Sixth grade fables
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This document contains summaries of several fables in 3 sentences or less each. The stories include a puppy protecting mice from a fox, a monkey and parrot sharing a tree, friends forgetting a birthday gift, a cat and firefly helping each other, a bear tricking an ant about a rescue, and other tales about animals demonstrating honesty, kindness, responsibility, and other virtues. The summaries maintain a concise yet informative style to highlight the key events and lessons of each fable.
Sixth grade fables
- 2. The dog and the mice
- 3. One day a little dog was running through a valley and found a small family of mice that were hiding from a fox. The puppy said he would protect the mice from the fox.
- 4. When the fox came that night, the puppy snuck up and tackled him saying, “leave the mice alone”. The fox left but came back the next day even though the mice were safe with the puppy.
- 5. The dog pushed the fox in the river and then the fox never came back. Help others in need, even if you don't know them.
- 6. A Monkey and A Parrot
- 7. . A monkey was climbing up a tree when a parrot flew up and said to the monkey, “This is my tree, get out.” The monkey then said to the parrot, “We can share the tree.” The parrot said, “NO.”
- 8. The moral you learn from this story is you should always share with each other. The monkey responded to the parrot, “We can both share this tree.” Then the parrot agreed. “ Ok we can share and I know why, because sharing is caring.”
- 10. Today is a special day. It’s Ladybug’s birthday. Her friends Dragonfly and Butterfly are going to bring her a special gift. They bring it to Ladybug and say “happy birthday.” They realize that they forgot the gift. Which was their responsibility. This shows that responsibility is really important.
- 11. One night there was a cat that was lost in the dark and couldn’t find its way home. All of a sudden there was a small light glowing in the darkness.
- 12. As the light got closer to the cat, it realized it was a firefly. The firefly helped the cat find its way home. The cat knew it had to do something in return. One day the cat saw the firefly struggling to fly, so it gave it a ride back to its home. This shows that you have to treat others the way
- 13. The Fox and the Bear
- 14. A fox was in a box when along came a small mouse. The fox ran after the mouse and made the mouse go into the box. The fox thought he was cool and scary until a bear came along and scared the fox away. The fox never came back.
- 15. This shows that people think they are cool but they are really not. There is always someone bigger or cooler than you!
- 16. The Bear, the Ant, and the Dog
- 17. One day there was an ant that was walking around. Then a bear came and watched the ant walk around and saw him get stuck in a pile of dirt.
- 18. A dog came and picked up the ant and put him in the grass. The ant thought the bear saved him and thanked him. The bear said “ you’re welcome.”
- 19. The dog was mad so he told the ant that he was the one who saved him. The ant was mad at the bear so the ant and dog made the bear tell the truth. This story teaches you to be honest with each
- 20. The Dog, The Bird, And The Spider
- 21. One day a boy was walking and dropped his lolipop.
- 22. A dog and a bird both were curious. They started to creep into the road when they heard a tiny voice say. “Stop!”
- 23. Dog asked, “Who’s there?” A spider crawled from her web. She said, “If you go into that road, you can get caught. A farmer lives on the other side of the road and is always looking for livestock.” Bird responded, “You’re just an old spider! Why should we listen to you?”
- 24. Spider said, “Though I was kind enough to warn you, you may go into the road if you please.” Dog and Bird ignored her and crept slowly into the road. Dog and Bird both touched the lollipop with their hands and got stuck. Bird and Dog both started yelping for help.
- 25. The farmer across the street heard the yelps of the animals. He came over and picked up both animals to keep on his farm: Dog was to become a sheepdog and Bird for his children’s pet. As the farmer walked away, Spider, shaking her head, said, “I warned those two not to go in the road but they didn’t listen to me because I was so small.”
- 26. You should always listen to someone who wants to help you. The End
- 28. There was a wild horse running freely in the wind. She saw a river and stopped to get a drink. Then an otter came up to her and said “ Please don’t drink the water.”
- 29. “ Why?! I am thirsty. I have been running around for hours” said the horse. “Fine, drink the water. Just so we are clear, you have no idea what I am capable of.” said the otter as he scurried off. “Thank you”, said the horse sarcastically.
- 30. As she bent down to take a drink, she saw the little otter gone. She did not care so she went off running once more. Then she heard little running footsteps. She turned around and saw dozens of otters coming after her.
- 31. She ran as fast as she could but could not outrun the otters, She ran and saw a tunnel near by and went into it. No one was there so she hid in it until she could not hear the otters any more.
- 32. She stepped out and saw a baby otter and she said “ shouldn’t you be with the other otters trying to chase me down?” The otter didn’t say anything. He just stood there watching, staring at her. The horse stood there wondering what was wrong. Could he not speak she wondered.
- 33. The otter walked away in silence with the horse following the little otter to the river. She stopped when she saw many more horses on the other side of the river. She wondered if she should run or follow them across the river. She started walking across the river, and saw a farm with a girl grooming the horses.
