Folk Tales
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 A story with no known author that has been passed
down from one generation to the next by the word of
mouth, until it is written down.
 Has good and bad characters
 Has a happy ending, the good characters win over the
bad characters
 Uses repetition of phrases or responses
 Uses common characters/animals
 Good characters have a problem to solve
Other Animals
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Grizzly Bear-1
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Narrator-2
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Wolf-3
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Panther-4
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Porcupine-5
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Large Animals-6
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Directions
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 I will read the folk tale first. You will need to
underline your parts within the story.
 Next we will reread the story with you guys reading
your parts.
 While completing the reading-think about the
opinions the animals have during the tale.
 Be prepared to write a summary.
Paraphrase
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 To put something in your own words.
After Reading
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 One of the purposes of a FOLK TALE is to convey
the values and customs of a culture. Based on what
you have read, what values or customs does “The
Gathering of the Wild Animals” teach? In other
words, what does the story suggest about how to
solve problems?
Answer:
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 The story teaches that the best way to solve problems
is to listen to everyone’s opinion and not to leave
anyone out.
After Reading
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 Scan the story and identify an animal that shares an
opinion or offers a solution. PARAPHRASE the
opinion or solution in the my Notes space.
Remember, when you paraphrase, you put the
animal’s words into your own words.
Answers:
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 Grizzly Bear: It is not good that we are being hunted,
so we should ask the Creator to make our winters
longer so the hunters can’t hunt us so often.
 Panther: I agree with the your wise idea.
 Porcupine: It’s a good idea for the big animals but a
bad one for the smaller ones and insects.
Answers:
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 Grizzly Bear: We should not listen to Porcupine.
 Large Animals: We agree with Grizzly Bear and not
Porcupine.
 Porcupine: If it becomes cold, the plants will freeze
and die. You won’t have food, and you will die, too.
 Large Animals: Maybe Porcupine is right after all.
After Reading
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 The story would be big news in the animal world.
Imagine that you are a reporter covering the story, so
naturally you attend the assembly. During the
assembly, you notice that Porcupine seems to be
taking a leadership role. At the end of the assembly,
you brainstorm several questions to ask Porcupine.
Write them on page 149.
Sample Questions
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 Were you scared to talk in front of the large animals?
 Did you think the large animals would talk to you?
 How did you feel when the larger animals ignored
you at first?
 How did you come up with your wise suggestions?
 How did you feel when the larger animals finally
listened to you?
Short Answer
HAND IN BEFORE
LEAVING
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 Write a brief summary identifying the conflict and
the steps the animals took in coming up with a
solution.
 Make sure you use textual evidence.