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Part One · The Boy Who Fibbed

A boy named Tim watched the sheep on a hill.

About The Boy Who Fibbed

A free Grade 1 story from the Peabody library, Level 5. It has 15 short pages and about 156 words, so it reads in a few minutes.

Words this story teaches

At reading level 5, Peabody's practice works on phonics (sounding words out), first sounds, sight words; the level page says what is in each.

What it teaches

Nobody believes a fibber, even when he tells the truth.

Where this story comes from

Aesop, a storyteller in Greece, told this about 2,600 years ago.

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

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Questions and answer key (5)
  1. Where did Tim watch the sheep?
    • A. On a hill
    • B. In a boat
    • C. In a barn
    Show answerA. On a hill
  2. What did the men find the first time?
    • A. A wolf
    • B. No wolf
    • C. A fox
    Show answerB. No wolf
  3. Why did nobody come the last time?
    • A. They did not hear him
    • B. They thought it was a trick
    • C. They were asleep
    Show answerB. They thought it was a trick
  4. Who helped Tim bring the sheep home?
    • A. A fox
    • B. His dad
    • C. An old man
    Show answerC. An old man
  5. What does this fable show?
    • A. Sheep can run
    • B. Nobody believes a fibber
    • C. Wolves are big
    Show answerB. Nobody believes a fibber

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