World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson138: The Lion's Share

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　jackal	/JAK-uhl/
	-a wild animal like a dog that lives in Africa and southern Asia and eats animals that have died or been killed by others
	There were jackals spotted at the forest.
2.　stag	/stag/
	-an adult male deer
	The predator likes to hunt and eat stags.
3.　glare	/glair/
	-to look directly and continuously at someone or something in an angry way
	He glared at me when I mentioned his enemy’s name.
4.　savagely	/SAV-ij-lee/
	-in a violent, cruel, or very severe way
	Anne was savagely attacked by a mountain lion.
5.　meaningly	/MEE-ning-lee/
	-with an implied meaning or significance
	He couldn’t think meaningly because of his dilemma.

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’s Share

A long time ago, the Lion, the Fox, the Jackal, and the Wolf agreed to go hunting together, sharing with each other whatever they found.

One day the Wolf ran down a Stag and immediately called his comrades to divide the spoil.

Without being asked, the Lion placed himself at the head of the feast to do the carving, and, with a great show of fairness, began to count the guests.

One, he said, counting on his claws, “that is myself the Lion. Two, that’s the Wolf, three, is the Jackal, and the Fox makes four.”

He then very carefully divided the Stag into four equal parts.

I am King Lion, he said, when he had finished, “so of course I get the first part. This next part falls to me because I am the strongest; and this is mine because I am the bravest.”

He now began to glare at the others very savagely. “If any of you have any claim to the part that is left,” he growled, stretching his claws meaningly, “now is the time to speak up.”

Might makes right.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	What did the Lion, Fox, and Jackal agree to do together?
2.	How did the Lion divide the spoil at first?
3.	What did the Lion do and say to the Fox and Jackal after dividing it?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	How should the Fox and Jackal have reacted to the Lion’s action?
2.	In your opinion, is being right or wrong determined by power or status? Please explain your answer.
3.	How should a person deal with unfair treatment?
4.	How do you practice fairness at home?
5.	Have you had any experience similar to the fable’s lesson? Please 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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