208 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 12 A | The Dog and His Reflection
- Tell your partner where you can see a reflection (e.g., a mirror, a lake,
glasses, spoon, etc.) Use the word reflection when you tell about it.
Hurried - In today’s fable the dog with the bone hurried on to get away from the
other dogs. - Say the word hurried with me three times.
- To be hurried is to do things as fast as possible.
- Kamil hurried to turn in his classwork, so he could have free time.
- Tell your partner something you do in a hurried way. Use the word
hurried when you tell about it. You can say “I hurried to.. .”
Purpose for Listening
The title of this fable is “The Dog and His Reflection.” Ask students to
listen carefully to find out what happens when the dog sees his reflection
in a river.
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
Listen to and demonstrate familiarity with “The Dog and His
Reflection”
Identify the dog as the main character
Retell the events in “The Dog and His Reflection”
Identify the moral of “The Dog and His Reflection”