Garde 1 - Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide

56 Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 3A | The Goose and the Golden Eggs

[You may wish to have partner pairs discuss. Call on two volunteers to share

the moral of this story in their own words. Write their paraphrase under the

image of the fable. (The Goose and the Golden Eggs). You may wish to remind

students of another fable with a similar moral, “The Dog and His Reflection,”

and the story, “King Midas and the Golden Touch”; these were covered in the

Kindergarten Core Knowledge Language Arts Program.]

Morals: He who wants more often loses all. If you are greedy, you

might lose what you already have.

When you want something, be patient.

Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

Comprehension Questions

If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines

of the story and/or refer to the image. If students give one-word answers

and/or fail to use read-aloud or domain vocabulary in their responses,

acknowledge correct responses by expanding the students’ responses

using richer and more complex language. Ask students to answer

in complete sentences by having them restate the question in their

responses. Model answers using complete sentences as necessary.

1. Literal What is the title of this fable?
   
   
   • The title of this fable is “The Goose and the Golden Eggs.”
   
   
   
   


2. Evaluative A fable is a story that is short, has a moral or teaches
   a lesson, and sometimes has animals that act like people. Is “The
   Goose and the Golden Eggs” a fable? How do you know?
   
   
   • Yes, “The Goose and the Golden Eggs” is a fable because it is short and
     teaches a lesson.
   
   
   
   


3. Literal Where does the goose lay its egg?
   
   
   • The goose lays its egg in a nest.
     What is special about the egg in this fable?
   
   
   • The egg in this fable is special because it is all yellow and shiny.
   
   
   
   


4. Evaluative Can a goose really lay golden eggs? Why not?
   
   
   • No, a goose cannot really lay golden eggs. Answers may vary.
     So is this story real/nonfiction or make-believe/fiction?
   
   
   • This story is make-believe/fiction.