World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson143: The Fox and the Cock

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　slender	/SLEN-der/
	-small in amount or degree
	There is slender evidence about the case.
2.　tangle	/TANG-guhl/
	-to become or cause something to become a messy mass of things
	I don’t use wired earphones anymore. The wires get tangled up.
3.　sorrow	/SOR-oh/
	-a feeling of great sadness or regret
	She showed great sorrow for what she had done.
4.　gnaw	/naw/
	-to bite or chew something repeatedly
	My dog has a bad habit of gnawing on shoes.
5.　rouse	/rouz/
	-to wake someone up
	When we were younger, my mom would rouse my siblings and me early.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Fox and the Cock

A Fox was caught in a trap one fine morning because he had got too near the Farmer’s hen house. No doubt he was hungry, but that was not an excuse for stealing. A Cock, rising early, discovered what had happened. He knew the Fox could not get at him, so he went a little closer to get a good look at his enemy.

The Fox saw a slender chance of escape.

“Dear friend,” he said, “I was just on my way to visit a sick relative, when I stumbled into this string and got all tangled up. But please do not tell anybody about it. I dislike causing sorrow to anybody, and I am sure I can soon gnaw this string to pieces.”

But the Cock was not to be so easily fooled. He soon roused the whole hen yard, and when the Farmer came running out, that was the end of Mr. Fox.

The wicked deserve no aid.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	Why was the Fox caught in a trap?
2.	What excuse did the Fox give the Cock?
3.	What did the Cock do to wake the Farmer up?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	What other excuse could the Fox had given to the Cock?
2.	If the Fox told the truth, do you think the Cock would have given him food?
3.	In your opinion, do excuses always work? Please explain your answer.
4.	Do you agree with the fable’s lesson? Why or why not?
5.	Do you think some people have good reasons why they make excuses sometimes? Why or why not?

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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