World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson105: The Fox and the Hedgehog

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　barely	/BAIR-lee/
	-by the smallest amount; only just
	There was barely enough space for the five of them.
2.　bank	/bangk/
	-sloping raised land, especially along the sides of a river
	The children swam to the opposite bank.
3.　swift	/swift/
	-happening or moving quickly or within a short time, especially in a smooth and easy way
	The rescuers did not waste any time and took a swift action to save the lives of the trapped workers.
4.　exclaim	/ik-SKLEYM/
	-to say or shout something suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc.
	“Don’t go there!” Vivian suddenly exclaimed.
5.　swarm	/swawrm /
	-a large group of insects, especially bees, or any large, busy group
	They saw a swarm of bees beside the old house.

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 Hedgehog

A Fox, swimming across a river, was barely able to reach the bank, where he lay bruised and exhausted from his struggle with the swift current. Soon a swarm of blood-sucking flies settled on him; but he lay quietly, still too weak to run away from them.

A Hedgehog happened by. “Let me drive the flies away,” he said kindly.

“No, no!” exclaimed the Fox, “do not disturb them! They have taken all they can hold. If you drive them away, another greedy swarm will come and take the little blood I have left.”

Better to bear a lesser evil than to risk a greater in removing it.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	Why was the Fox exhausted?
2.	What did the Fox do after a swarm of blood-sucking flies settle on him?
3.	When the Hedgehog offered to drive the flies away, what did the Fox reply?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	Do you agree with the Fox’s decision? Why or why not?
2.	If you were the Hedgehog in the story, how would you feel?
3.	If you were the Fox in the story, what would you do?
4.	Do you agree with the fable’s lesson? Why or why not?
5.	Do you know any situation similar to the fable’s lesson? Tell me more about it.

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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