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FablesFables 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.Glossaryfableshort stories with animals in them that teach us a lessonmorala group of stories put into a bookoral talesa special message or lessoncollectionstories told aloud to listeners but not written down5600700171450Unit 1 Day 100Unit 1 Day 1Leopard Frog5046980403860Unit 1 Day 100Unit 1 Day 1Indian Red Scorpion Leopard FrogsType: Amphibian Diet: CarnivoreAverage life span in the wild: 2 to 4 yearsSize: 3 to 5 in (7.6 to 12.7 cm)Group name: An army Protection status: ThreatenedDid you know? Leopard frogs will eat just about anything they can fit in their mouths.Size relative to a tea cup: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.5486400984885Unit 1 Day 100Unit 1 Day 1Leopard 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 ScorpionsType: Arachnid Diet: CarnivoreAverage life span in the wild: 3 to 8 yearsSize: Average, 2.5 in (6 cm); Largest, 8.3 in (21 cm)Group name: a bed or nest Protection status: Not threatenedDid you know? Scientists aren't sure why, but scorpions are fluorescent under ultraviolet light.Size relative to a tea cup: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.57080151595120Unit 1 Day 100Unit 1 Day 1Indian 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. Animal Fact File GlossaryDraw lines from the word to its meaning.ArachnidAn animal that eats other animals.CarnivoreVery bright and dazzling in colour; giving off light.ThreatenedA 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.FluorescentAn 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.AmphibianLikely to become extinct. Describes an organism or species that is in danger of becoming extinct.5177790103505Unit 1 Day 100Unit 1 Day 1Corrected Animal Fact File GlossaryArachnid 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.5486400211455Unit 1 Day 100Unit 1 Day 1The Fable of the Frog and the ScorpionSkeleton outlineFrog lives on river bank, easy-going character, loves lazy days, enjoys lifeOne day sees a scorpion crying on side of bankScorpion says he has to get to the other side to get food and cannot swimFrog 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 dieScorpion leaps on frog’s back and begins journeyHalf way across scorpion raises tail and stings frogFrog 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.”5753100931545Unit 1 Day 200Unit 1 Day 23347085-32512000How I AmGood things about meNot so good things about meSomething I’d really like to change about myself5600700427355Unit 1 Day 200Unit 1 Day 2The Frog and the Scorpion Story Map86289335343896Unit 1 Day 300Unit 1 Day 3The Fable of the Hare and the TortoiseSkeleton outlineHare and Tortoise live near one another in the woodsHare 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.5715000178435Unit 1 Day 300Unit 1 Day 38572500318135Unit 1 Day 300Unit 1 Day 3The Hare8686800280035Unit 1 Day 300Unit 1 Day 3The Tortoise Animals603313555880Unit 1 Day 300Unit 1 Day 3 ................
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