The Wolf and the Lamb

A fable retold from Aesop

This fable comes from Aesop, a storyteller who lived in ancient Greece more than two thousand years ago. His fables use animals to teach lessons about fairness, honesty and choices. In this story, the Wolf wants to hurt the Lamb and invents reasons to do it, even though the Lamb has done nothing wrong. Aesop's lesson is that some people look for excuses to be unkind, no matter what the truth is. This reader is worth a child's time because it names injustice clearly and shows that words matter when someone twists the truth.

Band

Purple · Pre-readers and first readers, about 4 to 5

Length

short · about 350 words in 4 sections · 4 pictures

Source

Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse, Harrison Weir · Project Gutenberg

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

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