Aesop encore - A

THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

NARRATOR

One day, the grasshopper meets the ant.

GRASSHOPPER

What a beautiful day! I love to jump and sing. He he he! Ho ho ho!

ANT

I carry wheat all day. I’m tired!

GRASSHOPPER

Why work? Sing with me!

ANT

I have to do this. It’s for the winter!

GRASSHOPPER

That’s a lot of work for nothing!

ANT

I must work.

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THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER

Sun rises over stage Ant enters slowly dragging food, Grasshopper bounds in behind him

NARRATOR

One day, Grasshopper was out for his usual hop, skip and jump across the grass when he met industrious Ant who was dragging a big hunk of wheat up the side of his anthill.

GRASSHOPPER

Hey there Ant, beautiful day, isn’t it? It just makes me want to jump and sing and play in the rays!

(sings) Every dayIs a day to play.Life is funWhen you jump and run.

(sings again trying to get the Ant to dance with him)

ANT(annoyed with Grasshopper)

I have to do my work first! After carrying food supplies all day, I’m too tired to play!

GRASSHOPPER

Oh c’mon, grumpy, lighten up! Why are you working so hard on such a beautiful day? Remember the saying, “All work and no no play makes Jack a dull boy!”

Sing with me! Hop with me!

ANT

Not now Grasshopper. I have to collect this food to prepare for winter!

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Advanced Vocabulary

THE FROGS WHO WANT A KING

NARRATOR

The frogs are at war with each other.

BLUE FROGS

Blue! Blue! We are blue! We are best!

GREEN FROGS

Green! Green! We are green! We are best!

NARRATOR

However, many frogs wanted peace and order.They went to Jupiter, the King of the Sky.

SPOTTED FROGS

O great Jupiter! Give us a king who will tell us what to do.

JUPITER

Silly frogs! Here is your king!

NARRATOR

He throws a tree trunk down into the marsh.

Aesop encore - B


THE FROGS WHO DESIRED A KING

NARRATOR

The frogs in the pond had been living together for years. Sometimes they would get huffy with one another and have their disagreements.

BLUE FROGS(chanting)

Blue! Blue!We are blue!

We’re the best,Much better than you!

GREEN FROGS(chanting)

Green! Green!We are green!

We’re the meanestYou’ve ever seen!

NARRATOR

However, many frogs were peace-loving and and were annoyed by thesilliness of the other frogs. They sent a delegation to Jupiter, King of the Sky.

SPOTTED FROGS

O grand Jupiter, give us a king who will keep us all in order and tell us how to live.

Aesop encore - B


Advanced Vocabulary

THE BUNDLE OF STICKS

NARRATOR

A father who is about to die calls his children to him.

FATHER

Come here, my children. I will give you my advice.

SONS

We are here, Father, and we are listening.

FATHER

Take this bundle of sticks.

OLDEST SON

Father, a bundle of sticks is not important.

FATHER

Break the bundle for me.

OLDEST SON

Yes, Father

Aesop encore - C


THE BUNDLE OF STICKS

NARRATOR

Lying on his deathbed, Father calls his children to him. He has one last life lesson to teach.

FATHER(Weakly)

Come here, my children. I have one more bit of advice to give before I must leave you.

SONS(Respectfully)

We’re here, Father, ready to listen and learn.

FATHER

My good Sons, I offer you this bundle of sticks.

ELDEST SON

Father, a common bundle of sticks is of no importance to us!

FATHER

Perhaps. One of you pick up the bundle and break it for for me.

ELDEST SON

Yes, Father. I can surely do that simple task for you.

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Advanced Vocabulary

FABLE T.V. News Report You are a news reporter for T. V. Station FBL.

Read the story carefully and complete the incident chart to prepare your report for the evening news.

Fable Title

Who? (Add descriptions of the participants if possible.)

Where?

What Happened?

Was there a Problem?

Why?

Solution/Result? (How was the problem solved or what was the

result of the action.)

Moral? ( What lesson was

learned?)

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The Interview

If you could interview two of the participants or characters in the event, what questions would you ask them? Write the answers that you think they might give. Use these answers as part of your “On the Scene” report.

