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Part One

The Greeks told of Arachne. She was a girl who could weave. Her cloth was soft and bright.

About Arachne Weaves

A free Grade 1 story from the Peabody library, Level 6. It has 10 short pages and about 168 words, so it reads in a few minutes.

Words this story teaches

At reading level 6, Peabody's practice works on phonics (sounding words out), first sounds, sight words; the level page says what is in each.

Where this story comes from

A poet in Rome named Ovid wrote down this old Greek story about 2,000 years ago. Spiders still weave it.

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For teachers: read it to the class, questions and key
Questions and answer key (6)
  1. What could Arachne do very well?
    • A. Run
    • B. Weave
    • C. Sing
    Show answerB. Weave
  2. What did Arachne say about Athena?
    • A. That Athena taught her
    • B. That Athena was her aunt
    • C. That she weaved better than Athena
    Show answerC. That she weaved better than Athena
  3. How did Athena and Arachne find out who was better?
    • A. They wove on two looms
    • B. They had a race
    • C. They sang songs
    Show answerA. They wove on two looms
  4. Why was Athena cross about the cloth?
    • A. It had a hole in it
    • B. It was too small
    • C. It was not kind to the gods
    Show answerC. It was not kind to the gods
  5. What did Arachne become?
    • A. A bird
    • B. A spider
    • C. A tree
    Show answerB. A spider
  6. In this story, what does "weave" mean?
    • A. Make cloth from thread
    • B. Dig a hole
    • C. Draw on a wall
    Show answerA. Make cloth from thread

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