A fisherman who was a fine musician took his flute and his nets to the seashore. The Musical Fisherman
Standing on a rock, he threw his nets into the sea and then played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would dance into his net.
At last, having waited a long time, he put down his flute, and casting his net into the sea, made an excellent haul of fish.
When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said: "Oh, you perverse creatures, when I played you would not dance, but now that I have stopped you do so merrily."
1. True or False?
1. As the fisherman played his flute the fish swam into the net.
2. The fisherman went fishing with a musical instrument.
3. The fish were afraid of the fisherman's music.
4. The fisherman went fishing in a lake.
5. The fisherman thought the fish would like his music.2. Match the vocabulary words and their definitions.
2. "to throw" 3. "a tune" 4. "to attract" 5. "a melody" 6. "to cast" 7. "to haul" 8. "to leap" 9. "perverse" 10. "creatures" 11. "merrily" 12. "upon" |
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Fill in: 3. Complete the following story using the correct words.
creature merrily net hauled cast tune upon melody leapt perverse threw attract At the U.S. Open tennis match this afternoon there was some very strange entertainment. Between matches a large ............................ in the shape of a tennis ball .......................... ......................... he court. First, it ................... ................... itself into the ..................... and rolled to the edge of the court. Then it stood up and began to sing a ....................... I recognized the ...................... but was glad when it was over. After the song, this tennis ball creature ..................... a basket of tennis balls from the edge of the court and proceeded to .......................... them into the audience. I was lucky not to be hit by them.
I've never seen such ......................... entertainment at the U.S. Open. It was of course an advertisement for a new brand of tennis ball. It is surprising to see what advertisers will do to ......................... attention.
4 . Discussion
- What lesson does this fable teach? Do you agree or disagree with it? Why or
- How might people apply the lesson of this fable to their lives?
- In what ways might the lesson of this fable apply to your life?