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Fable

THE

pi
S rde
Honey Tree
AND THE

by Ann Weil
illustrated by Ethan Long

PAIRED
The Girl and the Spider
READ
STRATEGIES & SKILLS
Comprehension Vocabulary
Strategy: Make, Confirm, believe, delicious, feast,
Revise Predictions fond, lessons, remarkable,
Skill: Problem and Solution snatch, stories

Phonics
short u, long u: u_e

Vocabulary Strategy
Suffixes Word count: 1008

Illustration Credit: Cover Ethan Long.

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ISBN: 978-0-02-118888-8
MHID: 0-02-118888-2

Printed in the United States.

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Essential Question
What can animals in stories teach us?

THE

Spider AND THE


Honey Tree
by Ann Weil
illustrated by
Ethan Long
Chapter 1
A Lazy Spider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 2
Finding Secret Fruits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 3
The Honey Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 4
Spider Gets Stuck! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Respond to Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
PAIRED
The Girl and the Spider . . . . 17
READ
Focus on Literary Elements. . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 1

A Lazy Spider

There was a clever girl who lived in a village


and had a remarkable skill. She could always
find the best things to eat. It was her secret.
A spider lived there, too. Spider loved to eat,
but he was too lazy to go out and find food
himself. “Please take me with you when you go
looking for things to eat,” Spider begged the girl.
“I’ve never done that before,” she said. “Do
you promise to keep my secrets?”
“You can trust me,” said Spider.

2
“What do you like to eat best?” the girl asked
politely. “Tell me and I will help you find it.”
“I’m fond of plums, and bananas are nice,”
said Spider. “But most of all, I love honey!”
The girl began to lead Spider into the bush.
Spider was thrilled because his plan was working.
He had tricked the girl into sharing her secrets.

3
Chapter 2

Finding Secret Fruits

The girl stopped at a tree. There were only a


few ripe plums hanging from its branches, and
most people would have walked right by it.
“This tree has the sweetest plums,” the
girl said. “They are juicy and delicious!”
Spider was greedy as well as lazy, so he
pushed past the girl and began to snatch the
fruit off the tree. He ate every single plum! He
did not leave any for the girl, and he did not
even say “Thank you.” How rude!

4
Spider’s belly was full, but he was greedy and
wanted to feast on more fruit. This girl is a fool,
he thought, so I will trick her again. “Do you
know where to find some bananas?” he asked
with a smile. “I am very fond of bananas.”
“Of course,” she said. “Follow me.”

5
Spider could not believe his luck. It was so
easy to get all the food he wanted! He raced
down out of the tall tree before the girl could
change her mind.
“Over here is a small patch of the very best
bananas,” said the girl. Again, Spider pushed past
the girl. He climbed the banana plants and ate
all the ripe bananas. Again, he left nothing for
the girl, and again, he did not say “Thank you!”

6
His belly was as full as it had ever been, but
Spider was greedy and wanted more. “Have you
eaten enough, or would you like to come with
me to find some honey?” the girl asked politely.
Spider loved honey most of all. Once more,
he waddled out of the tree and followed the girl
before she had a chance to change her mind.
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Chapter 3

The Honey Tree

The girl led Spider deeper and deeper into the


bush until, finally, she stopped at a tree. “This is
a very special tree,” she said, pointing at a small
hole just above her head. “Inside there you will
find the most delicious honey you ever tasted.”
Spider raced up the tree and squeezed into the
hole. Spider was very pleased with himself. He
had tricked the girl into giving away her secrets.

8
In fact, the girl was much smarter than Spider,
and she had not fallen for his sneaky plan. She
had her own plan to teach this greedy spider a
lesson. She remembered that Spider loved honey,
and she had saved this place for last on purpose.

9
Chapter 4

Spider Gets Stuck!

Spider ate all of the sweet golden honey. The


greedy creature did not leave even one drop for
the girl, and again, he didn’t even say “Thank
you.” Then, when he was all done, he started to
climb out of the tree, but he couldn’t get out of
the hole. His fat, full stomach was much too big.
“Oh no! Help me!” he cried. “I am trapped!”
10
“It serves you right. You wouldn’t be stuck if
you hadn’t been so selfish,” said the girl.
“I’m sorry! Please help me,” cried Spider.

