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Bee Busy


Fables usually tell a story that teaches a "moral." Some fables also explain how an animal got to be the way it is. Did you ever wonder why a bee dies if it stings you? You'll find out why in this fable. Look for combining words; they are in capital letters.

By the way, Jupiter is the Roman name of the god who [there's who again] is called Zeus in Greek mythology.

Jupiter and the Bee

Long, long ago there was an industrious bee who had stored her combs with a bountiful harvest of honey.

One day she decided to fly up to heaven to present an offering of honey to Jupiter. The god was so delighted with the bee's gift that he promised her she should have whatever her heart desired.

"Oh great Jupiter, my creator and my master, I beg of thee, give thy servant a sting, so that when anyone approaches my hive to take the honey, I may kill him on the spot."

Jupiter was surprised to hear such a bloodthirsty request from such a humble creature. Becoming angry, he said: "Your prayer shall not be granted in exactly the way you wish, but the sting you ask for you shall have. When anyone comes to take away your honey and you attack him, the wound shall be fatal, but it shall be fatal to you because your life shall go with your sting."

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Do you think Jupiter's punishment was fair? If you've been stung by a bee, you might say yes! What do you suppose we and the bee were meant to learn from the story?

Try to write the moral in your own words. Let each writing partner give it a try. Then choose the one most of you like best.

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Name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)

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Copy the moral most of you like best to the marker below.

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Does the moral you wrote mean the same as any of those below? If so, delete the ones that don't mean the same.

1. He who is too greedy ends up with nothing.

2. Think twice before you leap.

3. He who prays hard against his neighbor brings a curse upon himself.

4. Half a loaf is better than none.


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Aesop's scribe, who wrote down the story after hearing it, jumbled up his note cards. He put combining words in the sentences, but not in the right places!

Edit his work. Delete, add, or move words and punctuation if you wish.

Scribe's Fable to Edit:

Long, long ago there who was an industrious bee had stored her combs with a bountiful harvest of honey.

One day she decided to fly up to heaven to present an offering of honey to Jupiter. The so god was delighted with the bee's gift he promised her she that should have whatever her heart desired.

"Oh great Jupiter, my creator and my master, I beg of thee, so that when give thy servant a sting, anyone approaches my hive to take the honey, I may kill him on the spot."

Jupiter was surprised to hearing such a bloodthirsty request from such a humble creature. Becom angry, he said: "Your prayer shall not be granted in exactly the way you wish, the sting you ask for you shall have but. anyone comes when to take away your honey you attack and him, the wound shall be fatal, it shall but also be fatal to you your because life shall go with your sting."


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Mixer/Fixer

Copy some sentences from the fable above to the marker below. Let one writing partner be the mixer and "mess up" the sentences by deleting or moving some words around. Then let another partner be the fixer and try to put the sentences back the way they were!

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Now try it with your own sentences. Type in two made-up sentences. Let one partner mix-it, and the other partner fix-it.

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If you haven't done so already, name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)

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