World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson137: The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　spoil	/spoil/
	-goods, advantages, profits, and others that you get by your actions or because of your position or situation
	The spoil was equally divided among the members of the partnership.
2.　slain	/sleyn/
	-killed or murdered in a violent way
	There were three slain policemen from the raid last night.
3.　pile	/pahyl/
	-objects positioned one on top of another
	A pile of books was scattered on the floor.
4.　heap	/heep/
	-to put things into a large, untidy pile
	Ben heaped more food onto his dinner plate.
5.　misfortune	/mis-FAWR-chuhn/
	-bad luck, or an unlucky event
	We should never take great pleasure in someone’s misfortunes.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Lion, the Ass, and the Fox

A Lion, an Ass, and a Fox were hunting in company, and caught a large quantity of game. The Ass was asked to divide the spoil. This he did very fairly, giving each an equal share.

The Fox was well satisfied, but the Lion flew into a great rage over it, and with one stroke of his huge paw, he added the Ass to the pile of slain.

Then he turned to the Fox.

“You divide it,” he roared angrily.

The Fox wasted no time in talking. He quickly piled all the game into one great heap. From this he took a very small portion for himself, such undesirable bits as the horns and hoofs of a mountain goat, and the end of an ox tail.

The Lion now recovered his good humor entirely.

“Who taught you to divide so fairly?” he asked pleasantly.

“I learned a lesson from the Ass,” replied the Fox, carefully edging away.

Learn from the misfortunes of others.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	What were the Lion, Ass, and Fox doing when they caught a large quantity of game?
2.	How did the Ass divide the spoil?
3.	What did the Lion do to the Ass after dividing the spoil?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	In your opinion, does the Ass deserve what happened to him? Why or why not?
2.	Do you think that the Fox did the right thing? Please explain your answer.
3.	Have you experienced something similar to the fable’s lesson? Please tell me more about it.
4.	Is equality important in terms of sharing? Why or why not?
5.	How do you learn from the misfortunes of others?

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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