1.5 More aesop’s fables

English home language

Grade 4

Books, for the mind

Module 6

Tummy teasers

More aesop’s fables

Activity 1

To apply knowledge of words [lo 4.4.1]

YOU’VE HAD SOME BRAIN FOOD, NOW TRY THESE TUMMY TEASERS.

Choose a food-item from the box to match up with its partner.

sauce spice jam cream coffee ricechips pepper lemons eggs

1. curry and

2. bacon and

3. salt and

5. oranges and

4. fish and

6. bread and

7. peaches and

8. pie with

9. sugar and

10. tea and

SHHHHH…. WORDS WITH SILENT b

Mary had a little lam b . Now see if you can supply the correct words each with a silent b from the clues below:

1. Someone who mends leaks in pipes is called a .

2. A has teeth and you use it to neaten your hair.

3. A is a very small piece of bread or cake.

4. Your fingers go when they are so cold that you cannot feel them.

5. Little Jack Horner stuck his into his Christmas pie and pulled out a plum.

SOME MORE AESOP’S FABLES (ADDENDUM0

The Dog and the Meat

A dog ran off with a piece of meat stolen from the butcher's shop. Crossing over a river on his way home, he looked down at his own reflection in the water. He thought the reflection was another dog with another piece of meat and decided he may as well have both pieces. But, as he opened his mouth to snap at the reflection, he dropped his piece of meat into the water. It was carried away by the river and so he lost all of his meat.

MORAL: TRY TO GRASP THE SHADOW AND YOU WILL LOSE THE REAL THING.

The Women and the fat Hen

An old woman kept a hen, which, without fail, laid one egg every morning. The eggs were of the highest quality and the old woman was able to sell them for a very good price. "If only my hen would lay two eggs a day," she thought, "my income would be doubled!" So, she began feeding her hen twice as much corn each day. Unfortunately all this extra food made the hen grow so fat and contented that it became lazy and gave up laying eggs altogether!

MORAL: HOWEVER CAREFULLY THE FUTURE IS WORKED OUT, THINGS MAY NOT GO AS PLANNED.

The Hare and the Tortoise

The hare was making fun of the tortoise's short legs and the way he moved so slowly. "I'll beat you in a race any day, " smiled the tortoise to the hare, who accepted the challenge to race. It was decided that the fox should choose the course and decide the winner. The race began and the hare sped off. The tortoise moved off very, very slowly. Soon, the hare was so far ahead and sure of winning that he stopped to rest and fell asleep. Later, while he still slept, the tortoise passed by and went on slowly to cross the finishing line. All the animals cheered as the fox proclaimed him the winner. When the hare woke up and saw no sign of the tortoise, he ran as fast as he could to the finishing line. But, by then, the tortoise was the winner!

MORAL: Being slow but sure can sometimes defeat those who are swift.

THE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL

The milkmaid balanced a pail of milk upon her head as she walked home from the cowshed. She was dreaming of what she would do with the money she would earn from the milk. "From the milk I will make butter," she thought. "From the money I get from selling the butter, I will buy a lot of eggs for hatching and my yard will become full of young chicks. Then, when I sell the chicks, I'll buy me a new dress to wear to the fair." The milkmaid began to think how pretty she would look at the fair. She imagined how all the young men would come courting her, only to be sent on their way by a toss of her proud head. In fact, she was so lost in her daydreaming that she really did toss her head. The pail of milk wobbled and fell from her head. The milk soaked into the ground and soon disappeared, as did all her dreams of eggs and chicks, butter and money, her new dress and all her pride.