Question

An old Lion, whose teeth and claws were so worn that it was not so easy for him to get food as in his younger

days, pretended that he was sick. He took care to let all his neighbors know about it, and then lay down in his
cave to wait for visitors. And when they came to offer him their sympathy, he ate them up one by one.
The Fox came too, but he was very cautious about it. Standing at a safe distance from the cave, he inquired
politely after the Lion's health. The Lion replied that he was very ill indeed, and asked the Fox to step in for a
moment. But Master Fox very wisely stayed outside, thanking the Lion very kindly for the invitation.
"I should be glad to do as you ask," he added, "but I have noticed that there are many footprints leading into
your cave and none coming out. Pray tell me, how do your visitors find their way out again?"
1. What is the lesson learned (moral) in this story?
2. Create another story that conveys the same moral.
What characters will you choose?
3. How will you convey the moral?

Answer 1

A1: The moral of the story is to always be thinking of what could happen (be cautious) and/or think thoroughly.

A2: A kid named Devin, always lost his pencils, which made everyone reluctant to offer him one. He made an elaborate plan that in his mind would work. Devin knew that no one could see behind him due to the dividers in his classroom. This would benefit in completing his master plan that was sure to work.

Devin thought that if he whispered in a hushed down voice "The person behind me needs to use a pencil", someone was sure to be willing to give one away. With this mindset in play, in his mind, he was sure to win everyone's trust.

As Devin put his plan into action he forgot that people had very little trust in him. So after gathering enough pencils to last Devin for a short while, his greed got the best of him. He continued to ask for more pencils than needed, and by doing so alerted the classmate whom he was using as bait.

The classmate's name was George, and George devised a plan that would counter Devin's seemingly full-proof plan. He raised his hand for a toilet break, as he was excused he told a classmate to spread the word to the rest of their peers to have their pencils returned and not to trust Devin.

(P.S. the characters I chose were Devin (antagonist) and George (protagonist)

A3: I conveyed the moral by making a similar situation, in which the lesson learned was to always be thinking of what could happen (be cautious) and/or think thoroughly.

Step-by-step explanation:

The explanation for the reasoning behind these answers is pretty self-explanatory.