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Titles are listed in alphabetical order. If a book begins with an "A" or "The," it is
listed by the next word in the title.
Damon and Pythias
(from Fifty Famous Stories)
retold by James Baldwin
1. Why did the king sentence Pythias to death?
2. What did Damon do for his friend? What did Damon risk?
3. What
kept Pythias from reaching his friend sooner?
4. After Pythias came back, the king did not want Pythias or Damon to suffer.
What does the word "suffer" mean in this sentence?
5. Write a summary paragraph over "Damon and Pythias."
The Hare and the Tortoise
(from Aesop's Fables)
by Aesop
1. Who was the fastest runner in the forest?
2. Why did Hare laugh at Tortoise?
3. How did Tortoise win the
race?
4. What is the moral of the story?
5. Write a summary paragraph over "The Hare and the Tortoise."
How the Camel Got His Hump
(from the Just So Stories)
by Rudyard Kipling
1. What did the Horse, Dog and Ox want the Camel to do? What did the Camel tell them?
2. What angered the Horse, Dog
and Ox? To whom did they complain about their problem?
3. How did the Camel’s word, “Humph,”
become a part of him?
4. In what ways did the author mix facts with fiction in this story?
5. Write a summary
paragraph over "How the Camel Got His Hump."
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
by Rudyard Kipling
"Mowgli's Brothers"
1. Where were cubs taken once they were able to stand? If they were accepted into
the pack, what were they able to do? How were they protected?
2. How was Mowgli accepted into the wolf pack?
3. What
did Bagheera ask Mowgli to get? How did Mowgli use it?
4. What did Mowgli tell the pack he would do?
5. Write a summary
paragraph over "Mowgli's Brothers."
"Kaa's Hunting"
1. What did most wolf cubs learn from Baloo, and what did Mowgli learn?
2. Why
didn't Baloo want Mowgli talking to the Monkey People?
3. How did Baloo and Bagheera follow Mowgli to the place where
the Monkey People were holding him?
4. Why did the Monkey People think they were great, and what did Mowgli think of them?
5. Write a summary paragraph over "Kaa's Hunting."
"Tiger! Tiger!"
1. What did Mowgli have to do to live in a man village?
2. What job
was Mowgli given, and why was he given it?
3. How did Mowgli plan to attack Shere Khan, and who helped him?
4. How
did the man village treat Mowgli after his kill?
5. Write a summary paragraph over "Tiger! Tiger!"
The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf
(from Aesop's Fables)
by Aesop
1. What did the shepherd's boy do wrong?
2. Why didn't the villagers come to help shepherd's boy when he needed them?
3. Why is it important to be trustworthy?
4. What is the moral of the story?
5. Write a summary paragraph over
"The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf."
The Whitewashed Fence
(from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)
by Mark Twain
1. What did Tom want to do? What did he have to do on Saturday morning?
2. What did Tom own at the beginning of the
story? What did he own by the end of the story?
3. Ben Rogers wanted to whitewash the fence. How did Tom get Ben to want
to do this?
4. What does the story say about work? What does the story say about play?
5. Write a summary paragraph
over "The Whitewashed Fence" from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
The Wolf and the Lamb
(from Aesop's Fables)
by Aesop
1. Why did the Wolf want the Lamb to agree with him?
2. How did the Wolf try to get the Lamb to agree?
3. Why did
the author use a stray Lamb as the Wolf's target?
4. How did the Wolf justify its actions—in its mind?
5. Write
a summary paragraph over "The Wolf and the Lamb."
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