The Fox Without a Tail
A fable retold from Harrison Weir's Favourite Fables
This fable comes from Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse by Harrison Weir, a Victorian collection of classic tales. The story, in the tradition of Aesop, teaches children to think carefully about advice: sometimes people want others to be like them for the wrong reasons. A wise listener asks why someone is giving advice before deciding to follow it. This text reflects its era.
- Band
- Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5
- Length
- short · about 369 words in 4 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse, Harrison Weir
- First published
- see the About page in the reader
- Regions
- Canada · United States
Included formats
- · Web reader and PDF
- · EPUB for e-readers
- · Home-print sheet
- · Folded booklet
- · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
- · Worksheet
- · Quick Check (6 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 9 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 3
- Words to Know
- 3
- Quick Check
- 6 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 3 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 35 minutes with one story, all of it.
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