Fables: The Shepherd Boy
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What's Inside
Read this fable together, one on one, and talk about what the shepherd boy learns about telling the truth. The story gives children a chance to think about honesty and the lesson a fable can teach.
This book works well for early readers who are learning about fables, morals, and stories with a clear lesson. It also supports language arts reading and discussion at home or in class.
After reading, ask your child to say the lesson in their own words and point to the part of the story that shows it.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn Fables: The Shepherd Boy into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Fables and morals
- Listening for a lesson
- Language arts vocabulary
- Reading comprehension
- Telling the truth
Discussion Questions
- 1 What does it mean to tell the truth in this fable?
- 2 Why do you think the shepherd boy's warning matters so much in a story like this?
- 3 What do you think a moral is when we read a fable?
- 4 How can a story help us think about what happens when someone does not tell the truth?
- 5 What lesson would you tell a friend after reading this fable together?
- 6 How do stories with a lesson help us in real life?
Words to Learn
- fable
- A short story that teaches a lesson.
- truth
- Something that is real and honest.
- moral
- The lesson the story wants us to learn.
- lesson
- Something we can learn and use later.
- story
- A tale that tells about something that happens.
- honest
- Telling what is true.
- warning
- A message that tells someone to be careful.
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