The Eagle and the Fox Chapter 2
The cruel eagleeagle took no notice of the poor fox, as she was sure her own children were quite safe from any harm the fox might try to do to them. She spread her wings and carrycarried the cub back to her nest, far out of the reach of its angryangry mother.
The fox, wild with angeranger and fear, rushedrushed to a nearbyby field where, earlyearlier in the day, a shepherdshepherd had lit a fire to warm their meal.
SeizeSeizing a branch in her mouth which was blazeblazing at one end, she carrycarried it back towardstowards the pine tree where the eagle sat.
Immediately,Immediately, the eagle realisedrealised what the fox plannedplanned to do, and becamebecame franticfrantic with fear that her home and family would be destroyed.ed. She screecheded for mercy, beggingbegging the fox to keep awayaway from the tree, and quicklyquickly returnedreturned the cub to its mother, safe and sound.
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Comprehension Summarise what has happened so far in this fable. Clarify these words: notice, harm, spread, reach, shepherd, seizing, blazing, realise, frantic, screeched, mercy. Retell what has happened in this chapter. Make inferences about:
Predict what you think might happen next. What other ending could the fable have had? What question could you ask about this chapter? Visualise these uses of descriptive language: the cruel eagle; she spread her wings and carried the cub back to her nest; the fox, wild with anger and fear; seizing a branch in her mouth which was blazing at one end; frantic with fear; screeched for mercy, begging the fox. Make a connection with this chapter. What is the main idea or theme of this fable? What do you think the author is trying to tell us? |
Word Study Verb endings: What happens when we add s, ed or ing to: take, spread, carry, rush, light, seize, blaze, sit, realise, plan, become, screech, beg. Other affixes: What happens when we add other prefixes and suffixes like er, ly to these words: early, immediate, quick. What two words make up these compound words: nearby, towards.
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