⭐#8 Lonestar Grade 4
What is a moral? Use your context clues to answer this question. Go back to the story and find the clue. The lesson from the fable, "The Fox and the Grapes" is- some grapes are sour. when you can't have something you want, it is easy to decide you would not like it anyway. if you can't have something you want, say to other people that you were kidding. You really didn't want it anyway. spending a lot of time trying to get something is not worth the effort. Witty is defined as, 'quick and inventive verbal humor.' In paragraph 1, Aesop is described as witty because he- was a storyteller. was serious and interesting. lived a long time. was clever and amusing. All of Aesop's fables- are usually funny. include a lesson to learn. include people who learn something. are sad. Why does the author organize this article about fables so that there is a story at the end? The story at the end of the article is an example of a fable. It helps the reader understand what a fable is. The story at the end of the article is an example of a poem. It helps the reader understand rhyme. The story at the end of the article is an example of drama. It helps the reader understand the roles of the characters. If the prefix 'dis' is an expression of negation as in the word dislike, then the fox went away- dishonored. disciplined. dishonest. dissatisfied. How do the fox's thoughts about the grapes change after he can't reach them? First he wanted the grapes, but when he couldn't reach them, he said he didn't want them anyway because they probably weren't good. First he wanted the grapes, but when he couldn't reach them, he said he was going to get help. First her wanted the grapes, but when he couldn't cut them down with an ax, he said he didn't want them anyway because they probably weren't good. Which of the following is another way to state the moral? It is easier to dislike something than to try it. I shouldn't eat the grapes because they belong to the farmer. It's easy to despise what you cannot have. Don't try if you think you might fail.