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“The Lion and the Statue”
Aesop’s Fables
Aesop
Abstract: A Man and a Lion talked about the strength of men and lions. Each believed his species was stronger. The Man showed the Lion a statue of Hercules overcoming the Lion. The Lion believed this proved nothing because a man made the statue. Source: George Fyler Townsend, trans., Aesop’s Fables (1867)
Lexile Level: TBD
Origin: Greek
Genre: Fiction, FablesReading Level: 7 Language: English File Name: 0126 Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.1.3.2: Uses a variety of strategies to analyze words and text, draw conclusions, use context and word structure clues, and recognize organizational patterns.LA.A.2.3.1: Determines the main idea or essential message in a text and identifies relevant details and facts and patterns of organization.
LA.D.1.3.1: Understands that there are patterns and rules in semantic structure, symbols, sounds, and meanings conveyed through the English language.
Theme: Morals, Animals, Strength, BraggingReading Activity: Story Maps and Frames, Summaries, Character Web Download MP3 View text as webpage Download PDF Mp3 Length: 0:00:53 Word count: 104 Use PDF for printing
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