Garde 1 - Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide

72 Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 4A | The Dog in the Manger

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 Dog in the Manger.”
   
   
   
   


2. Evaluative With your partner, think of the three characteristics of
   fables.
   
   
   • 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 Dog in the Manger” a fable? How do you know?
   
   
   • Yes, “The Dog in the Manger” is a fable because it is short, has a moral,
     and has animals that act like people.
     Is this fable real/nonfiction or make-believe/fiction?
   
   
   • This fable is make-believe/fiction.
   
   
   
   


3. Literal Where does the dog like to take naps?
   
   
   • The dog likes to take naps in the barn.
   
   
   
   


4. Inferential How do the oxen feel when they enter the barn?
   
   
   • The oxen feel tired and hungry when they enter the barn.
     Why are the oxen tired and hungry?
   
   
   • The oxen are tired and hungry because they were pulling the plow all
     afternoon.
   
   
   
   


5. Evaluative Which animal in this fable acts like a person? How does the
   animal act like a person?
   
   
   • The ox acts like a person because the ox talks.
     How does the ox act like an animal?
   
   
   • The ox pulls the plow and wants to eat hay.