L  a  G r a n  E n c i c l o p e d i a   I l u s t r a d a  d e l   P r o y e c t o  S a l ó n  H o g a r

 

 

 

 

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   A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree.

 

"That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. "Good day,

 

Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking today: how glossy your feathers; how bright your

 

eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one

 

song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds."

 

 

   The Crow lifted up her head and began to caw her best, but the moment she opened her mouth the

 

piece of cheese fell to the ground, only to be snapped up by Master Fox. "That will do," said he. "That

 

was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese I will give you a piece of advice for the future: "Do not trust

 

flatterers."

 

 

 

 

Questions.

 

   1. Why did the fox want to hear the bird sing?

 

   ___________________________________________

 

   2. What did the fox mean by "how glossy your feathers"?

 

   ___________________________________________

 

 

Use your dictionary.

 

   1. flatter: ______________________________________________

 

   2. advice: _____________________________________________

 

   3. surpass: ____________________________________________

 

 

What is the message in this story?

 

   ________________________________________________________________________________

 

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The Ant and the Grasshopper


   In a field one summer's day a Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing to its heart's

content. An Ant passed by, bearing along with great toil an ear of corn he was taking to the nest.

"Why not come and chat with me," said the Grasshopper, "instead of toiling and moiling in that

way?"


  "I am helping to lay up food for the winter," said the Ant, "and recommend you to do the same."

"Why bother about winter?" said the Grasshopper; "We have got plenty of food at present." But the

Ant went on its way and continued its toil. When the winter came the Grasshopper had no food and

found itself dying of hunger - while it saw the ants distributing every day corn and grain from the

stores they had collected in the summer. Then the Grasshopper knew: It is best to prepare for days

of need.

 

 

Use your dictionary.

   1. toil: ______________________________________________

   2. recommend: _______________________________________

   3. moil: _____________________________________________

   4. distributing: ________________________________________

 

Question.

   1. What does the Ant do every winter?

   ____________________________________________________________

   2. What happened to the Grasshopper?

   _____________________________________________________________

   3. What did the Grasshopper learn?

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