Spider and The Honey Tree
Spider and The Honey Tree
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by Ann Weil
illustrated by Ethan Long
PAIRED
The Girl and the Spider
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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
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ISBN: 978-0-02-118888-8
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Essential Question
What can animals in stories teach us?
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A Lazy Spider
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“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.
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Chapter 2
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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.”
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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!”
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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
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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.
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Chapter 4
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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.
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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.
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“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.”
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Stories like this fable teach lessons, or morals.
The moral of this fable is: “Don’t be greedy!”
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Summarize Problem
Text Evidence
1. How do you know The Spider and the Honey
Tree is a fable? Identify the story elements.
GENRE
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Compare Texts
Read another fable about a girl and a spider.
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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.
Make Connections
What lesson can you learn from The Girl and the
illustration: Stacey Schuett
Your Turn
Write a short animal story with dialogue. Make
sure you use quotation marks around the words
each character says.
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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?
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