Fables to enjoy

Dear pupils and bookworms out there,

If you are interested in reading more great stories and fables, you may want to click here.

Do you remember what fables are?

Fables are stories with a moral in the story. Enjoy!

Important examination dates

Please note these important examination dates:

• English Topical test (2) 23 April Fri (Unit 1-4)
• English Oral – 26 April Mon 2.15pm to 4.20pm
• English paper 1 (Composition) – 4 May Tuesday
• English paper 2 & Listening comprehension- 11 May Tuesday

• Also, there will be an Open-book test for Social Studies which covers Chapters 1-3.

Letter writing practice

Many children write a letter to Santa before Christmas telling him what presents they would like. Here is Katie’s letter, but it’s been cut up, can you put the letter back together again?

Click here to put the sentences in order.

Fables to enjoy

Click here to read an old Chinese fable and then answer the following questions.

Answer the following questions.
1. What did the old woman give to Han-Shin every day?
2. Why was Han-Shin made the king?
3. Which sentence in the story tells you that Han-Shin is a person of perseverance?

4. Think about it. What kind of person is the old woman? (use adjectives in your answer)

Vocabulary Building

Click here for variants of the word, 'said'.

This is no April Fool's joke... I will be back!

Dear pupils,

Though my eyes are not fully recovered, I will be back on Monday. I can't wait to see all of you. Do amaze me with what you have learned and we will move on from there. I trust that you have learned a lot from the relief teachers like what I have advised previously. I hope no one turned a deaf ear on this one.

Cheers,
Mr Kok

The Naughty Elephant (A fable by Lexuan) 3K

One fine morning, Bird was chirping happily when the bully, Elephant appeared. He wondered who was chirping. As Elephant turned his head around, he saw Bird chirping. ‘I want to challenge Bird to a fight.’ Elephant muttered to himself. Bird heard him muttering and thought that he wanted to fight with her.

Suddenly, Elephant shouted at Bird, ‘I want to challenge you to a fight!’ Then he stood up and walked away. Bird was afraid, so she called her friends: Rabbit, Cat and Mouse. They discussed about a plan to defeat Elephant.

The next day, Rabbit, Bird, Mouse and Cat met Elephant in the park. Then, Bird ordered Mouse to fight with Elephant. When he saw Mouse, he laughed until Mouse climbed onto him. Before anyone knew what was going to happen next, Mouse had already climbed up to Elephant’s trunk. He pulled some hair out off Elephant’s trunk. Elephant jumped up and yelled. He wanted to get rid of Mouse but in vain. The next thing he knew, Mouse climbed straight up his head! Mouse was kicking and punching Elephant while Bird was pecking him.

Elephant apologized to Bird and her friends and he promised them not to be a bully again.

Any ideas what the moral of the story is? Leave your answers in the comments.