Character: _______________________________________

Question 1:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Question 2:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Character: _______________________________________

Question 1:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Question 2:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



The Report Write a short script of the report your will give during the evening news. Make sure you include all of the important details from your chart and the answers to the questions you asked. Add any extra information you wish to make the story interesting.

Good evening, this is _______________________________ reporting to you from

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The Report cont.

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This is ___________________________________ signing off for FBL T.V. and

remember ___________________________________________________________. (Repeat the moral of the story in your own words.)



FABLE T.V. News Report You are a news reporter for T. V. Station FBL.

Read the story carefully and complete the incident chart to prepare your report for the evening news.

Fable Title The Ant and the Grasshopper

Who? (Add descriptions of the participants if possible.)

- a hard-working, well-prepared ant who does his job beforeplaying

- a lazy, fun-loving grasshopper who likes to sing anddance instead of working

Where?

What Happened?

Was there a Problem?

Why?

- in a wheat field- the ant is working hard to gather wheat and prepare his

supply of food for the winter - - the grasshopper wants the ant to stop working and

sing with him- the ant is wise and continues to work while the

grasshopper plays

Solution/Result? (How was the problem solved or what was the

result of the action.)

- when winter comes the ant can rest and live comfortablywith food and shelter

- the lazy grasshopper is not prepared for winter so hestarves and freezes to death

Moral? ( What lesson was

learned?)

- It is better to work hard to be prepared for the future thanwaste time playing.

- Work first and play later.



The Interview

If you could interview one or two of the participants or characters in the event, what questions would you ask them? Write the answers that you think they might give. Use these answers as part of your “On the Scene” report.

Character: Ant

Question 1: How did you learn to work so hard and be ready for the cold

winter?

Answer: My parents and all of my brothers and sisters have always worked

hard. It’s just the way we have been raised. We rest after the work is

done.

Question 2: Did you see what happened to the grasshopper?

Answer: No, that last time I saw him he was still singing and dancing around.

I don’t think he collected any food for the winter.

Character: _______________________________________

Question 1:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Question 2:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



The Report Write a short script of the report your will give during the evening news. Make sure you include all of the important details from your chart and the answers to the questions you asked. Add any extra information you wish to make the story interesting.

Good evening, this is Annie Francis reporting to you from

Farmer Brown’s cold, snow-covered wheat field.

We have a very sad story to report this evening. It seems that a poor homeless

grasshopper has been found dead in a snowbank. He obviously had no food put

aside for the winter months and did not have a burrow prepared to keep him warm.

I knocked on the door of a neighbour to see if anyone knew about the grasshopper.

The ant who answered the door of his cosy home told me that the last time he saw

the grasshopper, he was singing and dancing instead of gathering food and

preparing a warm home for winter.



The Report cont.

_______ I saw that the ant’s home was warm and full of wheat, so I asked him

how he learned to work hard to be ready for the chilly winter months.

He told me that his whole family always worked hard and ants just

grow up knowing how to work first and play later.

It is unfortunate that the grasshopper didn’t seem to learn this

lesson. Now it’s too late.

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This is Annie Francis signing off for FBL T.V. and remember …

Work hard and be ready for the future.

(Repeat the moral of the story in your own words.)



In ActionTeacher Notes

This series of activities reinforces the vocabulary of the fable characters (nouns) and their actions (verbs). After all of the activities have been completed, the students should be familiar enough with the phrases to play the game Quick Draw.

Activity 1 - Complete the sentenceThis activity introduces the phrases used in the review. Students can look back in the text of the fables they have read to complete the sentences correctly. It is not necessary for them to have read all the fables in order to do the activity. With a dictionary and by process of elimination, students should be able to determine the correct answers.

Activity 2 - Who can do that ?Students complete a chart by filling in the characters who can perform the actions in each box. The students should be encouraged to fill as many correct answers as possible in each box. Some may be creative in deciding whether a particular character is able to fit the action in the box, but must be able to explain their reasoning.

Activity 3 - Word SearchAll of the phrases are hidden in the word search puzzle. A recording page is provided for checking off the phrases as they are found. Students should write each phrase and complete the sentence for written practice with the vocabulary.

