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Stories and deeper meanings

I can retell and explain stories with a hidden meaning, like the Story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

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Stories and deeper meanings

I can retell and explain stories with a hidden meaning, like the Story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

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Key learning points

  1. People often learn lessons through hearing stories.
  2. Many stories may have deeper meanings.
  3. An example of a story with a deeper meaning is the Story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf.

Keywords

  • Fable - a story that teaches a lesson

  • Deeper meaning - a hidden message that includes a teaching

Common misconception

Stories are just told for fun.

Many stories have a deeper meaning that contains a message about life.


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Re-tell meaningful stories using a space set aside for reflection, such as an outdoor story circle or an indoor quiet/reflective space.
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4 Questions

Q1.
What is a parable?
a short story
a fairy story
Correct answer: a story with a hidden message
Q2.
Where would you find Jesus' parables?
in the Qur'an
Correct answer: in the Bible
in the Torah
Q3.
Match these holy books to the correct places of worship for each religion.
Correct Answer:Bible,church
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church

Correct Answer:Torah,synagogue
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synagogue

Correct Answer:Qur'an,mosque
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mosque

Q4.
A __________ is an agreement to do or not to do something.
Correct answer: promise
present
prayer

4 Questions

Q1.
What is a fable?
a short story with a happy ending
a short story about animals
Correct answer: a short story that teaches a lesson
Q2.
Match the sentence beginnings below about the story of ‘The Ant and the Grasshopper’ to the correct sentence endings.
Correct Answer:The grasshopper ...,sang songs and played music instead of working.
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sang songs and played music instead of working.

Correct Answer:The ant ...,worked hard to store food for the winter.
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worked hard to store food for the winter.

Correct Answer:When winter came, ...,the grasshopper was hungry.
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the grasshopper was hungry.

Q3.
Put these parts of the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf' in the correct order.
1 - A boy was looking after some sheep.
2 - He pretended there was a wolf and shouted for help.
3 - The villagers came to help, but there was no wolf.
4 - When a real wolf came, the boy shouted for help again.
5 - Nobody came to help because they did not believe the boy.
Q4.
What is the deeper meaning of the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'?
Correct answer: No one believes a liar.
Everyone believes a liar.
Don't believe everything you hear.

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