Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 3B | The Goose and the Golden Eggs 61[Examples: The farmer found out that it was a golden egg, so he
was delighted. The farmer sold the golden egg, so he made a lot of
money. The farmer became greedy, so he wanted more and more
golden eggs. The farmer wanted more eggs, so he decided to cut the
goose open. The goose heard the farmer’s plans, so she flew away.
The farmer was greedy, so he lost what he already had.]Vocabulary Instructional Activity
Word Work: Delight
- In the read-aloud you heard, “The farmer discovered to his delight
that it was an egg of pure gold!” - Say the word delight with me three times.
- Delight means great pleasure or happiness.
- Roberto likes to see the delight on his grandparents’ faces whenever
he goes to visit them. - Can you think of something that gives you delight—or makes you
very happy? Tell your partner about it. [Ask two or three students. If
necessary, guide and/or rephrase students’ responses: “ gives
me delight.”] - What’s the word we’ve been talking about?
Use a Drawing activity for follow-up. Directions: Think about something
that gives you delight. Draw a picture of something that gives you delight
and draw yourself in the picture, too. [Have students think about what
kind of face they would draw for themselves.] After you have finished your
picture, share what you have drawn with your partner, small group, or
home-language peers.