What would a lion do for love? The lion in this Aesop fable willingly removes his teeth and claws to marry a beautiful maiden.

Concepts

aesop's fables, love, active reading, reading comprehension

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the fable to teach a skill, such as making inferences or drawing conclusions
• Consider using the fable for a reader's theater activity 

Classroom Considerations

• Before class starts make sure, if using the audio recording, that the volume is audible for listeners
• Requires earphones for independent practice
• 7.5 FLesch-Kincaid Level
• Word count: 164

Pros

• The 1:10 audio recording is easy to navigate in the online format
• Passage is available in PDF form as well as audio format

Cons

• No activities included

Common Core

RL.5.10 RL.6.10 RL.7.10 RL.8.10