The Fox and

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The Fox and the Stork
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The Fox and the Stork
The story is a fable.
A fable is short story with a lesson. The
characters in the story are usually animals that
can talk.
This story is retold and illustrated by Gerald Mc
Dermott
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Author Gerald McDermott

• Gerald McDermott was born on January 31, 1941, in
  Detroit, Michigan. He started taking art classes
  when he was four years old.
• He is a successful artist, writer, and filmmaker.
  He has won many awards for his artwork, including
  the Caldecott Medal.
• Gerald McDermott likes to retell myths and
  folktales in his books.
• He makes the pictures for his books bold and
  bright.

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Genre -
The Fox and the Stork
Fable
A fable is a story that teaches a lesson.

• Look for
• A lesson that you can use in your own life.
• Animal characters that talk.

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Kind
kind

• kind - nice to others

The boys were kind to sing to the people.
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Made
made
made - did make
The elves made shoes for the old man and woman.
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Door
door
Door - something used to open or close an
entrance to a room
This door makes me feel happy.
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Who
who
who - which person
Who comes down the chimney?
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Would
would
would - past of will
Would you like to ride on this train?
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Vocabulary Review

1. Say the words.
2. Read the sentence.
3. Fill in the blank.

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He ________ yarn out of the cotton ball.

• door
• kind
• made
• who
• would

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______ has the alligator?

• Kind
• Door
• Would
• Who
• Made

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The cat is looking out the ______.

• made
• door
• kind
• would
• who

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The vet was _______ to the hurt dog.

• who
• door
• would
• made
• kind

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______ you like to pet the bearded dragon?

• Would
• Door
• Kind
• Made
• Who

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Match the words to its meaning.

1. - something used to open or close an entrance to
   a room
2. - nice to others
3. - did make
4. - which person
5. - past of will

1. would ____
2. door ___
3. who ____
4. kind ____
5. made _____

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A
D
B
C
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Say the Sight Words
door who would found gave
goes green its made of
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New words in the story The Fox and the Stork
dinner tapped wonderful bowl soup smart
flat slurped hungry complain
best garden served lick dipped drank
moaned groaned reward friend

• popcorn
• lesson
• fable
• forest
• tricks
• rowed
• morning
• around
• boast

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Word Power

• Fox looked out his door.
• Who would like to come in? he called.
• I made popcorn to share.
• How kind of you! said his friend.

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Enjoy your story.
The End
Anne Miller
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Sites You should be able to click on these sites
and go to them by pointing and clicking.
The Fox and the Stork - Characters The Fox and
the Stork - Characters Test Tutor A Trip to Fox
Mountain (No Sound- Students can read this
orally) Phonics Double Consonants 1 Double
Consonants 2 -le Soap Boat Two Vowel TV 
Two Vowel Make a Word Game Two Vowel Word Sort