorrow Freddy has a fable game.

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