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retold by Emily Kavickyillustrated by Dani Jones

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retold by Emily Kavicky

illustrated by Dani Jones

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The Lion and the MouseOne day, a little mouse was skipping

through a vast jungle. The mouse didnot realize that an enormous lion was

sleeping nearby. As the mouse skipped

by, the lion reached out and caught the

little mouse.

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“I am going to eat you, little mouse,”

exclaimed the lion.

“Oh, please don’t eat me,” begged

the little mouse.The lion decided that the mouse

wasn’t big enough to make a good

meal. He let the mouse go.

A few days later, the little mouse

overheard a great roar and discoveredthe lion caught in some ropes.

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“I have been caught by a hunter.

Please help me!” cried the lion.

The little mouse said, “You set me

free, so I will help you.” The little

mouse jumped on top of the lion and

chewed apart the ropes. The ropes fell

away, and the lion was free.

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The lion shook off the ropes and

grabbed the little mouse. For a moment,

the mouse was afraid, but the grateful

lion hugged the mouse in his big paws.

From that day on, the lion and the

mouse were best friends. The lion learned

that it does not matter how big or small

your friends are. It matters how good afriend they are!

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The Hare and the TortoiseOne day, Mr. Hare, who was very

vain, was boasting about how fasthe could run.

“I dare any animal to run a race

against me!” declared the hare.

A tortoise slowly moved to the

front of the crowd. “I will gladly raceagainst you,” suggested Mr. Tortoise.

The hare said, “What a foolish

tortoise. You have good intentions,

but you will never win!”

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“You boast a lot,” replied the tortoise,

“but we’ll see who wins this race.”

All the forest animals lined up to

watch the race. Mr. Hare and Mr.

Tortoise were ready, so Mr. Fox raised

his arm and shouted, “On your mark,

get set, GO!”

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Off ran the hare, leaving the tortoise

moving slowly along behind him. The

hare was so swift that he was sure hewould win. “How could a slowpoke

tortoise beat me?” he thought. “I think

I’ll take a nap!” Mr. Hare settled under 

a tree and promptly fell asleep.

Meanwhile, the tortoise kept goingat a slow but steady pace.

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As the tortoise crept along, he

passed the sleeping hare. Finally, the

hare woke up, stretched, and ran off 

to finish the race. To his surprise, thetortoise was ahead of him!

As the tortoise crossed the finish

line, he thought, “Slow and steady

wins the race.”

The hare crept away as the forestanimals cheered wildly for the winner.

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City Mouse and Country MouseOne day, City Mouse went to visit her 

cousin, Country Mouse. As City Mousecame to the door, Country Mouse

hugged her. “Come in, cousin. I only

have bread, beans, bacon, and cheese,

but everything I have is yours to share,”

said Country Mouse. City Mouse satdown to eat the simple food.

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City Mouse said, “Cousin, I cannot

understand how you can eat such simple

food. You must come to the city, and Iwill show you how to live!”

The next day, City Mouse and Country

Mouse left for the big city. When they

arrived at City Mouse’s house, the mice

entered the grand dining room. CountryMouse had never seen such fine food!

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As the mice began to eat, Country

Mouse knocked over a fork. The sound

woke the family dog, and the mice

heard barking and growling!

“What is that?” cried Country Mouse.

“It’s just the family dog,” replied

City Mouse.

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“I don’t think I like having a dog so

close!” said Country Mouse, as the dog

ran into the dining room. “Good-bye,

cousin. I am going back to the country

immediately!”

“Good-bye cousin,” said City Mouse.

“I would rather eat simple foods in

peace than fancy foods in fear,”Country Mouse thought as she hurried

out the door.

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Think Critically

1. What was the author trying to say in the story

of the lion and the mouse?

2. How are City Mouse and Country Mouse

different?

3. In “The Hare and the Tortoise,” what lesson

did you learn?

4. What did the hare do that allowed the tortoise

to win the race?

5. Which fable was your favorite? Why?

Social Studies

City and Country City Mouse and Country Mouse lived

in very different places. Do you live in the city or the country?

Make a list of some of the differences that you think there

would be if you lived in the other place.

School-Home Connection Tell one of the fables

in this book in your own words to a friend or family

member. Then talk about the moral of the story and what it

means to you.

Word Count: 667

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ISBN-13: 978-0-15-350496-9

ISBN-10: 0-15-350496-X

GRADE 3

Lesson 19

WORD COUNT

667

GENRE

Folktale

LEVEL

Below Level

Harcourt Leveled

Readers Online Database