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Week 11 · Fable Fireside

Tuesday

The Hare and the Tortoise
// Fables, morals and the details that show them
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: The Hare and the Tortoise

Bruce the Bobcat zooms past the Story Stump. "I am the fastest!" he calls.

Chris the Coyote chuckles. "Fast is fun, Bruce. But listen to this fable."

"It is about a race," says Chris.

Bruce sits right down. He loves a race.

Learn it: details prove the moral

Some fables say the moral at the very end.

Look for the word moral.

Then find the details that show it is true.

Ferris reads the moral. Then he asks: What did the tortoise do?

He looks back. She kept going and never stopped!

Read it
The Hare and the Tortoise (a fable by Aesop)
A hare laughed at a tortoise for her short, slow feet.
"I can beat you in a race," said the tortoise.
The hare thought that was silly, but he agreed.
A fox picked the path and the finish line.
The race began, and the hare dashed far ahead.
Soon he lay down by the path and fell asleep.
The tortoise did not stop, not even once.
Step by step, she kept going, slow and steady.
At last the hare woke up and ran very fast.
But the tortoise was already at the finish line, resting!
Moral: Slow but steady wins the race.
CHECK IT: THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Who said, "I can beat you in a race"?
Who picked the path and the finish line?
What did the hare do during the race?
Who won the race?
PUT THE FABLE IN ORDER
  • What happened first?
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
DETAILS THAT SHOW THE MORAL
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What is the moral of this fable?
Which detail shows the tortoise was steady?
Why did the hare lose?
SentenceTrue or false?
The hare dashed far ahead at the start.?
The tortoise took a nap by the path.?
The tortoise kept going step by step.?
The hare won the race.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe hare took the nap, and the tortoise won.
Try it
Read the fable out loud with a grown-up.
Use a proud voice for the hare.
Use a calm, steady voice for the tortoise.

Word Spot: work, really, almost

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Work: W-O-R-K.

Really: R-E-A-L-L-Y.

Almost: A-L-M-O-S-T.

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.
We ___ together as a team.
The snow is ___ deep.
We are ___ at the top.

Slow and steady! Tomorrow a thirsty crow has a clever idea.

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