World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson96: The Eagle and the Beetle

PART A_1

Let’s learn vocabulary. Listen and repeat the words and the sentences with your tutor.

PART A_2

1.　beg	/beg/
	-to make a very strong and urgent request
	The lazy student begged her teacher to pass her, so her parents will not get mad at her.
2.　protection	/pro-TEK-shon/
	-the act of protecting or state of being protected
	She filed an order to afford protection for her children and herself from her husband.
3.　prey	/prey/
	-an animal that is hunted and killed by another animal
	The bunny has become the fox’s first prey in the morning.
4.　grief	/grif/
	-great sadness, especially caused by someone’s death
	She suffered from grief after his husband died in a car accident.
5.　despair	/de-SPER/
	-a feeling of having no hope
	She cried in despair after knowing the passing of her dog.

PART B_1

Let’s read the story. Please read them aloud, and I will check your pronunciation and intonation.

PART B_2

The Eagle and the Beetle

A Beetle once begged the Eagle to spare a Hare which had run to her for protection. But the Eagle pounced upon her prey, the sweep of her great wings tumbling the Beetle a dozen feet away. Furious at the disrespect shown her, the Beetle flew to the Eagle’s nest and rolled out the eggs. Not one did she spare. The Eagle’s grief and anger knew no bounds, but who had done the cruel deed she did not know.

Next year the Eagle built her nest far up on a mountain crag, but the Beetle found it and again destroyed the eggs. In despair, the Eagle now implored great Jupiter to let her place her eggs in his lap. There none would dare harm them. But the Beetle buzzed about Jupiter’s head, and made him rise to drive her away, and the eggs rolled from his lap.

Now the Beetle told the reason for her action, and Jupiter had to acknowledge the justice of her cause. And they say that ever after, while the Eagle’s eggs lie in the nest in spring, the Beetle still sleeps in the ground. For so Jupiter commanded.

Even the weakest may find means to avenge a wrong.

PART C_1

Let’s answer comprehension questions. Please answer them based on the story.

PART C_2

1.	What did the Beetle beg the Eagle?
2.	Did the Eagle agree to the Beetle’s request?
3.	How did the Beetle avenge?

PART D_1

Let’s discuss the story. Please answer the questions below and express your opinions.

PART D_2

1.	What would happen if the Eagle agreed to the request of the Beetle?
2.	In your opinion, was the Beetle’s behavior appropriate when he rolled out the eggs from the Eagle’s nest? Why or why not?
3.	What would happen if the Eagle found out that it was the Beetle who rolled out her eggs?
4.	Do you agree with the moral of the story? Why or why not?
5.	Does it happen to our society today? Please explain your answer.

REVIEW AND FEEDBACK

Now, let us review the things that you learned in this lesson.

ではこのレッスンで学んだことを振り返りましょう。

(Please give a short feedback on how your student did on your class.)

	Grammar 文法	Pronunciation 発音	Vocabulary 単語	Comprehension 理解
GOOD	文法の誤りはほとんどなく、完全な文章で話すことができる	ほとんどの単語をはっきりと正しく発音することができる	習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を理解し、質問に正しく答えることができる
FAIR	文法の誤りはあるが、完全な文章で話すことができる	発音の練習が必要な言葉がいくつかある	たまにミスはあるが、習った表現を適切に使うことができる	文章を完全に理解するのは難しく、質問に正しく答えられないときもある
POOR	文章で話すのは難しく、単語だけで話すことができる	発音の練習が必要である	習った単語と表現を少しだけ使うことができる	文章を理解するのは難しく、質問に答えるのは難しい

TUTOR FEEDBACK

GRAMMAR
Good:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with minimal grammatical errors.
Fair:	Was able to speak in complete sentences with evident grammatical errors.
Poor:	Was able to speak using words only.
PRONUNCIATION
Good:	Was able to pronounce most of the words clearly and correctly.
Fair:	Mispronounced a few words.
Poor:	Mispronounced most of the words.
VOCABULARY
Good:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class.
Fair:	Used appropriate expressions learned in class and made a few errors in word choice.
Poor:	Used only a few words and expressions.
COMPREHENSION
Good:	Was able to understand the passages and answer the questions correctly.
Fair:	Had a little difficulty in understanding passages and answering questions.
Poor:	Had a hard time understanding passages and answering questions.

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