11
The girl laughed. “I am not as foolish as you
think. You aren’t sorry for what you did. You
are only sorry you got stuck.”
Spider had never thought his idea would turn
into such a problem for him. “Please call for
help!” he begged.

12
The girl smiled. “Help! Help!” she said in a
soft whisper. “A rude spider is stuck inside the
honey tree. Help! Somebody come and help this
greedy spider!” Of course, no one heard her
whispered cries.

13
“Goodbye, Spider,” said the girl. She began
to walk away. “I am going to get some huge
oranges for my family, and you can eat some
too, of course. If you want some oranges, just
follow me.”

14
Stories like this fable teach lessons, or morals.
The moral of this fable is: “Don’t be greedy!”

15
Summarize Problem

Use important details to


Steps to Solution
summarize The Spider and the
Honey Tree.
Solution

Text Evidence
1. How do you know The Spider and the Honey
Tree is a fable? Identify the story elements.
GENRE

2. What is Spider’s problem at the beginning


of the story? Reread to identify the problem.
PROBLEM AND SOLUTION

3. Use your knowledge of suffixes to help you


figure out the meaning of politely on page 9.
SUFFIXES

4. Write about why the girl helped Spider find


food. WRITE ABOUT READING

16
Compare Texts
Read another fable about a girl and a spider.

The Girl and the Spider

Changchang knew where to find sweet


fruit and honey. Spider followed her.

“You look so hungry!” Changchang said


to him. “Come with me to my secret apricot
tree and I’ll share the fruit with you.”

But Spider ate all the ripe apricots


by himself. His stomach grew huge, but
illustration: Stacey Schuett

Changchang did not seem to notice. “You


still look hungry. I’ll take you to my secret
peach tree.”
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When they got there, Spider gobbled up
every peach. His belly looked about to burst,
but Changchang just said, “Ready for dessert?”

The greedy spider nodded and tried to run


after her, but his giant stomach slowed him
down. “Wait!” he cried, losing sight of the girl.

“Over here,” called Changchang. She was


standing beside her boat.

“Are we leaving?” Spider was disappointed.


“I was hoping for some honey for dessert.”
illustration: Stacey Schuett

“Here it is,” said Changchang as she pointed


to some tree branches hanging over the river.

18
Spider waddled up the tree, found the
honey inside the tree trunk, and slurped down
every last drop. With nothing left to eat,
Spider waddled back toward Changchang, who
was smiling brightly. “That girl is a fool,” he
said to himself. Just then, a gust of wind blew
the big, fat Spider into the water.

“Help!” he cried. “The fish will eat me!”


But Changchang was already paddling home.

The moral of this story is: “Greed can lead


to losing everything.”

Make Connections
What lesson can you learn from The Girl and the
illustration: Stacey Schuett

Spider? ESSENTIAL QUESTION


Compare these two animal stories. How do they
teach us something? TEXT TO TEXT
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Dialogue Dialogue is what the characters in a
story say.

What to Look For As you read a story, look


for quotation marks. They show where dialogue
begins and ends. Look at this example from
the story:
“This tree has the sweetest plums,” the girl said.

Your Turn
Write a short animal story with dialogue. Make
sure you use quotation marks around the words
each character says.

Find a partner and take turns reading your stories


aloud. Try reading the dialogue in different
voices. Work together and read your stories to
the class.

20
Literature Circles

Fiction

Setting
Where did The Spider and the Honey
Tree take place? How can you tell?

Characters
How are the two spiders alike in the
two different fables that you read?
How are the two girls alike?

Sequence of Events
What happened in the beginning,
middle, and end of both stories?

Make Connections
How is the spider in The Girl and the
Spider like characters in other stories
you have read?
Animals in Stories

GR N • Benchmark 30 • Lexile 590

Grade 2 • Unit 2 Week 2

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