The Snake and the Woodcutter Part 3
The woodcutter steppedstepped backwards.backwards. "Wait," he said, and he turneded just in time to see a fox trottingtrotting alongalong the road. "Let us wait and ask the fox for his opinion,"opinion," he said.
"Fine, fine," said the snake, and when the fox was near, the snake crycried out, 
"Fox, tell me, are good deeds repaidrepaid with good or with evil?"
While the snake was turnedturned away,away, the woodcutter bent low and whisperedwhispered to the fox, "Say 'good' and I willI'll reward you with two fat geese."
"Well," said the fox, "good deeds are rewarded with good quite oftenoften in this world, I wouldI'd say," and then he leapedleaped uponupon the snake and bit down hard on its neck. The snake at once collapsedcollapsed and, as he lay die,dying he hissed,hissed, "You have provenproven my true.truth I was good enough to spare your life, but you repaidrepaid me with death. Good deeds always reap evil as a reward."
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Comprehension Summarise what has happened so far in this fable. Clarify these words: trotting, opinion, leaped, collapsed, truth, spare your life, reap. Retell what has happened in this chapter. Was your prediction correct? Predict what you think might happen next. Make inferences or give opinions about:
What question could you ask about this chapter? Visualise these uses of descriptive language: the snake sneered; skinny old fox; walking sadly; a wagon overloaded with hay; eyes bulged; heaved and huffed every step. Make a connection with this chapter. |
Word Study Verb endings: What happens when we add s, ed or ing to: step, cry, say, collapse, lie, die. Other affixes: What happens when we add prefixes and suffixes like re, en, th to these words: paid, prove, true. What two words make up these compound words: backwards, along, upon, away. What two words are contracted here: I'll, I'd.
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