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Grade: 2
Prose Narrative • Story Retelling
“One cold day, an old cat rolled herself up like a ball, and lay down on a mat before the fire. ‘If I roll myself up like a ball,’ thought she, ‘the little mice will think I am asleep; and when they come out to nibble the crumbs on the floor, I will catch them.’ Presently some little mice peeped out of their holes. Thinking the old cat was asleep, they began to nibble the crumbs and lick their paws. Suddenly the cat sprang up and caught them all with her sharp claws.”
Oral & Written Retelling: Read carefully, study the sequence, and retell the tale in your own words.
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Chronological Sequence of Events
Number the events from 1 to 4 to show the exact order of the story:
[ ] Mice peep out and eat crumbs happily.
[ ] Old cat rolls into a ball by the warm hearth fire.
[ ] Cat plans her trick to deceive the little mice.
[ ] Cat suddenly leaps and catches them in her claws.
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Write the Story in Your Own Words
Retell the story of “The Cunning Cat” in complete, sequential sentences using your own fresh language:
1. Beginning (Setting & Trick):
2. Middle (The Mice Venture Out):
3. Climax & Ending (The Surprise):
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The Lesson of the Fable
What valuable lesson does this fable teach young animals or children about being watchful?
Moral Lesson: Be watchful because appearances can be