World Literature (Aesop Fables)｜世界文学（イソップ童話）Lesson45: The Wolf and the Lamb

PART A_1

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

PART A_2

1.　innocent	/IN-uh-suhnt/
	-free from moral wrong; without sin; pure
	The innocent child obeyed her parents.
2.　rashness	/rash-nes/
	-the quality of being careless or unwise, without thought for what might happen or result
	Your rashness can hurt others.
3.　tremble	/TREM-buhl/
	-to shake slightly, usually because you are cold, frightened, or very emotional
	I was trembling with fear while watching a horror movie.
4.　muddy	/MUHD-ee/
	-covered by or containing mud; wet, sticky earth
	Make sure to take off your shoes and not muddy the floor.
5.　tyranny	/TIR-uh-nee/
	-a situation in which someone or something controls how you are able to live, in an unfair way
	There are still people suffering from tyranny.

PART B_1

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

PART B_2

The Wolf and the Lamb

A stray Lamb stood drinking early one morning on the bank of a woodland stream. That very same morning a hungry Wolf came by farther up the stream, hunting for something to eat. He soon got his eyes on the Lamb. As a rule Mr. Wolf snapped up such delicious morsels without making any bones about it, but this Lamb looked so very helpless and innocent that the Wolf felt he ought to have some kind of an excuse for taking its life.

“How dare you paddle around in my stream and stir up all the mud!” he shouted fiercely. “You deserve to be punished severely for your rashness!”

“But, your highness,” replied the trembling Lamb, “do not be angry! I cannot possibly muddy the water you are drinking up there. Remember, you are upstream and I am downstream.”

“You do muddy it!” retorted the Wolf savagely. “And besides, I have heard that you told lies about me last year!” “How could I have done so?” pleaded the Lamb. “I wasn’t born until this year.”

“If it wasn’t you, it was your brother!” “I have no brothers.” “Well, then,” snarled the Wolf, “It was someone in your family anyway. But no matter who it was, I do not intend to be talked out of my breakfast.”

And without more words the Wolf seized the poor Lamb and carried her off to the forest.

The tyrant can always find an excuse for his tyranny.
The unjust will not listen to the reasoning of the innocent.

PART C_1

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

PART C_2

1.	What excuses did the Wolf make in order to take the life of the Lamb?
2.	How did the stray Lamb respond to the accusations of the Wolf?
3.	What happened in the end?

PART D_1

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

PART D_2

1.	How did you feel after reading the fable?
2.	Which part of the story struck you the most? Please explain your answer.
3.	Do you agree with the moral of the story? Why or why not?
4.	How should we deal with cruel and dishonest people?
5.	In what ways can we practice being honest and just?

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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