- 34. The girl saw the horse coming and said “ Papa, Papa, there is a horse coming from the river can we keep her?” Papa came out and said, “Sure, if she can run.” The horse neighed as a sign of the answer yes. The girl said “you will be mine forever.”
- 37. There was a wolf who would feast on animals at dawn each day. A monkey would sit in the tree hiding so the wolf would not eat him.
- 38. One day the wolf was caught in a trap and the monkey climbed down the tree to save the wolf. To repay the monkey the wolf vowed to never kill any animals again including the monkey. The wolf and the monkey became friends and lived happily in the woods.
- 39. Mo ral: This shows loyalty because the animals kept their pact and lived happily from that point on.
- 40. The monkey
- 41. There once was a monkey and a lion that lived together. One day, when lion went out to hunt for food he told the monkey, “ Please heat the fire so that I can cook what I have hunted.”
- 42. When lion left, monkey was alone. Eventually monkey was bored,so he went outside to play. He played all day. When lion got back and saw that the fire had not been lit he was furious and he roared.
- 43. “ You were supposed to light the fire, instead you played all day!” Because there was no fire they could not cook dinner and both went to bed hungry. The monkey apologized and then the lion said, “Responsibility is important to learn and is needed in life.”
- 44. Goose
- 45. One day there was a gorilla that was lost and needed directions. He asked a goose for help.The
- 46. The gorilla got mad and said “If you think I’m stupid then why don’t we have a race?” They agreed since both the goose and the gorilla thought they could win the race.
- 47. There they go, close to the end of the race there was a tower with two ropes that they had to climb up. The goose started climbing up but the gorilla climbed up the side of the tower and he won.
- 48. The gorilla outsmarted the goose. The moral of the story is to never judge a book by its cover.
- 49. The Bird, the Dog, and the Cat
- 50. One day a bird was eating a burger out of the trash when he saw a dog chasing a cat that was yelling for
- 51. 7 days later the bird broke its wing and was yelling for help but noone heard him. Then came a familiar
- 52. The cat laughed and said, ”7 days ago I asked you for help and you did not help me, so why should I help
- 53. The lesson to the story is: TREAT OTHERS HOW YOU WANT TO BE TREATED.
- 54. The Squirrel and his home
- 55. One day there was a squirrel. He was looking for a tree to make a nest in for the winter. He came across an old tree. The squirrel said “I don’t like this one. It is too old.”
- 56. Then he came across a short tree and he said, “This tree is too short I want a big one!”
- 57. The last tree was big and perfect for his nest. But he saw other squirrels living in the tree and he said, “There are too many squirrels that live here. I don't want to share”.
- 59. So then he did not have shelter for the winter. The lesson: Do Not Be Picky and be thankful for what you get.
- 61. Once there was a hungry wolf hunting a rabbit. The wolf slowly watched the rabbit. Then out of nowhere the wolf jumped up and caught the rabbit. The Rabbit said, “Please, I’ll help you, if you save me”. But the Wolf didn’t listen and said “How could you save me”?
- 62. The next day the wolf was caught by hunters trying to poach endangered species and sell them. The last thing the wolf thought about was regret about eating that rabbit. This story teaches us how people have regret and karma because of little things in life.
- 63. The Beavers and Their Dam
- 64. There was a group of beavers building a dam but one beaver was left out. The left out beaver said to the others “ Can I help?” “No” said the other beavers. Day 1
- 65. Day 2 The next day, the lone beaver asked them again, “Can I help?” the others said in anger, “NO!” he walked away sad.
- 66. Day 3 Then again the next day, the lone beaver came and saw the others trapped under a log with water coming in.” Help!” cried the others. The lone beaver helped them and fixed the dam”But why would you do that? We were so mean to you” said the others Because that's what friends do.” From then on,the beavers never left him out again and always helped him.
- 67. The lesson of the story is to be nice and kind to others no matter how friends or family treat you.
- 68. The Ant and the Fox
- 69. Once there was an ant and a fox. They were good friends. One day, the fox went to visit the ant. The ant was building a home so he could hide from the cold winter days. The fox didn’t start to build his home. So when the winter came the fox was not prepared and died from hypothermia.
- 70. The Moral Is: Always Prepare For Life Because if you dont you can die :)
- 71. Cat and her Troubles
- 72. Once there was a cat who lived with her family near a town. Cat worked on her family’s farm and had a lot of work to do. But she had one problem. Tomorrow was Mother’s Day and she had so much work that she would have to do some on Mother’s Day.
- 73. Cat decided to wake up as early as possible. The next day Cat woke up at four o’clock. She finished her work and made breakfast. When Cat’s family woke, they found her asleep on the table.
- 74. When Cat awoke, they went out to the movies. Cat fell asleep during her mother’s favorite movie. Her mother gave her a sad look and Cat got yelled at by her elder sister.
- 75. Cat sighed. This was the worst Mother’s Day ever. Cat needed to finish some homework for her school for felines, so she woke up early again to do her work. She was so tired that she fell asleep during two tests and got yelled at by her teachers.
- 76. Cat learned a very valuable lesson- People who try to please everyone, please no one and exhaust themselves.