Kindergarden - Nursery Rhymes and Fables

184 Nursery Rhymes and Fables: Supplemental Guide 10A | The Lion and the Mouse

was, and there he saw the lion. The lion was caught in a hunter’s net

and could not get out.

[Ask students, “What do you think the mouse will do?” Call on two students to

answer.]

The mouse remembered his promise to the lion, and he began

gnawing the ropes of the net with his sharp little teeth.

[Tell students, “Gnawing means chewing.”]

He kept gnawing until he had made a hole in the net big enough for

the lion to get free.

 Show image 10A-4: Lion is free

“You laughed when I said I would repay you for letting me go,” said

the mouse. “But now you see that even a little mouse can help a lion.”

So, the moral of the story is: “Little friends may be great friends.”

[Have students repeat: “Little friends may be great friends.”]

Discussing the Read-Aloud 10 minutes

Comprehension Questions

If students have difficulty responding to questions, reread pertinent lines

of the fable and/or refer to the images. Encourage students to answer in

complete sentences. Model answers using complete sentences.

1. Literal What is the title of this fable?
   
   
   • The title of this fable is “The Lion and the Mouse.”
   
   
   
   


2. Literal Who are the characters in this fable?
   
   
   • The lion and the mouse are the characters in this fable.
   
   
   
   


3. Literal At the beginning of the fable, what does the mouse do?
   
   
   • The mouse runs over the lion’s back and wakes him up.
   
   
   
   


4. Inferential How does the lion feel about being woken up? What does
   the lion plan to do?
   
   
   • The lion is upset and plans to eat the mouse.
   
   
   
   


5. Inferential Does the lion eat the mouse? Why not?
   
   
   • The lion does not eat the mouse because the mouse promises that he
     will do the lion a favor someday.