Favorite Fables
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retold by Emily Kavickyillustrated by Dani Jones
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retold by Emily Kavicky
illustrated by Dani Jones
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The Lion and the MouseOne day, a little mouse was skipping
through a vast jungle. The mouse didnot realize that an enormous lion was
sleeping nearby. As the mouse skipped
by, the lion reached out and caught the
little mouse.
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“I am going to eat you, little mouse,”
exclaimed the lion.
“Oh, please don’t eat me,” begged
the little mouse.The lion decided that the mouse
wasn’t big enough to make a good
meal. He let the mouse go.
A few days later, the little mouse
overheard a great roar and discoveredthe lion caught in some ropes.
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“I have been caught by a hunter.
Please help me!” cried the lion.
The little mouse said, “You set me
free, so I will help you.” The little
mouse jumped on top of the lion and
chewed apart the ropes. The ropes fell
away, and the lion was free.
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The lion shook off the ropes and
grabbed the little mouse. For a moment,
the mouse was afraid, but the grateful
lion hugged the mouse in his big paws.
From that day on, the lion and the
mouse were best friends. The lion learned
that it does not matter how big or small
your friends are. It matters how good afriend they are!
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The Hare and the TortoiseOne day, Mr. Hare, who was very
vain, was boasting about how fasthe could run.
“I dare any animal to run a race
against me!” declared the hare.
A tortoise slowly moved to the
front of the crowd. “I will gladly raceagainst you,” suggested Mr. Tortoise.
The hare said, “What a foolish
tortoise. You have good intentions,
but you will never win!”
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“You boast a lot,” replied the tortoise,
“but we’ll see who wins this race.”
All the forest animals lined up to
watch the race. Mr. Hare and Mr.
Tortoise were ready, so Mr. Fox raised
his arm and shouted, “On your mark,
get set, GO!”
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Off ran the hare, leaving the tortoise
moving slowly along behind him. The
hare was so swift that he was sure hewould win. “How could a slowpoke
tortoise beat me?” he thought. “I think
I’ll take a nap!” Mr. Hare settled under
a tree and promptly fell asleep.
Meanwhile, the tortoise kept goingat a slow but steady pace.
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As the tortoise crept along, he
passed the sleeping hare. Finally, the
hare woke up, stretched, and ran off
to finish the race. To his surprise, thetortoise was ahead of him!
As the tortoise crossed the finish
line, he thought, “Slow and steady
wins the race.”
The hare crept away as the forestanimals cheered wildly for the winner.
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City Mouse and Country MouseOne day, City Mouse went to visit her
cousin, Country Mouse. As City Mousecame to the door, Country Mouse
hugged her. “Come in, cousin. I only
have bread, beans, bacon, and cheese,
but everything I have is yours to share,”
said Country Mouse. City Mouse satdown to eat the simple food.
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City Mouse said, “Cousin, I cannot
understand how you can eat such simple
food. You must come to the city, and Iwill show you how to live!”
The next day, City Mouse and Country
Mouse left for the big city. When they
arrived at City Mouse’s house, the mice
entered the grand dining room. CountryMouse had never seen such fine food!
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As the mice began to eat, Country
Mouse knocked over a fork. The sound
woke the family dog, and the mice
heard barking and growling!
“What is that?” cried Country Mouse.
“It’s just the family dog,” replied
City Mouse.
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“I don’t think I like having a dog so
close!” said Country Mouse, as the dog
ran into the dining room. “Good-bye,
cousin. I am going back to the country
immediately!”
“Good-bye cousin,” said City Mouse.
“I would rather eat simple foods in
peace than fancy foods in fear,”Country Mouse thought as she hurried
out the door.
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Think Critically
1. What was the author trying to say in the story
of the lion and the mouse?
2. How are City Mouse and Country Mouse
different?
3. In “The Hare and the Tortoise,” what lesson
did you learn?
4. What did the hare do that allowed the tortoise
to win the race?
5. Which fable was your favorite? Why?
Social Studies
City and Country City Mouse and Country Mouse lived
in very different places. Do you live in the city or the country?
Make a list of some of the differences that you think there
would be if you lived in the other place.
School-Home Connection Tell one of the fables
in this book in your own words to a friend or family
member. Then talk about the moral of the story and what it
means to you.
Word Count: 667
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ISBN-13: 978-0-15-350496-9
ISBN-10: 0-15-350496-X
GRADE 3
Lesson 19
WORD COUNT
667
GENRE
Folktale
LEVEL
Below Level
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