 | ||
 |  |  |
Home » Aesop » “The Dog and the Wolf”
“The Dog and the Wolf”
Aesop’s Fables
Aesop
| Abstract: A starving Wolf is encouraged to come home with the Dog where he could work and be well fed. However, the Wolf would also be collared and chained. The Wolf decides he would rather be free and hungry than chained and well fed. | ||||
Source: George Fyler Townsend, trans., Aesop’s Fables (1867) | ||||
Lexile Level: TBD | Origin: Greek | Genre: Fiction, Fables | ||
| Reading Level: 3.1 | Language: English | File Name: 0090 | ||
| Sunshine State Standards: LA.A.1.2.3: Uses simple strategies to determine meaning and increase vocabulary for reading, including the use of prefixes, suffixes, root words, multiple meanings, antonyms, synonyms, and word relationships. LA.E.2.2.2: Recognizes and explains the effects of language, such as sensory words, rhymes, and choice of vocabulary, and story structure, such as patterns, used in children’s texts. LA.E.2.3.5: Recognizes different approaches that can be applied to the study of literature, including thematic approaches change, personal approaches such as what an individual brings to his or her study of literature, historical approaches such as how a piece of literature reflects the time period in which it was written. | ||||
Theme: Character traits, Freedom, Slavery, Morals | ||||
| Reading Activity: Comprehension | ||||
| Download MP3 | View text as webpage | Download PDF | ||
| Mp3 Length: 0:01:19 | Word count: 193 | Use PDF for printing | ||
This collection of children's literature is a part of the Educational Technology Clearinghouse and is funded by various grants. Copyright 2009 by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology, College of Education, University of South Florida.