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Part One · Ant and Dove

Ant is by the water.

About Ant and Dove

A free Grade 1 story from the Peabody library, Level 4. It has 13 short pages and about 55 words, so it reads in a few minutes.

Words this story teaches

At reading level 4, Peabody's practice works on phonics (sounding words out), first sounds, sight words; the level page says what is in each.

What it teaches

Be kind to all.

Where this story comes from

A man named Aesop told this in Greece, long ago.

More like this: Aesop's fables for kids · moral stories for kids

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For teachers: read it to the class, questions and key
Questions and answer key (5)
  1. Who falls in?
    • A. Dove
    • B. Ant
    • C. A man
    Show answerB. Ant
  2. What does Dove get?
    • A. A net
    • B. A hat
    • C. A leaf
    Show answerC. A leaf
  3. Who has a net?
    • A. A man
    • B. Ant
    • C. Dove
    Show answerA. A man
  4. What does Ant do?
    • A. Naps
    • B. Sings
    • C. Bites
    Show answerC. Bites
  5. What is the lesson?
    • A. Run fast
    • B. Be kind to all
    • C. Naps are good
    Show answerB. Be kind to all

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