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Key words£ºant,
dove,
save,
trap |
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Genre£ºfable |
Topic£ºmutual help |
Words:200 |
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The
Dove knew it had to act quickly to save the Ant.
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A dove and an ant
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Author£ºAesop |
Source£ºwww.openlearningcenter.com
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Nation£ºGreece
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Date£º2008-8-14 |
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An
ant was speeding along on its three pair of legs when suddenly,
it stopped.
"I'm thirsty," the Ant said aloud.
"Why don't you get a drink of water from the brook?" cooed a
Dove perched in a nearby tree. "The brook is close by. Just be
careful you don't fall in."
The Ant sped to the brook and began to drink.
A sudden wind blew the Ant into the water.
"Help!" the Ant cried, "I'm drowning!"
The Dove knew it had to act quickly to save the Ant. With its
beak, the Dove broke a twig from the tree. Then, the Dove flew
over the brook with the twig and dropped it to the Ant.
The Ant climbed onto the twig and Boated ashore.
Not long afterward, the Ant saw a Hunter. He was setting a trap
to catch the Dove.
The Dove began to fly toward the trap.
The Ant knew it had to act quickly to save the Dove.
The Ant opened its strong jaws and bit the bare ankle of the
Hunter.
"Ouch!" the Hunter cried.
The Dove heard the Hunter and flew away.
One good turn deserves another.
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Aesop's Fables or Aesopica
refers to a collection of fables credited
to Aesop (circa 620 BC ¨C 560 BC), a slave and story-teller
living in Ancient Greece. Aesop's Fables has also become a
blanket term for collections of brief fables, usually involving
personified animals.
Discussion£º
1. How did the
Dove save the Ant?
2. How did the Ant save the
Dove?
3. What is your opinion
about mutual help?
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