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Part One · Fox Wants Grapes

Fox sees a vine.

About Fox Wants Grapes

A free Grade 1 story from the Peabody library, Level 4. It has 11 short pages and about 61 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

Do not call it bad when you cannot get it.

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. What does Fox see?
    • A. A vine
    • B. A hen
    • C. A pond
    Show answerA. A vine
  2. Where are the grapes?
    • A. In a box
    • B. Up on top
    • C. In the mud
    Show answerB. Up on top
  3. What does Fox get on?
    • A. A rock
    • B. A bed
    • C. A bus
    Show answerA. A rock
  4. What does Fox say at the end?
    • A. They are sweet
    • B. They are sour
    • C. They are mine
    Show answerB. They are sour
  5. Why does Fox say that?
    • A. He cannot get them
    • B. He ate them
    • C. He is full
    Show answerA. He cannot get them

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