The Frog and the Rat
A fable retold from Harrison Weir's Favourite Fables
This fable comes from Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse, collected by Harrison Weir, a Victorian artist and writer. Weir gathered old fables from Aesop and other storytellers and retold them in rhyme and prose for children. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. Fables teach through consequence: the frog's pride and refusal to listen lead to her downfall. This story reminds young readers that sometimes the best place to be is home, and that good advice is worth hearing.
- Band
- Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5
- Length
- short · about 341 words in 5 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 8 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 4
- Words to Know
- 4
- 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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