Fables

Fables are very old stories. They give people a special message or lesson called a ‘moral’. Fables can be

quite short stories and they usually have animals in them. At first fables were oral stories, but later

people wrote them down and published collections of them in books. One of the most famous collections

was put together by a man named Aesop.

Glossary

fable short stories with animals in them that teach us a lesson

moral a group of stories put into a book

oral tales a special message or lesson

collection stories told aloud to listeners but not written down

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Leopard Frog

Indian Red Scorpion

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Type: Amphibian Diet: Carnivore

Average life span in the wild: 2 to 4 years

Size: 3 to 5 in (7.6 to 12.7 cm)

Group name: An army Protection status: Threatened

Did you know? Leopard frogs will eat just about anything they can fit in their mouths.

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Northern leopard frogs have their name because of the dark spots on their backs and legs. They are greenish-brown in colour with white underneath. They are medium-sized; reaching lengths of 7.6 to 12.7 cm. Females are slightly larger than males.

They live in most of northern North America usually near ponds and marshes, but can be found in grasslands as well. Their other common name is the meadow frog.

Leopard frogs sit still and wait for prey to pass by, then pounce with their powerful legs. They eat beetles, ants, flies, worms, smaller frogs, including their own species, and even birds, and garter snakes.

Indian Red Scorpions

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Type: Arachnid Diet: Carnivore

Average life span in the wild: 3 to 8 years

Size: Average, 2.5 in (6 cm); Largest, 8.3 in (21 cm)

Group name: a bed or nest Protection status: Not threatened

Did you know? Scientists aren't sure why, but scorpions are fluorescent under ultraviolet light.

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Scorpions are closely related to spiders, mites, and ticks. People think they are desert dwellers, but they also live in forests in Brazil, in Canada, in the mountains in America and even in the Himalayas. They have been around for hundreds of millions of years, and they are great survivors.

Indian Red scorpions are one of almost 2,000 scorpion species. They are the most venomous kind of scorpion in the world. Scorpions usually eat insects. They can live in some of Earth’s toughest environments. Researchers have even frozen scorpions overnight, only to put them out in the sun the next day and watch them thaw out and walk away.

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Animal Fact File Glossary

Draw lines from the word to its meaning.

Arachnid An animal that eats other animals.

Carnivore Very bright and dazzling in colour; giving off light.

Threatened A cold-blooded animal that spends some time on land but must breed and develop into an adult in water. Frogs, salamanders, and toads are

amphibians. Class: Amphibia.

Fluorescent An animal with four pairs of legs and a body with two segments, belonging to

a large class that includes spiders, scorpions, and mites. Class: Arachnida.

Amphibian Likely to become extinct. Describes an organism or species that is in danger

of becoming extinct.

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Corrected Animal Fact File Glossary

Arachnid An animal with four pairs of legs and a body with two segments, belonging to a large class that includes spiders, scorpions, and mites. Class: Arachnida.

Carnivore An animal that eats other animals.

Threatened Likely to become extinct. Describes an organism or species that is in danger of becoming extinct.

Fluorescent Very bright and dazzling in colour giving off light.

Amphibian A cold-blooded animal that spends some time on land but must breed and develop into an adult in water. Frogs, salamanders, and toads are amphibians. Class: Amphibia.

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The Fable of the Frog and the Scorpion

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Frog lives on river bank, easy-going character, loves lazy days, enjoys life

One day sees a scorpion crying on side of bank Scorpion says he has to get to the other side to get

food and cannot swim Frog offers lift on understanding scorpion will not

sting him Scorpion assures him he won’t as if he does frog

will drown and then they will both die Scorpion leaps on frog’s back and begins journey Half way across scorpion raises tail and stings frog Frog calls out before dying, “But scorpion, you will

now die as well. Why did you sting me?” Scorpion says, “It’s how I am, it’s in my nature.”

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How I Am

Good things about me

Not so good things about me

Something I’d really like to change about myself

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The Frog and the Scorpion Story Map

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The Fable of the Hare and the Tortoise

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Hare and Tortoise live near one another in the woods

Hare is always teasing Tortoise about being slow and bumbling.

Fed up, Tortoise challenges Hare to a race.

On your marks, get set – go! The speedy Hare races ahead and laughs at the plodding Tortoise, who

continues to walk slowly on.

It’s hot, and Hare lies down to have a sleep, confident he can enjoy a snooze before he wins.

Hare wakes up and realises that he has been asleep for ages – Tortoise has overtaken him!

Tortoise wins the race and poor Hare is thoroughly embarrassed.

Moral (from the Hare’s point of view): Don’t get cocky just because you know you have talent - other people can still beat you; pride comes before a fall.

Moral (from the Tortoise’s point of view): Never give up, even when things look really tough; slow and steady win’s the day.

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The Hare

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The Tortoise

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Animals

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