Lion and the Mouse — For Teachers

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• The Lion and the Mouse, Narrated by the Timid But Truthful Mouse (The Other Side of the Fable)

She’s always been the “invisible” twin, but when her sister reneges on a promise to the king of beasts, a timid mouse chews her way into the spotlight. This sweet, fractured twist on a classic Aesop’s fable, told from the mouse’s point of view, invites discussion of kindness, truth, and perspective. Includes a condensed version of the original tale.

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• Animals Lion & Mouse (Kumon 3-D Paper Craft Workbooks)

Children will have fun cutting, folding and pasting to construct their own paper pets, and will develop fine motor control skills at the same time.

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• Teacher Created Materials – Reader’s Theater: El león y el ratón (The Lion and the Mouse) – Grades 2-3 – Guided Reading Level E – Q

Act out the story of a mighty lion and tiny mouse who help each other in this Spanish-translated script! The mouse gets tangled in the lion’s mane and the lion angrily threatens to kill the mouse. The mouse pleads for his life, telling the lion that he may be able to help him later, so the lion frees him. 

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• The Lion and the Mouse: Fables (Building Fluency Through Reader’s Theater)

Act out the story of a mighty lion and tiny mouse who help each other. The mouse gets tangled in the lion’s mane and the lion angrily threatens to kill the mouse. The mouse pleads for his life, telling the lion that he may be able to help him later, so the lion frees him. Later, the lion is caught in a hunter’s net and the mouse helps him escape. 

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