STEFANY´S TALES

The Wolf and the Crane

By Aesop

A Wolf had been gorging on an animal he

had killed, when suddenly a small bone in the meat stuck in his throat and he could not swallow it. He soon felt terrible pain in his throat, and ran up and down groaning and groaning and seeking for something to relieve the pain. He tried to induce every one he met to remove the bone. "I would give anything," said he, "if you would take it out." At last the Crane agreed to try, and told the Wolf to lie on his side and open his jaws as wide as he could. Then the Crane put its long neck down the Wolf's throat, and with its beak loosened the bone, till at last it got it out.

"Will you kindly give me the reward you promised?" said the Crane.

The Wolf grinned and showed his teeth and said: "Be content. You have put your head inside a Wolf's mouth and taken it out again in safety; that ought to be reward enough for you."

“Gratitude and greed go not together”.

ACTIVITIES:

1. - Answer the questions:

a) Why was complaining the wolf?

b) What was the promise of the wolf if the crane helped him?

c) Where do you believe that the situation happened?

d) Why do you think about broke a promise?

e) What did you understood of the story?

The chemist

Once upon a time, in Madrid, there was a very busy chemist store.

They sold cough syrups, painkillers and band aids for the scratches.

The pharmacist served everybody very kindly and gave good advice to maintain their health.

One day her grandmother called her from the village and asked:

-My dear, don’t you have anything to make me feel better?

-What happens, grandma? –the granddaughter asked.

The grandmother was sad because the days were gray and there was no sun.

The pharmacist searched in her big shop but she did not find any useful remedy.

Then, she searched in the big book of medicines but she did not find anything either.

But then, one day she heard of a distant, very distant place…

Where the days were always sunny, and at night, the sky was illuminated by thousands of Stars.

There, some children were born with a gift: ¡To take the happiness characteristic of their homeland wherever they went!

So that, the pharmacist and her husband went on a long trip looking for such a gift.

And since the old lady is a great-grandmother, the days are colourful.

Her days are full of happiness.

“There is no better medicine for sadness than the happiness of a happy child”.

ACTIVITIES:

1. - Answer the questions:

a) Who assists the pharmacy in the town?

b) Why was sad the grandmother?

c) Where were happened the facts?

d) Why do you think about the story?

The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse

By Aesop

Now you must know that a Town Mouse once upon a time went on a visit to his cousin in the country. He was rough and ready, this cousin, but he loved his town friend and made him heartily welcome. Beans and bacon, cheese and bread, were all he had to offer, but he offered them freely. The Town Mouse rather turned up his long nose at this country fare, and said: "I cannot understand, Cousin, how you can put up with such poor food as this, but of course you cannot expect anything better in the country; come you with me and I will show you how to live. When you have been in town a week you will wonder how you could ever have stood a country life." No sooner said than done: the two mice set off for the town and arrived at the Town Mouse's residence late at night. "You will want some refreshment after our long journey," said the polite Town Mouse, and took his friend into the grand dining-room. There they found the remains of a fine feast, and soon the two mice were eating up jellies and cakes and all that was nice. Suddenly they heard growling and barking. "What is that?" said the Country Mouse. "It is only the dogs of the house," answered the other. "Only!" said the Country Mouse. "I do not like that music at my dinner." Just at that moment the door flew open, in came two huge mastiffs, and the two mice had to scamper down and run off. "Good-bye, Cousin," said the Country Mouse, "What! going so soon?" said the other. "Yes," he replied;

"Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear."

ACTIVITIES:

1. - Answer the questions:

a) What are the characters?

b) What kind of life has each one?

c) Why do you think, he decided to return his house in the town?

d) What do you understand about the moral?

The Lion's Share

By Aesop

The Lion went once a-hunting along with the Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf. They hunted and they hunted 'til at last they surprised a Stag, and soon took its life. Then came the question how the spoil should be divided. "Quarter me this Stag," roared the Lion; so the other animals skinned it and cut it into four parts. Then the Lion took his stand in front of the carcass and pronounced judgment: The first quarter is for me in my capacity as King of Beasts; the second is mine as arbiter; another share comes to me for my part in the

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