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Part One · The Fiddle and the Corn

Grasshopper had a fiddle. He played it all day long.

About The Fiddle and the Corn

A free Grade 1 story from the Peabody library, Level 5. It has 16 short pages and about 158 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

Plan ahead, and share what you have.

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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For teachers: read it to the class, questions and key
Questions and answer key (5)
  1. What did Grasshopper play?
    • A. A drum
    • B. A fiddle
    • C. A horn
    Show answerB. A fiddle
  2. What did the ants get?
    • A. Corn
    • B. Hats
    • C. Sticks
    Show answerA. Corn
  3. Why did Grasshopper have no food?
    • A. He did not get ready
    • B. The ants hid it
    • C. He ate too fast
    Show answerA. He did not get ready
  4. What did the ants say at the end?
    • A. Go away
    • B. Come in
    • C. Not now
    Show answerB. Come in
  5. What does this fable show?
    • A. Ants are small
    • B. Get ready, and share
    • C. Songs are bad
    Show answerB. Get ready, and share

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