In the lesson… We are going to read a special kind of story. We will talk about the characteristics of this story. We will practice new vocabulary. We will watch a presentation of the story. We will watch a short movie of this story. We will learn about a special author. We will learn proverbs and talk about their meanings. You will choose a proverb and. Create a movie/ comics/ presentation that explains the proverb. You will present what you created in class.

The Fox and the Grapes

The Lion and the Mouse

The Ant and the Grasshopper

The Cat and the Mice

All these stories are: All these fables were written by :AesopAesop

The characteristics of fables A fable has a moralAnimals and plants act like people It is a short story

Quiz time Oops, I made a When the clock rings it’s time to When it’s funny you You make noise when you a gum You must be to jump off a building the ball! My coach yelled You can make a ladder from To catch a butterfly you need a mistake wake up laugh chew brave Catch rope net

All these words are taken from the fable. Which fable are we going to learn today? brave chew ropeWake up laughmistake catchnet

The Lion and the Mouse Once upon a time the lion was tired. The lion was sleeping. Suddenly mouse came and jumped on the lion's nose. The lion woke up: "What is that on my nose?" the lion Said, "Oh, it's a little mouse." The lion caught the little mouse and said: "How dare you to wake me up! Don’t you know that I am the king of the animals? Now I will eat you".The little mouse said to the lion:" No, please don't eat me. I made a mistake. Please let me go. I can help you one day". The lion looked at the small mouse and laughed: " Ha, ha, ha. A little mouse can't help me, but you made me laugh. So I will let you go." The lion let the mouse go and the mouse ran away. A few days later The lion was sad. It was caught in a hunter's net: "Help, help!" said the lion. "Now I can help you, lion" Said the little mouse. But the lion Said: "What can you do? You're too little". "Look what I can do!" Said the little mouse and he started to chew the ropes of the net. Until the lion was free. "You see. A little mouse can help a big lion" said the little mouse". The lion said to the mouse: "Thank you little mouse. You are little but you are brave and strong. Now we can be friends". You can see the film on youtube: The film: The Lion and the MouseThe Lion and the Mouse

Some questions Which animals in the story? What did the lion do in the beginning? Where did the mouse sit? What did the lion say to the mouse when the mouse set on his nose? How do you think the mouse felt? What did the mouse promise( מבטיח ) to the lion? Why did the lion laugh? How did the mouse help the lion?

Which proverb is most suitable to the story? A man is as old as he feels. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Where there's a will there's a way Be wise! Learn from other people's mistakes. Little friends may prove great friends. All that glitter is not gold Choose one proverb. Create a movie/ comics/ presentation that explains the proverb. You can write a story, draw a picture or just write a few words about the proverb.

Check your work: Need to be corrected OKWell Done Criteria Is the content clear and suitable to the proverb Did you spell correctly Did you use capital letters correctly. Did you use full stops.

Read more: Fables, Fairy Tales, Stories and Nursery Rhymes Choose one fable write the characters and the moral.