Garde 1 - Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide

Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 1B | The Boy Who Cried Wolf 31

Directions: Today we are going to make sentences using the word so.

1. We can connect two sentences with the word so to show a reason
   and a result.


2. [Show Image Card 5.] How does the shepherd boy feel at the
   beginning of the fable? (The shepherd boy feels lonely.) What does he
   do so that he is not lonely anymore? (He plays a prank on the three
   farmers.)


3. Let’s put these two sentences together: the reason—the shepherd
   boy feels lonely; the result—he plays a prank on the three farmers.
   The shepherd boy feels lonely, so he plays a prank on the three
   farmers.


4. What does the shepherd boy cry? (The shepherd boy cries, “Wolf!
   Wolf!”) How do the three farmers respond? (The three farmers run to
   help the boy.)


5. Can you put these two sentences together using the word so? The
   reason—The shepherd boy cries, “Wolf! Wolf!” The result—the three
   farmers run to help the boy.
   The shepherd boy cries, “Wolf! Wolf,” so the three farmers run to help
   the boy.


6. With your partner think of another reason and result from the fable
   “The Boy Who Cried Wolf.” Use the word so to connect your two
   sentences together.
   [Examples: The boy enjoyed the company, so he played the prank
   again. A real wolf came to steal the sheep, so the boy was startled
   and cried, “Wolf!” The farmers thought the boy was playing a trick, so
   they did not help the boy.]