1. Traditional Stories
Third Grade
Writing
Vickie Leo

2. Traditional Literature
Fables
Fairy tales
Legends
Myths
Tall Tales

3. Return to Carintha in Greece
History of Fables,,,,,,
Aesop lived during the sixth century BC and was probably a slave on the island of Samo. He loved to tell stories. It is said that Aesop was ugly and deformed and those who came to listen to his tales laughed as much at him as at his stories. Though no historical information on Aesop is available, he was probably a real person.
These are my favorites:
The Lion and the mouse
The Hare and The tortoise
The ant and the Grasshopper
I have many fables to tell...
I wrote at least 655 of them.
Can you tell them?

4. Fables
Animals Short
act like people
Teaches a lesson/
(moral)

5. Moral
Lesson or truth learned
from the fable

6. Characteristics of a Fable
Characters
Plot (conflict & resolution
Moral
Setting

7. The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Ant and the Grasshopper In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that way?"

8. "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."
"Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper, “we have got plenty of food at present."
But the Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and found itself dying of hunger, while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the stores they had collected in the summer.
Then the Grasshopper knew:

9. It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.
Moral….
It is best to prepare for the days of necessity.

11. Pre-write Choose a Moral
Choose two animals with opposite personalities - one animal’s personality fits the moral
Choose a setting & situation
Design a plot with events
State the moral

12. Morals Slow and steady wins the race Hard work will be rewarded
Look before you leap
It does not pay to show off
One good turn deserves another
Don’t try to be someone you are not

13. Animals and Traits Owl – wise Lion - Brave Fox – sly Pig – messy
Bee - busy
Lion – brave
Donkey -stubborn
Turtle - Slow
Mouse – sneaky
Ant – hard worker

14. T Fable A peers P entertain F Narrative TAP F ____ Setting beginning
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Setting
beginning
Middle
End
Moral