Activity 4 - Quick DrawOnce the students are familiar with the phrases, they should be able to enjoy the challenge of playing this drawing game. It can be played with the full class or in smaller groups of 4 to 8 students.



In ActionChoose the correct words to complete each sentence.

1. The grasshopper meets______________________2. The crow drinks ____________________________3. The fox eats ______________________________4. The tortoise walks__________________________5. The hare runs _____________________________6. The oak falls _______________________________7. The reeds bend ____________________________8. The farmer traps ___________________________9. The stork cries _____________________________10. The ant climbs _____________________________11. The dove flies away and cries_________________

_________________________________________12. The frogs are at war ________________________13. Jupiter is angry because______________________14. The milkmaid dreams________________________15. The lark has her nest________________________16. The bullfrog breaths in a lot of air_______________

_________________________________________17. The north wind blows _______________________

_________________________________________18. The sun shines ____________________________

_________________________________________19. The Bat is not sure __________________________

_________________________________________20. Happily, the enemies decide___________________

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- onto a leaf- without stopping- in the wind- the frogs are all crazy- and puffs himself up- the ant- and howls with all his

might- some water- about which group to

join- the cheese- as fast as he can- "I am not a crane!"- in a field of spring wheat- to make peace and end

the war- into the stream- "Many thanks, my little

friend."- and smiles with all his

might- some cranes- with each other- of what she might get



In Action (Teacher)CChoose the correct words to complete each sentence.

1. The grasshopper meets the ant. _____________2. The crow drinks some water. _______________3. The fox eats the cheese. __________________4. The tortoise walks without stopping. __________5. The hare runs as fast as he can. _____________6. The oak falls into the stream._________________7. The reeds bend in the wind. ______________8. The farmer traps some cranes. ________________9. The stork cries "I am not a crane!" __________10. The ant climbs onto a leaf. ______________11. The dove flies away and cries, "Many thanks, my little

friend." ____________________________12. The frogs are at war with each other.____________13. Jupiter is angry because the frogs are all crazy.___14. The milkmaid dreams of what she might get.______15. The lark has her nest in a field of spring wheat.____16. The bullfrog breaths in a lot of air and puffs himself up.

____________________________________17. The north wind blows and howls with all his might.

_________________________________________18. The sun shines and smiles with all his might.

_________________________________________19. The Bat is not sure about which group to join.

_________________________________________20. Happily, the enemies decide to make peace and end

the war. __________________________________

- onto a leaf- without stopping- in the wind- the frogs are all crazy- and puffs himself up- the ant- and howls with all his

might- some water- about which group to

join- the cheese- as fast as he can- "I am not a crane!"- in a field of spring wheat- to make peace and end

the war- into the stream- "Many thanks, my little

friend."- and smiles with all his

might- some cranes- with each other- of what she might get



In ActionWho can do that ?

Who can ………?fly walk on 2 feet walk on 4 feet

sing speak jump

flap their wings laugh eat some cheese

live in the sky bend in the wind set a trap

carry a bucketclimb

Find your answers here.

the crow the fox the reeds the farmerthe frogs Jupiter the sun the boys

the harethe tortoise the stork the milkmaid the cranes

the antthe larkthe bullfrog

the grasshopper the oak the dove the north wind

pick up stones



In Action - Word SearchCheck off each phrase as you find it in the puzzle.

Write the phrase again and finish the sentence.

1. The grasshopper meets_________________________________________2. The crow drinks ______________________________________________3. The fox eats _________________________________________________4. The tortoise walks_____________________________________________5. The hare runs ________________________________________________6. The oak falls _________________________________________________7. The reeds bend _______________________________________________8. The farmer traps ______________________________________________9. The stork cries _______________________________________________10. The ant climbs ______________________________________________11. The dove flies away and cries________________________________________________________________________________________________12. The frogs are at war __________________________________________13. Jupiter is angry ______________________________________________14. The milkmaid dreams_________________________________________15. The lark has her nest__________________________________________16. The bullfrog breaths in ________________________________________________________________________________17. The north wind blows _________________________________________18. The sun shines ______________________________________________19.The Bat is not sure ___________________________________________20.The enemies decide__________________________________________



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Aesop encore - A