The Wolf, the Mother and Her Child by Aesop for ESL students with a video, list of vocabulary in real context, relevant proverbs, discussion questions, and moral of the short story obtained from Gutenberg Project Video of the Wolf, the Mother and Her Child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdsRoIowfDU The Wolf, the Mother and Her Child A hungry wolf was prowling about in search of food. By and by, attracted by the cries of a child, he came to a cottage. As he crouched beneath the window, he heard the mother say to the child, "Stop crying, do! or I'll throw you to the ...
The Wolf, the Mother and Her Child by Aesop for ESL Students
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1. The hungry wolf heard the mother say to her child, “Stop crying or I’ll throw you to the wolf.” The wolf thinks she does whatever she says. So, the wolf waited there a long time until the evening came and the mother did not what she said.
2. This story warns that the using empty threats and promises lead to lose our credibility. Meanwhile, consistency between speech and behavior is so important especially about parenting behavior’s.
3. As proverb says, actions speak louder than words. We should not notice what individuals say, but what they actually do. Because actions provide a reliable measure of an individual’s integrity and their genuine nature.
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1. the mother did not what she said = the mother did not do what she said
2. the using empty threats and promises lead to = using empty threats and promises lead to
3. parenting behavior’s = parenting behaviors / parents’ behavior(s)