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Part One · The Grapes Up High

Fox was hot and hungry. He went down a dusty road.

About The Grapes Up High

A free Grade 1 story from the Peabody library, Level 5. It has 16 short pages and about 147 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

Some people say they never wanted what they could not get.

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. Where did Fox see the grapes?
    • A. On a vine on a wall
    • B. In a boat
    • C. In a bag
    Show answerA. On a vine on a wall
  2. What did Fox stand on to jump?
    • A. A box
    • B. A rock
    • C. A log
    Show answerB. A rock
  3. Who made a noise like a laugh?
    • A. A crow
    • B. A hen
    • C. A cat
    Show answerA. A crow
  4. Why did Fox say the grapes were sour?
    • A. He tasted them
    • B. He could not get them
    • C. The crow told him
    Show answerB. He could not get them
  5. What does this fable show?
    • A. Foxes can jump
    • B. Some say they did not want what they can not get
    • C. Crows like grapes
    Show answerB. Some say they did not want what they can not get

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