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“The Goose with the Golden Eggs”
Aesop’s Fables

Aesop

Abstract: A countryman found an egg in a Goose nest which proved to be solid gold. The countryman became weathy selling the continuous supply of golden eggs the Goose laid. Soon he grew greedy and thinking to get all the gold at once, he killed the Goose. He found nothing inside the Goose.

Source: George Fyler Townsend, trans., Aesop’s Fables (1867)


Lexile Level: TBD
       
Origin: Greek
       
Genre: Fiction, Fables
Reading Level: 5.3        Language: English        File Name: 0142
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: Morals, Wealth, Greed, Choices
Reading Activity: Writing connections
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