Garde 1 - Read-Aloud Supplemental Guide

124 Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 7A | The Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito)

“Oh, wind,” Medio Pollito cried, “don’t push me around like this.

Please, set me down!”

[Have students tell their partner what they think the wind will answer.]

But the wind replied, “You would not help me when I was caught in

the tree, so why should I help you now?”

[You may wish to have students repeat the wind’s line with you.]

 Show image 7A-9: Weather vane over Madrid

And with that the wind lifted Medio Pollito up, up, up in the air to the

top of a building and left him stuck atop the cupola.

[Point to the cupola. Tell students that a cupola is the round shape at the tallest

point of a building.]

And that is where you can find Medio Pollito, to this very day. If you

go to Madrid and look for the tallest church in town, you will see a

black weather vane in the shape of half a chicken, turning in the wind.

That is Medio Pollito, the chick who would not help others. Now he

stays there and helps everyone by showing them which way the wind

is blowing—forever.

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 images. 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 folktale?
   
   
   • The title of this folktale is “The Little Half-Chick (Medio Pollito).”
   
   
   
   


2. Evaluative Could this story really happen, or is it make-believe? How
   do you know?
   
   
   • This story is make-believe because chickens, water, fire, and wind do not
     talk.
   
   
   
   


3. Evaluative Remember, when animals act like people it is called
   personification. Does this story use personification?
   
   
   • Yes, this story uses personification.