The Frogs Desiring a King
A fable retold from Aesop
This is one of Aesop's fables, stories from ancient Greece told to teach a lesson. The frogs learn that wanting change can bring trouble. Jupiter and Mercury are gods from Roman stories, used here as story characters. This fable teaches children to think carefully before wishing for something different, because what they already have might be good enough. This text reflects its era.
- Band
- Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5
- Length
- short · about 392 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 9 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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